Tag: chips

  • The Register: AWS opens cluster of 40K Trainium AI accelerators to researchers

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/12/aws_trainium_researchers/ Source: The Register Title: AWS opens cluster of 40K Trainium AI accelerators to researchers Feedly Summary: Throwing novel hardware at academia. It’s a tale as old as time Amazon wants more people building applications and frameworks for its custom Trainium accelerators and is making up to 40,000 chips available to university researchers…

  • Slashdot: Red Hat is Acquiring AI Optimization Startup Neural Magic

    Source URL: https://linux.slashdot.org/story/24/11/12/2030238/red-hat-is-acquiring-ai-optimization-startup-neural-magic?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Red Hat is Acquiring AI Optimization Startup Neural Magic Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Red Hat’s acquisition of Neural Magic highlights a significant development in AI optimization, showcasing an innovative approach to enhancing AI model performance on standard hardware. This move underlines the growing importance of…

  • Slashdot: Android 15’s Virtual Machine Mandate is Aimed at Improving Security

    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/11/11/1748241/android-15s-virtual-machine-mandate-is-aimed-at-improving-security?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Android 15’s Virtual Machine Mandate is Aimed at Improving Security Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google is introducing a mandate requiring all new mobile chipsets launching with Android 15 to support its Android Virtualization Framework (AVF), marking a critical improvement in the security architecture of Android…

  • Slashdot: OpenAI and Others Seek New Path To Smarter AI as Current Methods Hit Limitations

    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/11/11/144206/openai-and-others-seek-new-path-to-smarter-ai-as-current-methods-hit-limitations?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: OpenAI and Others Seek New Path To Smarter AI as Current Methods Hit Limitations Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the challenges faced by AI companies like OpenAI in scaling large language models and introduces new human-like training techniques as a potential solution. This…

  • The Register: The NPU: Neural processing unit or needless pricey upsell?

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/11/npu_debate/ Source: The Register Title: The NPU: Neural processing unit or needless pricey upsell? Feedly Summary: Tech for tech’s sake with niche uses that traditional hardware can handle Opinion If you haven’t heard of neural processing units (NPUs) by now, you must have missed a year’s worth of AI marketing from Intel, AMD,…

  • The Register: Continuity of CHIPS and Science Act questioned in a Trump presidency

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/11/asia_in_brief_nov_11/ Source: The Register Title: Continuity of CHIPS and Science Act questioned in a Trump presidency Feedly Summary: Plus: A premium minimum wage for Malaysian datacenter workers; N Koreans maybe discover spicy content; S Korea fines Meta for data misuse, and more Asia In Brief Taiwanese silicon wafer provider GlobalWafers said last week…

  • Slashdot: How Samsung Fell Behind in the AI Boom – and Lost $126 Billion in Market Value

    Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/24/11/09/1853256/how-samsung-fell-behind-in-the-ai-boom—and-lost-126-billion-in-market-value?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: How Samsung Fell Behind in the AI Boom – and Lost $126 Billion in Market Value Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Samsung’s financial struggles and its failure to capitalize on the AI boom, particularly in the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) sector critical for AI…

  • Slashdot: TSMC Halts Advanced Chip Shipments To Chinese AI Companies

    Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/24/11/08/2248227/tsmc-halts-advanced-chip-shipments-to-chinese-ai-companies Source: Slashdot Title: TSMC Halts Advanced Chip Shipments To Chinese AI Companies Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: TSMC’s decision to cease supplying 7 nm and smaller chips to Chinese companies working on AI processors and GPUs indicates a significant compliance move in response to U.S. export restrictions. This decision…

  • The Register: TSMC halts advanced chip shipments to Chinese AI companies

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/08/tsmc_chinese_ai_shipments/ Source: The Register Title: TSMC halts advanced chip shipments to Chinese AI companies Feedly Summary: Move to suspend 7 nm and smaller processes follows US pressure Semiconductor giant TSMC is expected to stop supplying chips made with 7 nm or smaller processes to customers in China that are developing AI processors or…

  • Hacker News: TSMC will stop making 7 nm chips for Chinese customers

    Source URL: https://www.ft.com/content/a736beeb-b38a-484e-bbe9-98e92ecb66d9 Source: Hacker News Title: TSMC will stop making 7 nm chips for Chinese customers Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is halting the production of advanced AI chips for Chinese customers, driven by increasing US export controls aimed at restricting China’s AI capabilities. This…