Fujitsu, AMD lay groundwork to pair Monaka CPUs with Instinct GPUs
Before you get too excited, Fujitsu's next-gen chips won't ship till 2027
Systems01 Nov 2024 | 1
AI
Amazon to cough $75B on capex in 2024, more next year
Despite extending server lifespans, AI's power demands drive more datacenter builds
PaaS + IaaS01 Nov 2024 | 1
Microsoft accused of 'greenwashing' as AI used in fossil fuel exploration
Activists press Redmond to come clean on ‘material reputational, legal, and operational risks’
AI + ML31 Oct 2024 | 18
UK gov report to propose special zones for datacenters, 'AI visas'
Vendors not keen on 'lengthy bureaucracy,' and cost when they try to hire skilled foreigners
On-Prem31 Oct 2024 | 61
Apple throws shade on pokey AI PCs, claims its maxed out M4 chips are 4x faster
Busy week for Cupertino sees shrunken Mac minis, updated lappies, and new SoCs
Personal Tech31 Oct 2024 | 31
Meta spruiks benefits of open sourcing Llama models – to its own bottom line
It's not like Zuck needs the coin despite increased infrastructure spend, headcount, losses on VR
Off-Prem31 Oct 2024 | 10
BROADER TOPICS
US Army should ditch tanks for AI drones, says Eric Schmidt
And what do you know, Google's former CEO just so happens to have a commercial solution
AI + ML30 Oct 2024 | 117
Sketchy financials send Supermicro auditors running for the hills
If SMCI is the AI Enron, Ernst & Young wants nothing to do with them
Systems30 Oct 2024 | 23
No-Nvidias networking club convenes in search of open GPU interconnect
Ultra Accelerator Link consortium promises 200 gigabits per second per lane spec will debut in Q1 2025
Networks30 Oct 2024 | 2
AMD teases its GPU biz 'approaching the scale' of CPU operations
Q3 profits jump 191 percent from last quarter on revenues of $6.2 billion, helped by accelerated interest in Instinct
Systems30 Oct 2024 | 4
Alphabet posts big revenue and profit growth, just 1,100 job losses
Google Cloud grows fast thanks to AI, which now writes a quarter of all G-code
AI + ML30 Oct 2024 | 30
Cast a hex on ChatGPT to trick the AI into writing exploit code
'It was like watching a robot going rogue' says researcher
Cybersecurity Month29 Oct 2024 | 27
Softbank CEO says 'super AI' will arrive in 2035 and cost $9T
Video Oh, and it'll need the total current US power output
AI + ML29 Oct 2024 | 21
xAI picked Ethernet over InfiniBand for its H100 Colossus training cluster
Work already underway to expand system to 200,000 Nvidia Hopper chips
Systems29 Oct 2024 | 2
Linus Torvalds: 90% of AI marketing is hype
Linux kernel creator says let's see which workloads use GenAI in five years
AI + ML29 Oct 2024 | 96
US Army turns to 'Scylla' AI to protect depot
Ominously-named bot can spot trouble from a mile away, distinguish threats from false alarms, says DoD
AI + ML29 Oct 2024 | 3
The troublesome economics of CPU-only AI
Analysis At the end of the day, it all boils down to tokens per dollar
Systems29 Oct 2024 | 4
Chinese chips, quantum and AI now on US investment blacklist
Wouldn’t want to inadvertently fund the PLA
Systems29 Oct 2024 | 3
TSMC reportedly cuts off RISC-V chip designer linked to Huawei accelerators
You know what they say, where there's a will there's a Huawei
Systems28 Oct 2024 | 4
Google reportedly developing an AI agent that can control your browser
Project Jarvis will apparently conduct research, purchase products, and even book a flight on your behalf
AI + ML28 Oct 2024 | 50
Apple quietly admits 8GB isn't enough in 2024, M4 iMac to ship with 16GB as standard
The silicon no longer limited to Cupertino's priciest iPads
Systems28 Oct 2024 | 105
GenAI's dirty secret: It's set to create a mountainous increase in e-waste
New modelling shows tech could massively increase current volumes of electronic landfill by 2030
AI + ML28 Oct 2024 | 26
UK’s new Minister for Science and Technology comes to US touting Britain's AI benefits
Interview $82B in investment shows we've still got it as a nation
Public Sector28 Oct 2024 | 15
Is Microsoft's AI Copilot? CoPilot? Co-pilot? MVP creates site to help get it right
When you say 'team' do you mean 'Teams' or a SharePoint 'team site'? Letmecorrectthatforyou.com explains the difference
Software28 Oct 2024 | 39
Perplexity AI decries News Corp's 'simply false' data scraping claims
'They prefer to live in a world where publicly reported facts are owned by corporations'
AI + ML25 Oct 2024 | 24
European datacenter energy consumption set to triple by end of decade
McKinsey warns an additional 25GW of mostly green energy will be needed
On-Prem25 Oct 2024 | 8
OpenAI loses another senior figure, disperses safety research team he led
Artificial General Intelligence readiness advisor Miles Brundage bails, because nobody is ready
AI + ML25 Oct 2024 | 39
Polish radio station ditches DJs, journalists for AI-generated college kids
Station claims it's visionary, ex-employees claim it's cynical; reality appears way more fiscal
AI + ML25 Oct 2024 | 53
Hugging Face puts the squeeze on Nvidia's software ambitions
AI model repo promises lower costs, broader compatibility for NIMs competitor
AI + ML24 Oct 2024 | 16
Nvidia CEO whines Europeans aren’t buying enough GPUs
EU isn’t keeping up with US and China investments, AI arms dealer says
Systems24 Oct 2024 | 34
On-prem SaaS? ServiceNow will do it if you ask nicely, and really need it
Turns out its application can work with databases other than its own
SaaS24 Oct 2024 | 6
Voice-enabled AI agents can automate everything, even your phone scams
All for the low, low price of a mere dollar
Security24 Oct 2024 | 23
Anthropic's latest Claude model can interact with computers – what could go wrong?
