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Juan Pedro TomásMicrosoft launched its first AI-focused chip, the Azure Maia accelerator, and the Cobalt CPU in 2023, and is working on next-generation versions In sum – what to know: Microsoft plans chip self-reliance – CTO Kevin Scott said the firm ultimately wants its own silicon to power AI data centers, reducing reliance on Nvidia and AMD. End-to-end system design focus – …
OpenAI also signed a MoU with the Ministry of Science and ICT to assess opportunities for data center facilities outside the Seoul metropolitan area In sum – what to know: Expanded chip capacity in Korea – Samsung and SK hynix aim to scale memory production to 900,000 DRAM wafer starts per month to meet growing AI model demands. New data …
KT plans to roll out the model first within its consumer services, before expanding to enterprise clients following stability checks In sum – what to know: Korea-tailored AI model – KT introduced SOTA K, built on GPT-4o with Microsoft, designed to reflect Korean language, grammar, and cultural context. Outperforms global models in benchmarks – SOTA K exceeded GPT-4o in Korean-specific …
Christian de LooperAlphabet moves to diversify supply chain with Intel amid TSMC capacity crunch In sum – what we know: Alphabet’s Google has placed a firm order with Intel to manufacture more than 3 million of its custom Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) for 2028, according to a report from The Information citing people with direct knowledge of the discussions. The chips would …
The 600W MI350P is essentially a halved MI350X In sum – what we know: AMD has unveiled its latest data center chip, and while it’s not a massive generational upgrade, it does slot in nicely into the company’s AI chip roadmap. The AMD Instinct MI350P PCIe GPU is a dual-slot, air-cooled CDNA 4 accelerator built to drop into standard PCIe Gen5 x16 …
SK Hynix’s expansion targets HBM and advanced-node DRAM for AI In sum – what we know: SK Hynix is set to dramatically increase its memory capacity. At Computex 2026, SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won, who also chairs SK hynix, told reporters that the company plans to double its memory wafer production capacity within five years. Chey described the move as …
The RTX Spark “superchip” is powerful enough to run 120B-parameter models and persistent agents without the cloud In sum – what we know: Nvidia wants to bring its chip and AI expertise to more consumer products. The company used Computex 2026 to put a new kind of chip on the map. The RTX Spark is an Arm-based “AI superchip” system-on-a-chip …
RCR’s free virtual Telco AI Forum is taking place on June 16th. Register here to explore AT&T’s telco AI strategy in more depth. Imagine for a second that a telecom …
Cisco says enterprises must move beyond WPA2 to WPA3 and strengthen wireless security through SAE, forward secrecy, and Wi-Fi 7 – to enable resilient zero-trust-ready enterprise mobility across modern networks …
Speaking during a recent RCR webinar, AFL’s Noah Taylor said that as hyperscalers expand AI deployments, the networks linking data centers are becoming increasingly important alongside the facilities themselves In …
The Nvidia-powered AI-RAN deal moves the partners’ year-long collaboration to deployment In sum – what we know: Nokia and Indosat have signed a strategic network modernization and AI-RAN rollout agreement …
