AMD's new AI roadmap spans new Instinct GPUs, networking, software, and rack architectures
New Instinct GPUs deliver 3x faster inferencing, up to 40% better cost per token vs. Nvidia's B200
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AMD CTO: power constraints, not compute, will shape tomorrow's supercomputers
Papermaster predicts modular, versatile supercomputers will shape the future
Amazon to invest $20 billion in AI data centers across Pennsylvania
The largest private investment in Pennsylvania's history
The cloud is not enough: Cisco embraces the shift toward Hybrid AI workloads
Cisco highlights potential of on-prem agents and AI
Next-gen E2 SSD packs 1 petabyte of storage, enough for 11,000 4K movies in a ruler-sized drive
Something to look forward to: A revolutionary new SSD form factor could soon redefine high-density storage in data centers by narrowing the capacity gap between mechanical hard drives and solid-state drives. Known as E2, this QLC flash-based drive is reportedly capable of storing up to 1 petabyte (1 million gigabytes) of data while delivering performance comparable to that of a high-end SSD.
AI could soon consume more electricity than Bitcoin mining and entire countries
Unchecked AI growth could double data center emissions
New 80 Plus Ruby PSU efficiency rating exceeds Titanium standard, coming to data centers
At least 90% efficiency at all load levels
Oracle invests $40 billion in Nvidia chips to build one of the world's largest data centers
Stargate project aims to transform global AI landscape
Nvidia NVLink Fusion delivers 14x more bandwidth than PCIe Gen5 for AI data centers
A performing computing fabric that's essential in Nvidia's plans for AI factories
Sandisk's Stargate SSD architecture targets 512TB drives by 2027
Stargate to debut this year in Ultra QLC 64TB and 128TB models
Apple pushes ahead with M6, M7, smart glasses, and AI chips in sweeping silicon roadmap
Next-gen processors could feature up to 256 CPU cores and power everything from Macs to cloud servers
Seagate targets 100TB hard drives by 2030 to meet AI storage demands
Growing demand for AI data centers will push traditional storage to new heights
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt wants to put data centers in space
Earth's orbit could solve the incoming energy problem for AI computing infrastructure
In brief: Eric Schmidt, best known as Google's CEO and public face during the early 2000s, has taken on a surprising new role. Several years after stepping away from Alphabet, Schmidt has acquired a controlling stake in aerospace manufacturer Relativity Space and is now serving as the company's CEO.
Nvidia's liquid-cooled AI racks promise 25x energy and 300x water efficiency
Direct-to-chip liquid cooling aims to set a new bar for data center sustainability
Western Digital and Microsoft launch HDD recycling program to recover rare earths from e-waste
The recycling initiative recovers 90% of rare earths from data center hard drives
Rising power density and heat threaten the future of advanced semiconductors
The end of Dennard scaling is fueling a thermal crisis in next-gen chips
Kioxia new optical PCIe 5.0 SSDs can do 40-meter cable lengths with no performance loss
Collaboration with AIOCore and Kyocera targets AI infrastructure
Nvidia AI servers coming from Mexico could be partially exempt from Trump's tariffs
The industry is debating about resiliency of the AI enterprise business
Frontier sets fluid dynamics speed record, cutting simulation time from 38.5 to 1.5 hours on AMD GPUs
Using GPU cores instead of CPUs provides a massive boost to computational speed
Arm is aiming to win half of data center CPU market by year's end
Nvidia will play a major role in achieving that ambitious goal
Google's Colossus internal storage system still relies on HDDs for storing most of its data
But a smart algorithm manages the system's massive cache comprised of SSDs
China's AI craze has led to empty data centers and falling GPU rentals
Many of the country's hastily constructed data centers are ill-suited for inference tasks
Nvidia explains its ambitious shift from graphics leader to AI infrastructure provider
From graphics chips to becoming the operating system of AI factories
Micron, Samsung, and SK Hynix preview new HBM4 memory for AI acceleration
They're likely too costly for consumer GPUs for now
Global server market revenue nearly doubled in 2024 with Nvidia's continued dominance
Nvidia shipped 90% of embedded GPUs contributing to over half of total revenue growth