Will IBM’s analog chip take the AI world by storm?
A team at IBM Research has developed a mixed-signal analog chip suitable for AI workloads. The project is still in the research phase, but it is looking promising. While generative AI currently eats up huge hardware requirements and power consumption, an alternative seems to be emerging - but nobod... Read more
Nvidia’s AI power on full display at SIGGRAPH 2023
Nvidia is the main beneficiary of this year's AI hype. During SIGGRAPH in Los Angeles, the GPU manufacturer revealed that it is only beefing up its offerings. A new server product, improvements to its own GH200 Superchip and software innovations passed the review.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is one ... Read more
Arm also wants AWS on board as major investor
AWS and Arm may be in talks over a major investment by the cloud giant in the chip technology specialist, Reuters reported on the basis of insiders. This stake should be realized before Arm's IPO.
With AWS as a major investor, Arm wants to ensure that key customers continue to buy its technology... Read more
Arm wants IPO of at least 60 billion in September
Japan's SoftBank wants Arm to go public in September. The company is hunting for a valuation of $60 billion to $70 billion (roughly 54-64 billion euros).
This is according to Bloomberg News, which reported earlier this year that the valuation would be between 30 and 70 billion. However, the AI h... Read more
AMD may take advantage of Nvidia shortfalls with AI hardware
AMD plans to release its MI300 chip this calendar year, which should provide competition against Nvidia's H100 GPU. Because of the huge demand for AI hardware, AMD could well start raking it in from the new chips, even if the performance would not be comparable to Nvidia.
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Dell wants you to use your business data with new AI solutions
Dell is expanding Project Helix by adding generative AI solutions. The offerings come for the biggest part in partnership with Nvidia.
Dell is introducing three new solutions. All are focused on bringing generative AI to the workplace. Thus, another company is jumping on the bandwagon of the la... Read more
Nvidia lets customers rent AI supercomputer with DGX Cloud
Nvidia will be well aware of the huge demand that exists for AI-capable hardware. DGX Cloud will now allow customers to run AI workloads for a monthly rent, avoiding the immense cost of a dedicated AI supercomputer.
Nvidia has an issue that it will be happy to face. Demand for its GPUs is huge b... Read more
‘Nvidia to invest heavily in Arm despite failed acquisition’
Nvidia is said to be negotiating with Arm to acquire a large stake in the company following an IPO. This reports Financial Times based on sources.
According to the British business newspaper, Arm wants Nvidia to become the main shareholder in the chip technology company after a possible IPO. Thi... Read more
DigitalOcean buys AI startup Paperspace for $111 million
DigitalOcean is acquiring cloud infrastructure player Paperspace for $111 million (102 million euros). With this, DigitalOcean aims to provide its public cloud platform with more support for AI workloads.
DigitalOcean provides a public cloud platform for SMBs. With the acquisition of the startup... Read more
Nvidia says Software 3.0 has arrived: what does it entail?
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang knows all too well how lucrative the AI hype is for his company. But there is certainly no denying the innovations courtesy of artificial intelligence. According to Huang, the innovation is so impactful that from now on we should talk about "software 3.0. What does that mean... Read more