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Elon Musk plans to scale the xAI supercomputer to a million GPUs — currently at over 100,000 H100 GPUs and counting

(Image credit: Charles Liang) Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, is set to expand its Colossus supercomputer to over one million GPUs, reports the Financial Times. Thus, the expanded Colossus machine will be one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world. However, it will require significant investments, supply, and infrastructure availability. Colossus, which is used… Read more

Intel co-CEO David Zisner says ‘core strategy remains intact’ — Intel will continue to be a products and foundry company

While it is widely believed that Intel’s board of directors ousted chief executive Pat Gelsinger earlier this week as they did not agree with his strategy and tactics, interim co-CEO David Zisner said at a conference that the company’s core revival strategy would remain intact. The BoD still believes that Intel should continue developing its… Read more

AWS building ExaFLOPS-class supercomputer for AI with hundreds of thousands homegrown Trainium2 processors — AWS forges a path without Nvidia GPUs

(Image credit: AWS) When we write about AI supercomputers with tens or even hundreds of thousands of processors, we usually mean systems powered by Nvidia’s Hopper or Blackwell GPUs. But Nvidia is not alone in addressing ultra-demanding supercomputers for AI, as Amazon Web Services this week said it is building a machine with hundreds of… Read more

Noctua shares a fan grill design that drops noise levels — 3D print your own 120mm fan grill like the one on the Seasonic x Noctua 1,600W power supply

Noctua developed a custom 120mm fan grill for the Seasonic Prime TX-1600 Noctua Edition built for silence, and now anyone can get it for free. The company posted on its X (formerly Twitter) account that it’s sharing the high-efficiency fan grill on Printables, allowing anyone with a 3D printer or laser cutter to make one… Read more

Shareholders pay up as Intel ex-CEO Pat Gelsinger is reportedly set to depart with a $12 million golden handshake

Two days ago, the industry was taken aback by Pat Gelsinger’s surprise resignation – suddenly deciding to step down as the CEO of Intel and likewise exiting the board of directors. With two co-CEOs working as ad-hoc replacements, Team Blue’s executive structure is in dire straits as it looks for a suitable successor to Gelsinger…. Read more

Intel’s new Arc GPU gets naked in unsanctioned peep show — B580 has Nvidia Founders Edition-inspired cooler, BGM-G21 die surrounded by 20 Gbps GDDR6 memory

Intel recently revealed the B580 and B570 GPUs, which rival the best graphics cards. Chinese publication MyDrivers has extensively pictured the upcoming Arc Battlemage B580, showing pretty much every inch of the graphics card. The word on the street says reviewers aren’t supposed to show internals until the full review release date. Although the B580… Read more

The world’s first Snapdragon X Elite mini-PC is in the works — Geekom teases new QS series mini-PCs with Snapdragon X Elite CPU

Chinese computer manufacturer Geekom is reportedly preparing the QS series of mini-PCs powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite chip. According to the Lonely City Hardware (machine translated) on Weibo (h/t Neowin), this device will be the first Snapdragon X Elite mini-PC, especially as Qualcomm unexpectedly canceled the Snapdragon X Elite dev kit. However, we… Read more

Exclusive AMD partner reportedly hops on Intel’s Arc bandwagon — new Onix brand is seemingly affiliated with Sapphire

One of the surprises brought by Intel’s launch of Arc B580 and Arc B570 graphics cards was the emergence of a new add-in-boards (AIB) brand: Onix. New players rarely arrive in the AIB market due to cutthroat competition and diminishing margins. However, Onix (via BenchLife) is reportedly not a newbie but a brand belonging to Sapphire, a veteran… Read more

Pineboards announces Modulo series for the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 and 5

Pineboards, maker of the five-star Editor’s Choice HatDrive! Nano, has announced three new products in the Modulo series, all based around the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 and the older Compute Module 4. The three Modulo series products are the Modulo5 IO PoE+, the Modulo 4 and Modulo 5. Modulo5 IO PoE+ (Image credit: Tom’s… Read more

Hands-on: Xreal One Series AR glasses announced with custom X1 spatial chip, more customization, and wider FOV

(Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) Xreal is back at it again with another set of augmented reality glasses. Today, the company officially announced the new One Series, the company’s most ambitious effort yet in the AR space. The One Series encompasses two products: the One and the One Pro. (Image credit: Xreal) At the heart of… Read more

Microsoft reiterates that it will not lower Windows 11 requirements — A TPM 2.0 compatible CPU remains “non-negotiable” for all future Windows versions

As Microsoft plans to sunset Windows 10 in less than a year, users with processors older than Intel’s 8th Gen CPUs and AMD’s Ryzen 2000 series will have no choice but to pay a $30 yearly to Microsoft in order to receive security patches in the form of ESUs (Extended Security Upgrades). In a new… Read more

AMD allegedly confirms Radeon RX 8600 and RX 8800 GPUs via ROCm Github update

AMD has inadvertently confirmed its upcoming Radeon RX 8600 and RX 8800 desktop GPUs through recent updates to its ROCm (Radeon Open Compute) libraries. The GPUs, which are expected to be part of AMD’s RDNA 4 architecture, appeared in code changes, hinting at active development and future releases. The latest update references to “gfx12_rx8800” and… Read more

TSMC’s N2 process has a major advantage over Intel’s 18A: SRAM density

Given how SRAM-intensive modern designs are, SRAM cell size and density are major characteristics of new fabrication technologies. Apparently, the SRAM density of Intel’s 18A manufacturing process (1.8nm-class) is considerably lower than that of TSMC’s N2 (2nm-class), and is closer to TSMC’s N3, according to the ISSCC 2025 Advance Program. Still, Intel’s 18A could have other… Read more

Nvidia, flush with cash, looks to acquire new talent through mergers and acquisitions

(Image credit: Nvidia) Throughout its 31-years history, Nvidia has acquired multiple companies to enhance its existing capabilities and address new markets. The company sells boatloads of premium GPUs for AI and HPC use and has a lot of excess cash on hand. Nvidia continues to grow organically by hiring new employees, but the company is… Read more

Intel’s next CEO could be Lip-Bu Tan, a former member of the board who reportedly clashed with Gelsinger about strategy

Intel is actively seeking a new CEO following the resignation of Pat Gelsinger, who resigned on Monday. The board is considering several candidates, including former board member Lip-Bu Tan, who stepped down from the Intel board of directions several months ago after disagreements with Pat Gelsinger over how Intel should proceed forward, reports Reuters. Gelsinger’s oust reportedly came… Read more