AMD Just Bought the Company Betting Inference Doesn’t Need a GPU
AMD has agreed to acquire Taalas, a startup focusing on specialized inference silicon that embeds trained model weights directly into chips, enhancing efficiency but…
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AMD has agreed to acquire Taalas, a startup focusing on specialized inference silicon that embeds trained model weights directly into chips, enhancing efficiency but…
Halo Studios faced layoffs following the successful launch of Campaign Evolved, part of Microsoft's larger job cuts across its studios. As hardware costs rise…
Anthropic is establishing an in-house chip team while securing multiple partnerships, including a $10 billion deal with Volta. The company aims to reduce dependency…
TSMC is expanding its CoWoS outsourcing to OSAT partners due to overwhelming demand, particularly from Nvidia. Despite doubling capacity, TSMC will still fall short…
Qualcomm's aggressive 2026 strategy aims to reinvent the company amid threats from Apple's in-house chip development. They face pressures in the mobile sector while…
DeepSeek's V4-Flash model is significantly cheaper than competitors like Anthropic's Claude Fable 5, sparking a divide in Silicon Valley over the use of affordable…
Qualcomm's recent agreement with the European Commission raises concerns about its suitability for Europe’s AI gigafactories, as it specializes in inference rather than training…
Qualcomm spent three years proving the Oryon cores it acquired from Nuvia were licensed under its own Arm deal. It won a final judgment…
PLA Unit 96941 developed a method to summarize sensitive military code by distilling outputs from GPT-3.5 into a domestic model, avoiding direct API risks.…
BMW has secured a decade-long partnership with Qualcomm as its primary provider for automotive computing systems, focusing on digital cockpit and advanced driving features.…
Hygon, a Chinese server chip manufacturer, evolved from a 2017 AMD EPYC architecture, leveraging a 2016 licensing deal. Despite U.S. sanctions halting new IP…
Huawei's Mate 60 Pro unexpectedly launched in 2023 featuring the Kirin 9000S chip, surprisingly circumventing US sanctions. HiSilicon, Huawei's silicon arm, encompasses its mobile,…
Keller welcomes the Cerebras IPO, then bets cheap DRAM and open RISC-V beat it on cost. The real prize is the CPU Qualcomm is…
AMD's acquisition of MEXT aims to address rising memory costs by enhancing flash storage capabilities, offering 2-4x effective capacity while reducing expenses. This strategic…
As of June 2026, the RTX 5090's price has surged to $4,329, driven by high demand for its GDDR7 memory. While it boasts impressive…
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