When it comes to AI compute, the big cloud platform providers are chip-agnostic, adopting processors from the big chip companies (mostly NVIDIA) along with their own custom-designed GPUs, referred to as ASICS. OpenAI is ….
News Bytes 20251013: AMD’s Big OpenAI Deal, Intel’s New 2nm Server CPU from Fab 52
A good mid-October day to you! As news weeks go in the HPC-AI world last week was quite something, led by what may come to be regarded as one of the biggest news ….
Silicon Photonics – A Podcast Update from Prof. Keren Bergman on a Potentially Transformational Technology for Data Center Chips
https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/104@HPCpodcast_SP_Keren-Bergman_Silicon-Photonics_20251012.mp3 In this episode of the @HPCpodcast, sponsored by CoolIT, we catch up with optical I/O expert and repeat guest Professor Keren Bergman to discuss the latest developments in the fast moving and promising world of optical technologies: co-packaged photonics/opto-electronics/silicon photonics/photonic integrated circuits (PICs)/optical I/O and optical computing. She is the Charles Batchelor Professor of […]
What the OpenAI Deal Means for AMD in AI Factory Compute
Of all the days since the last “AMD winter” (i.e., sometime before Lisa Su took over as CEO in 2014), yesterday is among the most memorable and, the company believes, significant ….
Wall Street and the Impact of Agentic AI
As enterprise AI systems become more advanced, they are moving beyond task automation toward workflow intelligence. On Wall Street, this evolution is playing out where milliseconds can mean millions and decisions can ripple across markets. Financial institutions are beginning to embed agentic AI into core operations to surface insights and accelerate decision-making.
News Bytes 20250922: NVIDIA’s Intel Stake and the APUs to Come, NVIDIA’s $900M Enfabrica ‘Acqui-Hire’
Happy vernal equinox to you! Developments in the world of HPC-AI last week exceeded its high standard for news value, here’s a fast (6:54) run-through of major headlines, including ….
Unleashing Power: NVIDIA L40S Data Center GPU by PNY
The NVIDIA L40S Data Center GPU, provided by PNY, represents a significant leap forward in the realm of high-performance computing. This GPU is engineered to meet the demanding needs of modern data centers ….
Podcast: The Annual Stanford AI Index Reveals a Fast-Changing Industry with Enormous Business and Social Impact
We’re delighted to again welcome Nestor Maslej of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) at Stanford University to discuss the latest edition of the annual Stanford AI Index and Stanford Global AI Vibrancy Tool. Nestor has degrees from Harvard and Oxford in addition to being a fellow at the ….
The AI Superfactory: NVIDIA’s Multi-Data Center ‘Scale Across’ Ethernet
Tying multiple data centers together into an integrated whole is a hot topic in data center circles. The goal is to achieve performance beyond what a single data center or AI factory can deliver. But with power demands rising, integrating data centers across multiple location where there’s available power makes sense. But combining data centers […]
EdgeConneX and Lambda to Build AI Factory Infrastructure in Chicago and Atlanta
EdgeConneX, a data center solutions company, announced it is building 30+ megawatts (MW) of data center infrastructure in Chicago and Atlanta with cloud company Lambda. This dual-city infrastructure development leverages hybrid cooling technologies that combine liquid-to-the-chip direct cooling and air cooling ….