AI Infrastructure
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Feature
30 Jul 2026
Questions to ask when evaluating AI-ready data center providers
AI growth exposes data centers to power limits, cooling issues, water scarcity and regulatory pressure. Explore the key questions to raise with vendors. Continue Reading
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Guest Post
24 Jul 2026
The AI metrics trap: Measuring speed but missing value
Rising token counts and pull request throughput look impressive, but they miss where AI creates real value: preventing bad decisions and surfacing blockers before they cost time. Continue Reading
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Guest Post
02 Jul 2026
AI turns data center power into an enterprise challenge
AI workloads are straining data center power and grid capacity, forcing enterprises to rethink workload, cloud and infrastructure strategies beyond traditional approaches. Continue Reading
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Feature
30 Jun 2026
Controlling AI models is harder than building them
Before companies safely grant autonomy to AI agents deployed in their business processes, they must first establish an infrastructure of governance, accountability and control. Continue Reading
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Tip
23 Jun 2026
When to run AI on-premises vs. in the cloud
AI deployment decisions don't exist in isolation. The best environment is the one that delivers the most value for each specific AI workload given cost and governance constraints. Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Jun 2026
Autonomous warehouse drones streamline inventory control
Autonomous indoor AI drones join the workforce, moving about factories and warehouses to track inventory, identify missing products and predict equipment maintenance. Continue Reading
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News
22 May 2026
Beautiful insanity: AI buildouts lead to long lead times
As hyperscalers build out their AI infrastructure, enterprises are seeing the effects in long waits for equipment and a shift to distributed architecture. Continue Reading
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Feature
20 May 2026
Artificial general intelligence: So close yet so far?
Before signing off on their AI strategies, businesses should weigh the anticipated arrival and potential impact of artificial general and super intelligence on future operations. Continue Reading
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Feature
06 May 2026
Communities call for transparency in AI data center deals
Your company might not be building an AI data center, but your AI workloads likely run in them. Here's what you need to know about the land-use war around data center development. Continue Reading
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Tip
21 Apr 2026
How to use AI agents for infrastructure management
AI agents enable businesses to automate a variety of tasks, including infrastructure development. However, left unchecked, they can wreak havoc at the infrastructure layer. Continue Reading
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Tip
17 Apr 2026
Infrastructure requirements for physical AI systems
Physical AI systems are becoming a priority for companies because of their strategic and operational advantages. But businesses must contend with their infrastructure needs. Continue Reading
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Tip
16 Apr 2026
Exploring the context layer for AI systems
To meet the needs of AI's increasing agency, context layers capture the missing reasoning, business rules and decision rationale that power truly aligned, autonomous AI systems. Continue Reading
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Guest Post
15 Apr 2026
AI agents are only as smart as the data that feeds them
Using business semantics is key to making AI agents deliver accurate insights. Aligning an organization's data with its business logic ensures trust and smarter decisions. Continue Reading
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Tip
09 Apr 2026
The business case for a multi-cloud AI strategy
Using a single cloud provider for AI infrastructure can have its limitations. Discover the benefits businesses can realize by opting for a multi-cloud AI strategy. Continue Reading
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Tip
08 Apr 2026
How to choose a data center for AI workloads
Variables like power and network capacity affect the ability of data centers to support AI workloads. But not all AI workloads require the most powerful data center capabilities. Continue Reading
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Feature
01 Apr 2026
Open source AI: What it means for enterprise innovation
Open source AI is transforming enterprise innovation with greater flexibility and control, but organizations must address governance, security and operational challenges to scale effectively. Continue Reading
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Feature
31 Mar 2026
AI ethical red flags businesses must avoid
AI tools are everywhere in businesses, but are ethical best practices keeping pace? Here are the ethical AI red flags business leaders are seeing, and how to avoid them. Continue Reading
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Guest Post
27 Mar 2026
Time to rethink cloud architecture for enterprise AI
Enterprise AI systems demand cloud architectures that emphasize persistent state, governance and adaptive infrastructure to ensure long-term reliability. Continue Reading
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Tip
24 Mar 2026
How to preprocess different types of data for AI workloads
Data preparation for AI differs by data type. However, common themes include improving data quality, ensuring consistency, reducing computing demands and enhancing model performance. Continue Reading
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Feature
13 Mar 2026
Is GenAI villain and hero in data center power drama?
