Nvidia, Google Push Liquid Cooling as Chip Heat Tests Data Centers
The chips that power modern AI models now draw more than 1,000 watts apiece, more than a typical household appliance and roughly triple what a server chip consumed five years…
Qualcomm Lands Microsoft and Meta as AI Chip Customers
Qualcomm said on June 24 that Microsoft and Meta will adopt its newest AI chips, a breakthrough for a company trying to move beyond the smartphone market that built it.…
Apple Raises MacBook and iPad Prices as Memory Costs Climb
Apple’s online store went dark for a stretch on June 24, and the usual speculation followed: a new product launch, perhaps, or a maintenance window ahead of a release. When…
Amazon Adds $13 Billion to India AI and Cloud Bet
NEW DELHI—Andy Jassy met India’s prime minister on June 25 and left the room having committed another $13 billion to the country. The additional investment, to run through 2030, will…
Two Google AI Researchers Plan Move to Anthropic
Two researchers who played key roles in Google’s Gemini AI models plan to join Anthropic, according to people familiar with the matter, in the latest sign that competition for top…
OpenAI and Broadcom Unveil First Custom Inference Chip, ‘Jalapeño’
OpenAI said it has developed its first custom AI inference processor, a chip built with Broadcom and codenamed Jalapeño, designed to run large language models more cheaply and to reduce…
Micron’s Quarterly Revenue Hits $41.5 Billion as AI Memory Demand Surges
Micron reported record quarterly revenue of $41.5 billion, up 74% from the preceding quarter and 34% from a year earlier, driven by AI infrastructure’s appetite for memory, according to Reuters.…
Anthropic Accuses Alibaba of Scraping Claude Data With 25,000 Fake Accounts
Anthropic publicly accused Alibaba of systematically harvesting data from its Claude AI assistant through 25,000 fake accounts, a claim that, if accurate, would be one of the largest known thefts…
Anthropic Hires Orange AI Chief to Lead Europe Expansion
Anthropic has appointed the head of AI at French telecom Orange as its president of Europe, according to Reuters, a hire timed to the approach of the European Union’s AI…
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Nvidia Defends AI Story as Market Value Slips Below $5 Trillion SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Nvidia Corp. held its annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday with a familiar message and a restless audience.…
