Multi-year Broadcom partnership bypasses cloud intermediaries to lock in massive AI scale In sum – what we know: Anthropic has made a relatively large AI infrastructure, locking in $21 billion worth …
Christian de Looper
Christian de Looper
Christian de Looper covers AI semiconductors. He has previously written for leading consumer technology publications, reviewing everything from audio gear and mobile devices to smart home products. Over the years, he has reported on the rise of 5G, the innovations that powered it, and the evolution of the AI industry, from consumer applications to the infrastructure that makes them possible. Christian holds a (somewhat irrelevant) Bachelor of Science in Music Technology and lives in Santa Cruz with his wife, two kids, and cat.
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It’s the latest in a series of major OpenAI deals In sum – what we know: OpenAI has inked yet another deal with a chip provider. The company has partnered …
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New architecture proposes shifting static pattern storage to cheaper memory types In sum – what we know: Billions have flowed into GPU infrastructure over the past few years, and high-bandwidth memory has …
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The chip’s huge memory could offer a unique niche for AI inference workloads In sum – what we know: Nvidia’s leadership on AI silicon has looked pretty much unshakeable for …
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Nvidia Vera Rubin is technically a big improvement — but potential customers are still working on their own hardware In sum – what we know: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang took …
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You don’t have to own the hardware for AI. But should you? Every organization building with AI eventually has to decide whether to own the hardware or rent it. This …
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Will open-source chips democratize the industry? In the early 1990s, a Finnish student named Linus Torvalds released a free operating system kernel called Linux. This new operating system, together with …
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Non-exclusive agreement transfers key talent and technology while Groq remains independent In sum – what we know: Nvidia and chip startup Groq have announced a non-exclusive licensing agreement reportedly worth around $20 …
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The deal could see OpenAI train its new models on Amazon silicon In sum – what we know: Amazon is reportedly in early discussions to invest as much as $10 …
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The prototype shows how vertically stacked logic and memory could unlock major AI performance gains In sum – what we know: A collaboration between Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, University of Pennsylvania, and …