Qualcomm AI200 and AI250: rack-scale NPUs that want to undercut Nvidia on inference TCO
Qualcomm has spent a decade dominating smartphone and laptop SoCs. With AI200 and AI250, it wants a piece of the data center too. These new […]
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AMD’s RDNA 1/2 “maintenance mode” isn’t a death sentence, but the messaging was
AMD has moved its RDNA 1 and RDNA 2 GPUs into what it calls “maintenance mode,” prompting a predictable backlash from owners of Radeon RX […]
Conductor Quantum and SemiQon want AI-controlled silicon qubits to make quantum look like normal chips
YC-backed Conductor Quantum has partnered with Finnish startup SemiQon to push a very specific vision of quantum computing: silicon spin qubits fabricated in something closer […]
SK hynix’s AI memory roadmap: HBM5, AI DRAM, AI NAND and what it means for GPUs
Fresh off record quarterly profits, SK hynix has laid out a long-range memory roadmap that doubles down on HBM and AI-oriented DRAM and NAND. At […]
China’s latest chip “breakthrough” is really about building a domestic lithography stack
TrendForce reports that Chinese chipmakers and equipment firms are hailing a new “breakthrough” in chip technology that supposedly paves the way for more advanced lithography […]
Microsoft’s $9.7 billion IREN deal is a prepayment for future Nvidia GB300 capacity
Microsoft has signed a five-year, $9.7 billion contract with Australian data-center operator IREN to secure access to Nvidia’s next-gen GB300 accelerators and associated infrastructure at IREN’s […]
Qualcomm jumps into rack-scale AI with AI200/AI250 to undercut Nvidia and AMD on inference
Qualcomm has announced two rack-scale AI products—AI200 and AI250—marking its first serious swing at data center inference hardware. The pitch is familiar but pointed: win […]
Lenovo unlocks proper “Extreme” performance mode for Legion laptops on Linux
Lenovo is introducing a sanctioned Extreme (maximum performance) profile for select Legion laptops on Linux. This addresses power-limit behavior that kept many models below their […]
Apple’s Houston AI server plant ships early after Trump’s onshoring push
Apple has begun building and shipping American-made AI servers from its new Houston facility ahead of schedule. The move advances a plan Apple outlined earlier […]
Microsoft’s new Mico gives Copilot a face, memory, and a Learn Live tuto
Microsoft is rolling out an animated Copilot character called Mico. It sits in Copilot’s voice mode, reacts to speech, shows simple expressions, and can be […]