GenAI's infrastructure requirements drive up power demands for hyperscalers and other large data centers, but GenAI, and AI-based automation, could also help manage consumption. Continue Reading
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Tip
13 Jan 2026
Optimizing hybrid cloud architecture for AI workloads
Hybrid cloud architecture can help with the unique scalability, hardware and governance needs of AI workloads. But is it the right choice for your business? Continue Reading
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Opinion
19 Nov 2025
The big AI misconception: Most AI apps run on CPUs, not GPUs
While the industry touts GPUs as the foundation for AI applications, CPUs can still provide the reliable and quick processing that's necessary for most daily AI use cases. Continue Reading
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Definition
17 Sep 2025
What is edge AI?
Edge artificial intelligence (edge AI) is a paradigm for crafting AI workflows. Continue Reading
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News
27 Aug 2025
How Meta's $10B cloud deal with Google helps it scale AI
The move favors both companies: It shows Google's leadership in cloud infrastructure and furthers the social media giant's goal of becoming the leader in AI superintelligence. Continue Reading
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Feature
21 Aug 2025
Compare GPUs vs. CPUs for AI and machine learning use cases
Choosing which AI hardware option makes more sense for an AI or machine learning project depends on multiple factors, including speed, memory and cost. Continue Reading
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News
20 Aug 2025
Meta restructures AI division aiming for superintelligence
Despite the resources Meta has, it will likely face challenges as it seeks to meet its goal. Continue Reading
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News
12 Aug 2025
Nvidia new world models power physical AI systems, apps
The hardware and software vendor's new world models target the development of robotic applications and reasoning in robots. Continue Reading
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Tutorial
06 Aug 2025
MCP server tutorial: How to build and manage servers
There's no standard approach to set up and manage MCP servers. This example tutorial teaches you the basics with Claude Desktop and Docker, then examines security and management. Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2025
TSMC's profit soars as AI chips boom globally
The Taiwan-based company, which manufactures a large portion of the world's semiconductors, saw booming profit and revenue in its most recent earnings report. Continue Reading
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News
24 Jun 2025
HPE beefs up AI factory-fueled offerings with Nvidia upgrades
The vendor says its upgraded Private Cloud AI will offer a turnkey tool for enterprise, leaning on agentic AI and partnerships with Nvidia and Accenture. Continue Reading
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News
20 May 2025
Nvidia AI platform for cloud GPU providers widens supply
The vendor is addressing the AI chip supply and demand challenge while also helping some lower-tier cloud GPU providers that are facing challenges in the GPU-as-a-service market. Continue Reading
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News
13 May 2025
Nvidia, AMD, others tout AI partnerships with Saudi Arabia
The U.S. tech involvement follows a long-term plan for the country to become an AI hub by 2030. Vendors get access to energy resources, and Saudi Arabia benefits from AI chips. Continue Reading
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News
24 Apr 2025
Nvidia, OpenAI intro tools for agentic AI, creating images
The vendors add to the numerous tools available in the generative AI market with a new system for building and managing agents and a high-quality image generator. Continue Reading
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News
23 Apr 2025
