Tag: accelerators
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The Register: Intel has officially missed the boat for AI in the datacenter
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/01/intel_ai_datacenter/ Source: The Register Title: Intel has officially missed the boat for AI in the datacenter Feedly Summary: But it still has a chance at the edge and the PC Comment Any hope Intel may have had of challenging rivals Nvidia and AMD for a slice of the AI accelerator market dissolved on…
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Cloud Blog: Improving model performance with PyTorch/XLA 2.6
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/application-development/pytorch-xla-2-6-helps-improve-ai-model-performance/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Improving model performance with PyTorch/XLA 2.6 Feedly Summary: For developers who want to use the PyTorch deep learning framework with Cloud TPUs, the PyTorch/XLA Python package is key, offering developers a way to run their PyTorch models on Cloud TPUs with only a few minor code changes. It…
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Cloud Blog: Privacy-preserving Confidential Computing now on even more machines and services
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/privacy-preserving-confidential-computing-now-on-even-more-machines/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Privacy-preserving Confidential Computing now on even more machines and services Feedly Summary: Organizations are increasingly using Confidential Computing to help protect their sensitive data in use as part of their data protection efforts. Today, we are excited to highlight new Confidential Computing capabilities that make it easier for…
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The Register: What happens when we can’t just build bigger AI datacenters anymore?
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/24/build_bigger_ai_datacenters/ Source: The Register Title: What happens when we can’t just build bigger AI datacenters anymore? Feedly Summary: We stitch together enormous supercomputers from other smaller supercomputers of course Feature Generative AI models have not only exploded in popularity over the past two years, but they’ve also grown at a precipitous rate, necessitating…
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The Register: TSMC plans to have 1.6nm chips in ‘volume production’ by 2026
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/16/tsmc_says_16nm_chips_volume_2026/ Source: The Register Title: TSMC plans to have 1.6nm chips in ‘volume production’ by 2026 Feedly Summary: You’ve got to spend money – like $36 billion+ – to make, er, AI chips TSMC is bumping capital expenditure in 2025 to between $38 billion and $42 billion in anticipation of scooping up more…
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The Register: Nvidia shovels $500M into Israeli boffinry supercomputer
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/16/nvidia_israel_blackwell/ Source: The Register Title: Nvidia shovels $500M into Israeli boffinry supercomputer Feedly Summary: System to feature hundreds of liquid-cooled Blackwell systems Nvidia is constructing a 30-megawatt research-and-development supercomputer stuffed with its latest-generation Blackwell GPUs in northern Israel at an estimated cost of half a billion dollars.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…
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Cloud Blog: How inference at the edge unlocks new AI use cases for retailers
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/retail/ai-for-retailers-boost-roi-without-straining-budget-or-resources/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: How inference at the edge unlocks new AI use cases for retailers Feedly Summary: For retailers, making intelligent, data-driven decisions in real-time isn’t an advantage — it’s a necessity. Staying ahead of the curve means embracing AI, but many retailers hesitate to adopt because it’s costly to overhaul…