Meta and Oracle pick Spectrum-X: Ethernet grows up for AI
InfiniBand die-hards won’t like this, but they’ll understand it: Meta and Oracle are standardising on NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet for AI factory networking. That’s not “we […]
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NVIDIA’s first U.S. Blackwell wafer: signal or showpiece?
NVIDIA and TSMC stood on a stage in Arizona and showed off something real: the first U.S.-made Blackwell wafer. On the surface, that’s a headline […]
AWS outage today: US-East-1 failure knocks major apps offline
A failure radiating out of AWS’s US-EAST-1 region on Oct 20 knocked over everything from Fortnite and Snapchat to banks, HMRC and smart-home gear. Recovery […]
GeForce 581.57 WHQL: what’s fixed, what breaks, and whether builders should upgrade now
NVIDIA’s 581.57 WHQL driver is the first “post–Windows 10 EOL” Game Ready package and a stability-minded rollup for the 580 branch. If you’re on recent […]
TSMC’s earnings tell you more about AI supply than any keynote
TSMC’s Q3 call reads like a weather report for the entire silicon economy. The takeaway: the foundry expects a mid-40%+ AI revenue CAGR through 2029, […]
Intel’s ‘Crescent Island’ is an inference-first data-center GPU
Intel has unveiled Crescent Island, an inference-only data-center GPU built on its new Xe3P architecture and paired with up to 160 GB of LPDDR5X. The pitch […]
OpenAI and Broadcom plan 10GW of custom AI chips
OpenAI is teaming with Broadcom to design and deploy 10 gigawatts of custom AI accelerators. First racks are slated to roll out in the second half […]
Thunderbolt 5 eGPU dock ‘Humbird 3’ packs 500W PSU, M.2, and 5GbE for $399
An 11-in-1 Thunderbolt 5 eGPU dock called Humbird 3 has popped up at an MSRP of $399, bundling a 500 W GaN PSU, PCIe eGPU slot, M.2 NVMe […]
Windows 10 end of support is finally here
As of October 14, 2025, Windows 10 has reached end of support. Your PC will keep running, but free security updates and feature releases stop today. Here’s how […]
Nvidia and ABB bring 800V DC to 1MW AI racks
Nvidia is standardizing on an 800 V DC distribution backbone for 1 MW AI racks, and ABB is stepping in to industrialize the ecosystem—bringing switchgear, […]