Tariffs not likely to undermine Nvidia's AI dominance
Tariffs and restrictions on exports could mean more competition for the world's top AI hardware company. However, the vendor will still likely keep its lead in the AI chip market. Continue Reading
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Opinion
15 Apr 2025
Google Cloud Next 2025: Ambition to lead AI agent ecosystem
The cloud giant delivered new tools to provide interoperability, enterprise security, powerful reasoning-capable models and low-latency infrastructure for AI. Continue Reading
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News
01 Apr 2025
Intel CEO Tan to revamp Intel development for AI
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan plans to leverage AI for semiconductor design, shed non-core assets and foster a culture of innovation to turn around Intel. Continue Reading
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News
27 Mar 2025
AMD teams up with Rapt AI to boost GPU performance for AI
AMD is partnering with Rapt AI to focus on workload management and performance optimization when running AI models on AMD's Instinct GPUs. Continue Reading
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Tip
20 Mar 2025
Understanding the role of temperature settings in AI output
Learn how adjusting the temperature settings in AI tools can help you strike a balance between reliability and innovation. Continue Reading
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News
19 Mar 2025
Nvidia readies Vera Rubin to replace Blackwell
Nvidia's upcoming advanced GPUs, Blackwell Ultra and Vera Rubin, give it as much as a two-year lead over competitors, an analyst says. Continue Reading
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News
18 Mar 2025
Nvidia aims at agents, physical AI with reasoning models
The AI hardware and software vendor launched Llama Nemotron, a family of open source models for agentic AI. It also introduced Cosmos Reason. Continue Reading
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News
12 Mar 2025
Google's Gemma 3 can run on a single TPU or GPU
Google says the new models are user-friendly, tailored for edge devices and cost-effective. Continue Reading
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News
07 Mar 2025
Experts stunned by Trump attack on CHIPS Act
President Donald Trump challenged the CHIPS Act, favoring tariffs to attract semiconductors, despite experts arguing that subsidies have successfully drawn investment to the U.S. Continue Reading
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News
05 Mar 2025
TSMC plans $100B investment boost for US AI chip production
TSMC said its historic $100 billion investment would create thousands of construction jobs and boost U.S. capacity for AI chips. However, its time frame is fuzzy. Continue Reading
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News
27 Feb 2025
Nvidia reports strong Q4, prepares for new AI GPUs
Nvidia's revenue soared 78% to $39.3 billon, driven by strong AI GPU demand. With Blackwell's success, a more powerful variant launches later this year. Continue Reading
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News
26 Feb 2025
Cisco, Nvidia expand AI infrastructure partnership
The broader Nvidia-Cisco partnership includes Cisco building systems that combine its OS with Nvidia's Ethernet technologies for optimized AI performance. Continue Reading
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News
25 Feb 2025
Intel unveils more Xeon 6 chips for AI servers
Intel launches Xeon 6 processors, the 6700P and 6500P, targeting AI systems and multi-socket servers, and enhancing performance for enterprise applications while reducing prices. Continue Reading
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News
24 Feb 2025
Can TSMC save Intel chip manufacturing?
Analysts question whether TSMC could do a better job than Intel at turning around its manufacturing operations. Continue Reading
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Definition
20 Feb 2025
What is a Kolmogorov-Arnold Network?
