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Juan Pedro TomásMicrosoft noted that a significant portion of the investment will go toward expanding hyperscale cloud and AI data center capacity In sum – what to know: Microsoft commits US$17.5B to India over four years – Funding expands AI and cloud infrastructure, sovereign cloud options, and national digital platforms through mid-2026 and beyond. Skilling target doubled to 20 million people by …
Susana SchwartzHow you plan for this constraint could determine the fate of your AI architecture In sum – what to know: Inflection point is close — The thermal wall hits when air cooling reaches its physical limit at 40kW. HVAC to fluid dynamics — Liquid cooling is going from optional to unavoidable. Skills shortage pervades — Hire fluid dynamics engineers sooner …
The Nvidia H200 chip provides substantially higher memory bandwidth than the H20 — supporting faster AI data processing In sum – what to know: U.S. clears Nvidia’s H200 China sales under a 25% tariff – Approval reinstates advanced chip exports to vetted buyers despite national security concerns. Move aims to maintain U.S. tech influence in China – Allowing H200 access …
Singapore and Hong Kong remain two of APAC’s most strategically important data center hubs In sum — what to know Regulatory and land constraints – Swamy said Singapore has stayed “close to a thousand megawatt capacity” for years as approvals remain tightly controlled, with only 300 MW expected soon. U.S. operators dominate APAC’s growth pipeline – U.S.-owned or invested data …
Sulagna Saha An overall fair quarter with many companies reporting growth — some near-misses With earnings season in full swing, reports have been arriving at a steady clip. While we covered some in detail, here is a quick roundup of how the other players fared in the third quarter. In a market that remains lukewarm, it’s safe to say that these numbers …
Sulagna Saha The companies have jointly developed and tested an AI-powered 6G radio receiver that can bypass signal distortion and coverage issues inherent in 6G bands In sum — what to know: A new AI-based 6G receiver — Nokia has unveiled a new AI-powered 6G radio receiver that demonstrates significantly improved uplink distance compared to regular receivers. Nokia tap R&S for testing …
Sulagna Saha The duo continues to progress through new collaborations aimed at embedding AI across semiconductor design and engineering workflows The Nvidia GTC event has always been known to be more than just an industry gala. For years, it has served industry pundits, trends observers, and the audiences a glimpse into the next big things in tech. So, at the GTC-DC event …
Sulagna Saha The key to a well-functioning network is not costly bolt-on tools, but rigorous test and assurance that ensures the desired network state is not just achieved — but preserved at all times The addition of AI capabilities to the network has provided telcos, hyperscalers, and enterprises with a very critical tool that can make or break the network. Now …
Sean Kinney One stop at a time Author’s note: I’m one of those AuDHD people you encounter in tech, media and tech media. CES and Las Vegas are exhausting, but I wanted to get this written while still having some fun. So, I landed on a format where I write a section, have a drink, take the monorail one stop, then repeat. …
Christian de LooperYou 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 isn’t necessarily always a financial calculation. It touches data security, talent pipelines, hardware obsolescence, and the fundamentally unpredictable nature of AI workloads. A startup spinning up its first large language …
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 projects like Apache, proved that collaborative, open-source development could produce software that competes with and surpasses propriety alternatives. These days, Linux runs on everything from smartphones to supercomputers, and open-source …
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 billion. The announcement turned heads immediately — not just because of the price tag, which clocks in at nearly three times Groq’s $6.9 billion valuation from just months earlier, but …
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