Acoustic attacks could be a serious threat to the future of underwater data centers
Oceans can be loud places
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Bending metal: The changing server business
OEMs, ODMs, chipmakers, hyperscalers and the cloud
10 Things We Hate About Nvidia
Nvidia has immense momentum, but its position can still be challenged
AI data centers could soon become a scourge for the energy industry
WTF?! Arm's CEO has sounded a warning bell about the energy requirements needed to advance AI algorithms. He cautions that in a few years, "AI data centers" could require so much electricity that it could jeopardize the US power grid.
Intel unveils its Gaudi 3 AI accelerator: 128GB HBM2e memory, set to rival Nvidia H100 and AMD MI300
Intel expects it to beat Hopper in at least some critical LLM parameters
How will AI reshape the data center?
Why it matters: The rise of AI compute is poised to reshape the economics of the data center. That may be as simple as Nvidia displacing Intel, but it could also lead to much wider, systematic change.
Microsoft and OpenAI are planning a massive $100 billion AI supercomputer dubbed "Stargate"
The two tech giants continue to cozy up
Broadcom showcases huge XPU AI accelerator for mystery client
A network-centric platform designed to scale at the lowest power
Ultra Ethernet gains momentum as tech giants join for AI and HPC network innovation
Newcomers to the group include IBM, Nokia, Dell, Baidu, Huawei, Lenovo, Supermicro, and Tencent
Google is spending $1 billion on a new data center in Kansas City
A significant technology investment with hundreds of new job opportunities
Microsoft Z1000 SSD engineering sample highlights enterprise collaboration with CNEX Labs
Custom hardware likely used in Microsoft's own data centers
Goodbye to Graphics: How GPUs Came to Dominate Compute and AI
Gone are the days when the sole function for a graphics chip were, graphics. Let's explore how the GPU evolved from a modest pixel pusher into a blazing powerhouse of floating-point computation.
Nvidia reports massive revenue spike amid global AI boom
Graphics cards prices will likely remain sky-high in the near term
Nvidia's Grace Hopper GH200 superchip benchmarked, holds up well against AMD and Intel competition
Nvidia's initial claims about GH200's performance hold up for the most part
Nvidia is reportedly investing $30 billion in new custom chip unit
In context: The booming AI sector has propelled Nvidia's financials to new heights, as its AI acceleration GPUs have become highly sought after. However, these general-purpose components are facing increasing competition, prompting the company to develop more efficient chips tailored for specific clients and tasks.
Custom data center reaches 64 gigatransfers per second through optical PCIe 6.0
PCIe 7.0 also made an appearance
Nvidia H100 AI GPUs might cost 3 to 6 times as much as AMD's MI300s
Enormous price difference seen between AMD and Nvidia data center GPUs
Marvell: Where do they fit in the world of semiconductors?
It's hard to see Marvell as an independent company five years from now
Zuckerberg and Meta set to purchase 350,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs by the end of 2024
The billionaire investment would support Meta's plans to build its new open-source artificial general intelligence
AMD stock reaches almost unprecedented value thanks to AI chip demand
AMD's business is going strong, and shareholders could be even happier in 2024
Opinion: Is anyone going to make money in AI inference?
The market for AI edge inference may not monetize well for the semiconductor vendors
Singapore is working on new legislation to treat data centers as critical infrastructure
A public consultation on the new Cybersecurity Bill is being held
As long as AMD can offer better GPUs than Intel, and better CPUs than Nvidia, they can have a seat at the table
In the market for data center processors, AMD does not need to outrun the bear
Intel's powerhouse 144-core Xeon CPU preliminary benchmarks show performance trails behind AMD's 128-core Epyc
Intel's core count soars, but AMD still holds the crown