A Kolmogorov-Arnold Network (KAN) is a neural network architecture that dramatically improves the performance and explainability of physics, mathematics and analytics models. Continue Reading
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News
07 Feb 2025
Amazon to spend $100B on AWS AI infrastructure
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said investors will eventually be happy he spent the money on the 'biggest technology shift in business since the internet.' Continue Reading
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News
05 Feb 2025
Supermicro launches Nvidia Blackwell systems
The Supermicro Blackwell systems are good news for Nvidia, but enterprises should calculate the ROI carefully, an analyst says. Continue Reading
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News
28 Jan 2025
DeepSeek's AI breakthrough challenges Nvidia's chip dominance
DeepSeek's budget-friendly AI model challenges chip giants like Nvidia and could spark competition that lowers costs and expands access in the tech industry. Continue Reading
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News
22 Jan 2025
Mixed views on Stargate AI infrastructure plan with OpenAI
The OpenAI-Oracle-Softbank collaboration highlights the determination of the U.S. to maintain its lead in AI technology. However, some question OpenAI's lead and involvement. Continue Reading
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News
16 Jan 2025
Nvidia launches new NIM microservices in NeMo Guardrails
The AI hardware and software vendor introduces new constraints to make sure AI agents and models don't go off topic, leak personal data or become vulnerable to jailbreaks. Continue Reading
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News
14 Jan 2025
Nvidia partners with Mayo Clinic, others on healthcare AI
Nvidia, Mayo Clinic and Illumina team up to enhance AI in healthcare and life sciences, using advanced models, GPU technologies and cloud-native platforms. Continue Reading
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News
07 Jan 2025
Intel expands Core Ultra AI chips amidst market competition
PCs with Intel's new Core Ultra AI chips for gamers will hit the market starting in February. Previous Core Ultra releases targeted business PCs and the edge. Continue Reading
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News
07 Jan 2025
Nvidia's new model aims to move GenAI to physical world
Nvidia Cosmos is trained on hours of videos that focus on the physical world. It works with Nvidia Omniverse and advances LLM technology, the vendor says. Continue Reading
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News
06 Dec 2024
OpenAI targets knowledge workers with pricy ChatGPT Pro
The new 'pro' subscription offers access to many of the vendor's top GenAI models. Continue Reading
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Definition
03 Dec 2024
What is artificial intelligence as a service (AIaaS)?
Artificial intelligence as a service (AIaaS) is a cloud-based service that enables organizations to access artificial intelligence (AI) through a third-party offering. Continue Reading
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News
21 Nov 2024
Nvidia Blackwell GPU production ramps up amid revenue surge
Nvidia's Blackwell GPU production is 'full steam' ahead as revenue surges with AI demand. Continue Reading
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Tip
05 Nov 2024
How to run LLMs locally: Hardware, tools and best practices
Local deployments of large language models offer advantages, including privacy, speed and customization -- but organizations need the right tools and infrastructure to succeed. Continue Reading
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Definition
28 Oct 2024
What is conversational AI (conversational artificial intelligence)?
Conversational AI, also known as conversational artificial intelligence, is a type of AI that enables computers to understand, process and generate human language. Continue Reading
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News
22 Oct 2024
Anthropic adds computer use AI tool to Claude
The startup said computer use can let developers automate repetitive tasks, scroll, move a cursor, click buttons and type texts. The function can also help with AI agents. Continue Reading
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News
25 Sep 2024
Intel rolls out AI chips amid financial turmoil
Intel ships AI chips Xeon 6 and Gaudi 3 while analysts ponder how the company's severe cash shortage will transform its business over the next several years. Continue Reading
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News
23 Sep 2024
AI drives data center, energy race by Microsoft, others
Microsoft's latest moves to secure electricity and more data centers tackle two problems faced by major cloud providers: insufficient power and space to meet AI demands. Continue Reading
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News
04 Sep 2024
Copilot+ PCs with AMD and Intel silicon show AI PC trends
The tech giant introduced computers with chips from Intel and AMD. The new machines come amid a refresh cycle for organizations and employees and open prospects for local AI apps. Continue Reading
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News
28 Aug 2024
Cerebras' inference AI tool challenges Nvidia, but faces hurdles
The hardware vendor says its new inference offering outperforms Nvidia's GPU-based tools. However, Nvidia dominates the market. Continue Reading
