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HPE expands Private Cloud AI solution to support mixed Nvidia hardware clusters, launches Vera CPU rack
Expanding support for agentic AI
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Dell unveils Nvidia Vera CPU offerings, launches its first Groq 3 LPU rack-scale inference solution
All have been purpose-built for agentic AI, Dell said
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Former OpenAI head of data centers joins Nvidia to help lead DSX Platform team
Chris Malone announced new role two months after OpenAI departure was reported
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Infineon and Nvidia to develop gallium nitride power conversion tech for 800VDC data center racks
Latest agreement in support of the move to 800VDC
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General Compute signs on to purchase Positron AI hardware
Will start with Atlas systems and later adopt Titan
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Vultr to deploy 20MW AMD MI355X cluster in Chennai, India
Says it will be the country's largest AMD Instinct deployment
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Nvidia GTC Berlin keynote disrupted by Greenpeace activists
‘Nvidia, clean up your dirty business,’ - protesters heckle Jensen Huang
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Nvidia launches DSX POD, claims the Vera-Rubin reference architecture will make AI data centers more water and energy efficient
Details released at GTC Berlin event, taking place this week
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AI chip startup Tenstorrent raises $1.5bn at $6.2bn valuation
Funding will support ongoing development of company’s Galaxy servers
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Optical switching startup Salience Labs raises $125m with AMD and Intel participating in round
Series B raise will support continued development and deployment of optical circuit switching technology
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Wolfspeed signs agreement with Infineon for supply off 200mm silicon carbide substrates
Multi-year deal will directly support Infineon’s conversion to 200mm SiC manufacturing
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NTT deploys Nvidia GPU test cluster at Munich 2 data center
Allows customers to test AI applications on Nvidia Blackwell hardware
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D-Wave delivers Advantage2 quantum computer to Italy
System has been funded by SQT and will support the region's quantum computing ambitions
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Two workers killed, third injured, in explosion at Intel’s Kiryat Gat fab in Israel
Company says it is cooperating with authorities on investigation into incident
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Nvidia joins The Earthshot Prize as new founding member
Will provide finalists with resources and compute to scale technology
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Celestica debuts liquid-cooled CPO switch for AI fabrics
DS6005 targets AI network efficiency through Broadcom switch silicon
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Photonics quantum firm Orca Computing deploys PT-3 system at Digital Realty’s LHR19 data center
Quantum computer was installed and operational within 24 hours, and is already powering two projects
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GlobalFoundries to build and operate two new chip fabs in NY as part of $21bn US-Japan deal
First facility is expected to be operational in 2029
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Credo pushes past copper limits with 1.6T optical cable
ZeroFlap ALC looks to bring copper-class reliability to AI scale-out networks
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Microchip Technology updates its networking and storage products to better support AI and HPC workloads
Expanded data center portfolio will help customers address multiple infrastructure challenges, the company said
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Meta details next-gen AI infra: Custom multiterabit switches & unified fabrics
OCP provides a glimpse at the stack set to power Muse agent workloads
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Microsoft unveils Azure Maia 300, says chip will be its “primary inference system”
Meanwhile, Maia 200 has already been deployed across multiple geographies
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Nvidia opens up Vera Rubin rack and tray designs to OCP
MGX 1.2 spec doubles down on liquid cooling
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Nvidia gears up to smash CPU hegemony as Vera starts shipping
Dedicated ‘discrete’ processor platform segregates agentic workloads from NVL72 to boost performance
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Meta builds custom 'IceCube' AI network switch using Nvidia's Spectrum-6 ASICs
Switch pairs FBOSS OS with 102T chip for 100K+ GPU clusters
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Supermicro contractor Ting-Wei “Willy” Sun pleads guilty to four counts associated with Nvidia chip smuggling charges
Charges include conspiracies to violate export controls, smuggle goods, defraud the US, and obstruct justice
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AMD unveils Helion rack to support agentic AI workloads
Company says rack is customizable, with CPU-only version available
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Photonic quantum startup Quanfluence raises $10m for full-stack architecture development
Bengaluru-based company is designing and developing its own photonic quantum hardware