Nvidia launches 'Lepton' AI platform connecting GPU cloud providers' resources
Nvidia DGX Cloud Lepton gives users access to GPUs from a global network of cloud providers
Nvidia DGX Cloud Lepton gives users access to GPUs from a global network of cloud providers
Fujitsu and Qualcomm will be first companies to integrate NVLink Fusion into their chips
System will contain 10,000 Nvidia Blackwell Ultra GPUs
B200s now generally available
$10bn agreement is separate from Nvidia GPU deal
Oracle deploys "thousands" of Blackwell GPUs
Will be hosted in Italy
Chip launch follows additional US export restrictions on Nvidia H20 GPUs to China
Follows Nvidia's announcement it plans to produce AI supercomputers in the US
Canadian telco also planning to expand its Kamloops site to house a supercomputer
How many components will be purely US-based is unclear
Startup has raised $72.5m since founding in 2020
Additional controls were due to come into force this week
Google reportedly also reaching out to other GPU providers for additional resources
GPUs to be used by new Silicon Valley cloud service provider
B200s now in production
Lepton rents out servers featuring Nvidia chips
Part of new "AI factory" offering
Chips will be deployed at the telco’s data center by summer 2025
System developed in partnership with ExxonMobil, HPE, and Nvidia
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New launches coincide with Nvidia's GTC conference
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Working with quantum companies to see where GPUs can help