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Tip
28 Aug 2024
How to choose the best GPUs for AI projects
GPUs are not all built the same. Factors like total core count, memory clock speed, hardware optimizations and cost can influence which GPU is right for a specific AI project. Continue Reading
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News
30 Jul 2024
Nvidia targets metaverse with OpenUSD NIM microservices
The vendor introduces new generative AI models that will be available as microservices. The new models show that the metaverse is still a part of Nvidia's strategy. Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2024
Google launches Distributed Cloud edge hardware
The hardware for highly regulated industries runs the Google Cloud infrastructure stack, data security services and the Vertex AI platform for running pretrained AI models. Continue Reading
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News
01 Jul 2024
SK Hynix's $75B investment in AI chips shows a growing trend
The South Korea-based chipmaker responds to the growing demand for AI memory chips with a big investment through 2028. Meanwhile, memory chipmakers step up production. Continue Reading
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Tip
21 Jun 2024
A guide to deploying AI in edge computing environments
Deploying AI at the edge is increasingly popular due to processing speed and other benefits. Consider hosting requirements, latency budget and platform options to get started. Continue Reading
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News
20 Jun 2024
Arista, Cisco, HPE answer AI infrastructure demand
Arista, Cisco and HPE are racing to seize a share of the promising GenAI infrastructure market. Cisco and HPE have computing, networking and software; Arista focuses on networking. Continue Reading
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Podcast
17 Jun 2024
Lenovo stakes claim to generative AI at the edge
The laptop, PC and mobile phone vendor pursues its 'pocket to cloud' strategy, claiming device-native generative AI is more secure, private and economical. Continue Reading
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News
10 Jun 2024
Apple Intelligence GenAI, ChatGPT to boost Siri on iPhone, Mac
The consumer electronics giant finally made its long-anticipated move into generative AI, emphasizing privacy. But most features will only be available on the newest iPhones. Continue Reading
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News
04 Jun 2024
AMD, Intel and Nvidia's latest moves in the AI PC chip race
Major chip makers used Computex 2024 to launch their aggressive AI chip strategies and stake a claim in the burgeoning AI PC market. Continue Reading
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News
04 Jun 2024
Intel launches Xeon 6 for AI data centers
This month, Intel will launch the first of its Xeon 6 data center silicon that offers two microarchitectures, one for performance and the other for power efficiency. Continue Reading
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Definition
02 May 2024
What is the inception score (IS)?
The inception score (IS) is a mathematical algorithm used to measure or determine the quality of images created by generative AI through a generative adversarial network (GAN). Continue Reading
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Opinion
17 Apr 2024
Google Cloud Next 24 recap: GenAI tools for enterprises
New products introduced at Google Cloud Next stand to provide enterprises with GenAI tools for analytics, data management, AI model building and more. Continue Reading
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News
15 Apr 2024
Google Cloud customers disclose GenAI strengths, weaknesses
Troubling flaws remain a problem for enterprises, but Google Cloud customers, including Ford, Belk and Deutsche Bank, find the tech too compelling to pass up. Continue Reading
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News
11 Apr 2024
Meta's new silicon shows a growing trend for AI hyperscalers
The new hardware highlights a growing trend of hyperscalers designing custom chips for internal use. This move will help vendors rely less on hardware providers such as Nvidia. Continue Reading
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News
10 Apr 2024
How Intel's new AI Gaudi 3 chip compares with Nvidia chips
The new chip matches the Nvidia H100 but lacks in performance compared with the Nvidia Blackwell. The vendor also introduced new edge computing offerings. Continue Reading
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News
02 Apr 2024
Edge AI startup reveals GenAI accelerator, $120M fundraise
The startup introduced a new GenAI accelerator for PCs and smart vehicles. The vendor's growth highlights the shift to training GenAI workloads from the cloud to the edge. Continue Reading
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Feature
27 Mar 2024
AI hardware vendors band together to challenge Nvidia
An industry group including Arm and Intel seeks to increase the number of options in the AI market and decrease developers' dependence on GPUs. Continue Reading
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News
21 Mar 2024
Nvidia unveils text-to-3D AI research project
The new model helps generate 3D images faster. It was trained on different animals and objects using the vendor's A100 GPU and prompts generated with OpenAI's ChatGPT. Continue Reading
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News
18 Mar 2024
