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…
AMD has agreed to acquire Taalas, a startup focusing on specialized inference silicon that embeds trained model weights directly into chips, enhancing efficiency but…
AI inference, a crucial aspect of enterprise computing, involves a single forward pass through a neural network without learning or adapting post-training. The costs…
AMD and Anthropic announced a partnership involving 2 gigawatts of AMD GPUs in Helios systems, supported by a $5 billion equity investment. The collaboration…
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…
Alibaba's Qwen team launched the Qwen3.8-Max, a 2.4 trillion parameter model, outperforming competitors in key benchmarks. While it promises "open weights" soon, skepticism remains…
In 2021, AXA implemented SecureGPT for controlled AI that safeguarded sensitive data. However, the subsequent adoption of Microsoft 365 Copilot bypasses these protections, raising…
Three ex-Meta researchers founded Mistral AI, aiming for European AI sovereignty. They raised over €1.1 billion and established a partnership with Microsoft. Their innovative…
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…
On August 1, OpenAI unveiled "Astra," a model that solved ten long-standing mathematical problems, including group theory's non-sofic groups. However, concerns arise over Astra's…
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…
Orange and Morrison announced a €3 billion joint venture to build data centers in France, targeting 400 megawatts of capacity. Despite its sovereign branding,…
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.…
In 2026, AI liability laws' landscape shifted dramatically. California eased court access for AI harm victims, while Europe withdrew an extensive liability directive, complicating…
The AI Liability Directive (AILD), designed to address the black-box problem in AI accountability, has been withdrawn due to lack of consensus among EU…
The EU AI Act's enforcement begins Sunday, but key regulatory components face delays. Originally intended for full implementation, many high-risk requirements are postponed until…