For starters, it could launch a prompt injection attack on itself...
AI + ML24 Oct 2024 | 8
AI firms and civil society groups plead for passage of federal AI law ASAP
Congress urged to act before year's end to support US competitiveness
AI + ML23 Oct 2024 | 8
Fujitsu delivers GPU optimization tech it touts as a server-saver
Middleware aimed at softening the shortage of AI accelerators
AI + ML23 Oct 2024 |
Fake reviewers face the wrath of Khan
From hell's heart I stab at thee
Software22 Oct 2024 | 29
Sorry, but the ROI on enterprise AI is abysmal
Appen points to, among other problems, a lack of high-quality training data labeled by humans
AI + ML22 Oct 2024 | 45
AI's energy appetite has Taiwan reconsidering the nuclear option
Premier indicates possible shift in post-Fukushima policy
Science22 Oct 2024 | 17
Major publishers sue Perplexity AI for scraping without paying
We sell that to OpenAI – how dare you steal it and make stuff up
AI + ML22 Oct 2024 | 16
Lab-grown human brain cells drive virtual butterfly in simulation
Could organoid-driven computing be the future of AI power?
Science22 Oct 2024 | 32
India, Nvidia, discuss jointly developed AI chip
Current capabilities mean local manufacturing is not likely – but a chip tuned to Indian needs could work
Systems22 Oct 2024 | 4
Intern allegedly messed with ByteDance's LLM training cluster
No losses caused – except the intern's job – says TikTok parent
AI + ML22 Oct 2024 | 18
Microsoft says its Copilot AI agents set to tackle employee tasks in November
Let bots manage your supply chain? What could possibly go wrong?
AI + ML21 Oct 2024 | 16
Gary Marcus proposes generative AI boycott to push for regulation, tame Silicon Valley
Interview 'I am deeply concerned about how creative work is essentially being stolen at scale'
AI + ML21 Oct 2024 | 32
Open source LLM tool primed to sniff out Python zero-days
The static analyzer uses Claude AI to identify vulns and suggest exploit code
Security20 Oct 2024 | 9
X to allow third parties to train their AI models with social media users' data
Another raft of reasons to ponder your social media presence
Personal Tech18 Oct 2024 | 49
Destiny Robotics settles SEC case over AI-powered human robot vaporware
Raised $141k+ crowdfunding, but now powered down
AI + ML18 Oct 2024 | 5
Infrastructure giant Schneider Electric powers up with $850M liquid cooling deal
Snags controlling stake in Motivair Corporation, rest to come by 2028
On-Prem17 Oct 2024 |
Oh, what a feeling: Toyota building robots that get better with practice
Bots that learn to peel potatoes is a lot less scary than Black Mirror
Science17 Oct 2024 | 15
Parents take school to court after student punished for using AI
Claims their child will 'suffer irreparable harm' if the record stays
AI + ML16 Oct 2024 | 178
IBM: Insurance industry bosses keen on AI. Customers, not so much
Fewer than 30% of clients happy dealing with a generative AI virtual agent
AI + ML16 Oct 2024 | 17
Asian tech ministers fear effective AI regulation will prove elusive
New Zealand isn't bothering. Singapore fears harms are inevitable
Public Sector16 Oct 2024 | 1
Uncle Sam reportedly considers capping AI chip shipments to Middle East
Meanwhile, ASML shares plunge as China export curbs hit forecast
Public Sector16 Oct 2024 | 5
AMD downplays risk of growing blast radius, licensing fees from manycore chips
House of Zen says it's done the analysis, and concerns are a 'little bit' unfounded
Systems15 Oct 2024 | 16
Automotive AI player Cerence appoints ex-Intel boss Brian Krzanich as its CEO
Public opinion is against him, as comments on LinkedIn go dark
AI + ML15 Oct 2024 | 4
AI amplifies systemic risk to financial sector, says India's Reserve Bank boss
Who also worries misinformation on social media could threaten liquidity
AI + ML15 Oct 2024 | 6
AI's thirst for power keeps coal fires burning bright
So much for reducing our reliance on fossil fuels
Systems14 Oct 2024 | 23
The best use for those latest manycore chips? AI, say server vendors
Analysis PC makers might not be able to sell the idea - big iron has a better chance
On-Prem14 Oct 2024 | 1
Anthropic's Claude vulnerable to 'emotional manipulation'
AI model safety only goes so far
AI + ML12 Oct 2024 | 42
Energy companies told to recharge for AI datacenter surge
Demand for electricity to outstrip supply soon, warns Bain
On-Prem11 Oct 2024 | 30
Why send a message when you can get your Zoom digital video clone to read the script?
We're sure colleagues will find your lookalike, soundalike avatar's missive very warm and human
AI + ML11 Oct 2024 | 29
Tesla's big reveal: Steering-wheel-free Robotaxi will charge wirelessly
WCGW? Plus: Automous Robovan also makes surprise appearance at Cybercab's coming out party
Personal Tech11 Oct 2024 | 230
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