Nvidia unveils new AI Blackwell chip, microservices and more
The vendor launched a barrage of AI tech including faster chips in its new Blackwell infrastructure and new microservices that enable enterprises to create custom applications. Continue Reading
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News
13 Mar 2024
Cerebras introduces next-gen AI chip for GenAI training
The new accelerator is for training large AI models. It powers the startup's CS-3 supercomputer, which is designed to train models that are 10 times larger than GPT-4 and Gemini. Continue Reading
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News
12 Mar 2024
Meta intros two GPU training clusters for Llama 3
The Facebook parent company said the training clusters are part of its plans to grow its infrastructure and obtain 350,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs by the end of the year. Continue Reading
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News
28 Feb 2024
Intel, Nvidia aim latest systems-on-a-chip at AI workstations
Nvidia's RTX 500 and RTX 1000 GPUs are for the lightest mobile workstations. Intel's Core Ultra with a built-in GPU can handle many AI-powered tasks on the workhorse computers. Continue Reading
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News
22 Feb 2024
Intel Foundry launches as enterprise AI surges
If the trend continues, enterprises will need more AI chip suppliers to help stabilize prices and meet the demand for AI processing at the edge and the data center, experts said. Continue Reading
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News
21 Feb 2024
Taste intelligence and AI vendor raises $25 million
Qloo raised $25 million in series C funding. Using machine learning, the vendor helps customers predict consumer tastes and makes it actionable through an API. Continue Reading
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Opinion
21 Feb 2024
AI news roundup: OpenAI video model, Nvidia chatbot and more
Explore last week's AI news highlights with analyst Mike Leone's roundup of top developments, including OpenAI's launch of video model Sora and Nvidia's locally running chatbot. Continue Reading
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News
15 Feb 2024
Startup intros new platform for AI inferencing at the edge
The platform delivers 5G and GPU-based micro clouds to specific locations. It's for enterprises that want an on-premises deployment without having to own the physical data center. Continue Reading
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Opinion
12 Feb 2024
AI news highlights: Gemini Ultra, Cisco-Nvidia partnership
Explore last week's AI highlights with analyst Mike Leone's roundup of top news headlines, including updates to Google's Gemini Ultra and strategic acquisitions and partnerships. Continue Reading
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News
24 Jan 2024
Equinix data centers offer Nvidia AI infrastructure
Equinix data centers will offer Nvidia DGX as a managed service. The platform is also available on public cloud providers, AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure. Continue Reading
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Feature
05 Dec 2023
Transformer neural networks are shaking up AI
Introduced in 2017, transformers were a breakthrough in modeling language that enabled generative AI tools such as ChatGPT. Learn how they work and their uses in enterprise settings. Continue Reading
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News
28 Nov 2023
AWS unveils new AI chatbot, chips, Nvidia partnership
The cloud giant's new chatbot is for enterprises looking for more productivity. It is infused into AWS applications for contact centers and business intelligence. Continue Reading
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News
15 Nov 2023
Microsoft launches custom AI, server chips for Azure
Maia is for AI inferencing, while the Arm-based Cobalt is for general-purpose computing. The chips could compete with AMD, Nvidia and Intel offerings eventually. Continue Reading
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News
13 Nov 2023
Nvidia intros new H200 for running large AI workloads
The chipmaker's new GPU has the latest high-bandwidth memory capacity to accelerate generative models and large language models. The chip focuses on optimizing CPUs and GPUs. Continue Reading
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News
30 Oct 2023
Data center power constraints send AI everywhere
Most experts agree there isn't enough unused electricity to perform future AI processing in hyperscale data centers and colocation facilities as GenAI demand soars. Continue Reading
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Definition
18 Oct 2023
neural net processor
A neural net processor is a central processing unit (CPU) that holds the modeled workings of how a human brain operates on a single chip. Continue Reading
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Tip
13 Oct 2023
How to source AI infrastructure components
Rent, buy or repurpose AI infrastructure? The right choice depends on an organization's planned AI projects, budget, data privacy needs and technical personnel resources. Continue Reading
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News
11 Oct 2023
AMD tries to differentiate in AI market with acquisition
The acquisition of the open source startup helps the chip vendor compete in the optimization market and offer flexibility compared to competitors such as Nvidia. Continue Reading