Good October day to you! HPC-AI, the industry that never sleeps, has served up its usual stew of news of late, here’s a fast (8:38) review of recent developments: University of Texas at Austin researchers report provable ….
News Bytes 20251006: Big Cloud Balances BYO vs Merchant AI Chips, Surprise Players in AI Infrastructure Market
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 ….
News Bytes 20250818: DeepSeek Model Training Troubles; RISC-V GPU Startup Seeks Funds
A good August morning to you! It was a geopolitically-weighted week in the world of HPC-AI, here’s a quick (8:29) overview of recent developments, including: US government to invest in Intel?; training trouble for Chinese AI ….
Report: DeepSeek Model Delay Forces Use of NVIDIA GPUs
The Financial Times reported that DeepSeek was forced to delay the release of its new R2 large language model due to performance problems with Huawei Ascend processors, “highlighting the limits of Beijing’s push to replace US technology,” according to the FT. The publication cited three sources who said Chinese government officials encouraged DeepSeek to use […]
News Bytes 20260811: Espionage at TSMC, Intel CEO Told to Quit, Dojo AI Is Done, GenAI and Geopolitics
A good mid-summer morning to you! There have been scandalous news reports of late in the world of HPC-AI, along with other developments of interest, including: TSMC employees accused of 2nm espionage charges, Trump calls for Intel CEO to resign ….