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 ….
News Bytes 20250818: DeepSeek Model Training Troubles; RISC-V GPU Startup Seeks Funds
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 ….
Study: Agentic AI Is Advancing but Governance Gap Threatens Consumer Trust
New data released today shows a disconnect between how companies govern AI and what consumers need to feel safe using it. While four out of five consumers surveyed said they want clear governance of AI interactions, less than a third (31 percent) of business leaders say their organizations have comprehensive, organization-wide AI policies and oversight in place.
News Bytes 20260804: Comparing US, EU, China AI Strategies, AI and Job Losses, Agentic AI at McKinsey, AI Startup Funding Stays Hot
Good August morning! The world (at least the world as we see it) continues to revolve around HPC-AI, here’s a quick (8:14) look at recent developments: Comparing AI strategies: US, EU, China; AI a top job loss factor; agentic AI at McKinsey ….
Google DeepMind Launches AlphaEarth Foundations Virtual Satellite
Google DeepMind has announced the AlphaEarth Foundations, an AI model designed to function like a virtual satellite and to characterize the planet’s terrestrial land and coastal waters by integrating huge amounts of Earth observation data into a unified digital representation, or “embedding,” that computer systems can ….
News Bytes 20260728: US AI Action Plan; STMicro Sensors Acquisition; NVIDIA H20, TSMC and Shifting GPU Export Policy
Good July day to all! The HPC-AI sector rolled forward over the past week generating its usual harvest of news, here’s a fast (6:33) review of recent developments, including: the White House’s US AI Action Plan, STMicro acquires NXP MEMS sensors, NVIDIA H20, TSMC packaging capacity ….
From Challenges to Opportunities: The AI Data Revolution
Data management stakeholders are recognizing the urgent need for a paradigm shift in data tooling and strategy. The traditional approach of centralizing all data in one location is no longer sufficient. Instead, teams are discovering that integrating the right AI solutions into their workflows creates a powerful synergy: AI streamlines data management, and in turn, well-managed data drives measurable business success with AI.
From Reactive to Proactive: The Rise of Agentic AI
Exxact NVIDIA GPU Solutions, powered by NVIDIA® AI, deliver the infrastructure needed to build and run Agentic AI. Leveraging NVIDIA’s leading AI Enterprise software and accelerated computing, businesses can deploy sophisticated AI agents that autonomously analyze data, devise strategies, and complete tasks.
C-Gen.AI Announces AI Infrastructure Platform
Today, C‑Gen.AI came out of stealth mode to introduce an infrastructure platform engineered that the company said addresses a problem undermining AI’s potential: the inefficiency and rigidity of current AI infrastructure stacks. “Priced out by spiraling cloud costs, plagued by low GPU utilization, and hamstrung by vendor lock‑in, AI teams have been limited by inefficient […]













