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Intel’s Crescent Island GPU Built for AI Inference with Up to 480 GB Memory
Intel has disclosed new details about Crescent Island, its upcoming […]
James Maguire · Jun 1, 2026 · 3 min
NVIDIA, Microsoft Debut RTX Spark Platform for Agentic AI PCs
NVIDIA has unveiled the RTX Spark, a new Arm-based chip […]
James Maguire · Jun 1, 2026 · 3 min
Broadcom Rolls Out Wi-Fi 8 and 50G Networking Gear Ahead of Standards Approval
Networks are handling heavier AI-related traffic and rising demand for multi-gigabit connectivity, and Broadcom has released a new set of chips for fiber gateways, Wi-Fi 8 routers, and fixed wireless access systems that support this higher-capacity data transfer. The company introduced a new 50G passive optical networking (PON) gateway system-on-chip, the BCM68850,
James Maguire · May 27, 2026 · 3 min
VMware Moves ESX Toward Arm Servers Amid Growing Enterprise Interest
In a sign of increasing enterprise interest in Arm-based processors, VMware has released a preview of ESX running on Arm-based servers, an early step in the company’s efforts to expand support beyond traditional x86 infrastructure. The VMware ESX on Arm Tech preview indicates that VMware’s core hypervisor can now operate on
James Maguire · May 19, 2026 · 2 min
Arm Under FTC Investigation as Chipmaker Moves into Developing AI Hardware
Arm Holdings is under investigation by the US Federal Trade Commission as regulators examine whether the British semiconductor company is using its dominant position in processor architecture to disadvantage competitors. The inquiry focuses on Arm’s licensing business, which supports much of the global smartphone sector and increasingly the AI computing market, including
James Maguire · May 18, 2026 · 3 min
Researchers Push Neutral-Atom Quantum Computing Closer to Scale
A research team at ETH Zurich has demonstrated a new approach to quantum computing that could ease one of the central barriers facing quantum systems: instability during calculations. The team developed a quantum swap gate for neutral-atom qubits that maintained better than 99.9% precision across 17,000 qubit pairs simultaneously, according to research
James Maguire · May 13, 2026 · 2 min
Rackspace, AMD Plan Governed AI Cloud for Enterprise and Sovereign Workloads
Rackspace Technology and AMD have signed a memorandum of understanding outlining a collaboration focused on building AI infrastructure for regulated industries for which data residency and compliance are essential requirements. The proposed partnership combines AMD’s Instinct GPUs, EPYC CPUs and ROCm software ecosystem with Rackspace’s managed infrastructure services. Rather than selling enterprises
James Maguire · May 11, 2026 · 2 min
NVIDIA Debuts AI Models for Quantum Computing
NVIDIA has unveiled a new family of open AI models developed to address two of quantum computing’s persistent technical barriers: error correction and system calibration. The debut signals the company is moving to extend its reach beyond traditional AI infrastructure and into the emerging quantum computing stack. The model release also demonstrates
James Maguire · Apr 15, 2026 · 3 min
Intel and Google Expand AI Alliance with Focus on CPUs and Custom Chips
Intel and Google have expanded their partnership to supply chips for Google’s AI data centers, with a focus on Intel’s Xeon CPUs and jointly developed custom processors. The multiyear agreement deepens a relationship that stretches back decades, with Google continuing to rely on Intel processors as a foundation of its global infrastructure. Under the
James Maguire · Apr 10, 2026 · 3 min
Musk’s Terafab Gains Momentum as Intel Brings Chip Expertise
Intel has partnered with Elon Musk’s Terafab initiative, a proposed semiconductor effort that aims to support the expanding compute demands of AI and robotics. The agreement joins Intel with Musk-led ventures Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI in an ambitious attempt to reconfigure how advanced chips are produced in the US. The initiative plans to build out large-scale
James Maguire · Apr 8, 2026 · 3 min
Broadcom Deepens AI Push with Google and Anthropic Alliances
Broadcom is strengthening its position in the AI infrastructure market, expanding its partnerships with Google and Anthropic in a move that demonstrates how demand for compute capacity is reshaping the chip sector. The company announced new agreements to develop future generations of Google’s custom AI processors while enabling Anthropic to access approximately
James Maguire · Apr 7, 2026 · 3 min
IBM–Arm Alliance Signals Shift Toward Hybrid Architecture in AI Era
IBM has launched a new collaboration with Arm aimed at giving enterprises more flexibility in how they deploy and scale large, critical workloads. The technical focus of the partnership spans three areas. One is virtualization, where the companies are working to enable Arm-based software to run within IBM systems. This would allow developers to
James Maguire · Apr 2, 2026 · 2 min
Arm Breaks From Licensing Roots With First In-House AI Chip
Arm has stepped into unfamiliar territory with a move that could reshape its role in the semiconductor industry. Long known for licensing chip designs rather than manufacturing hardware, the company has announced it will begin selling its own processors, marking a decisive shift in strategy. The company unveiled its first in-house product,
James Maguire · Mar 25, 2026 · 3 min
AI Demand Drives Prolonged Crunch in Global Memory Chip Supply
The tech sector has been grappling with the challenges of a memory chip shortage with the expectation that it will be relatively short-lived. Now it appears that supply constraints could persist for much of the decade, raising costs and complicating the rollout of next-gen AI systems. According to industry estimates,
James Maguire · Mar 18, 2026 · 2 min
Broadcom Launches Optical DSP Built for AI Data Centers
Broadcom has debuted a new optical networking chip built to help data centers manage the expanding bandwidth demands created by AI workloads. The company says the device, the Taurus BCM83640, supports a new generation of high-capacity optical modules used to link servers inside AI computing clusters. The Taurus is an optical digital
James Maguire · Mar 12, 2026 · 2 min
Intel Unveils Chip That Processes Encrypted Data at Accelerated Speed
Intel has introduced a specialized processor designed to dramatically accelerate one of the most challenging tasks in cybersecurity: computing directly on encrypted information. The prototype chip, called Heracles, is engineered to perform fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) calculations thousands of times faster than conventional server processors. FHE allows computers to process data without ever decrypting it, meaning
James Maguire · Mar 11, 2026 · 3 min
Qualcomm and Arduino Debut Platform to Support AI Processing for Devices
Arduino has introduced a new computing platform, the Ventuno Q, a system that combines high-performance AI processing with the real-time control capabilities required for robotics and other interactive devices. Arduino, an Italian open-source hardware platform known for its microcontroller development boards, was acquired by Qualcomm in late 2025 as part of its
James Maguire · Mar 10, 2026 · 3 min
Intel Signals Shift as Interest Grows in 18A Semiconductor Technology
Intel appears to be rethinking a key element of its semiconductor strategy as interest emerges from outside companies in its advanced 18A manufacturing process. The shift comes less than a year after CEO Lip-Bu Tan signaled that the technology might be reserved largely for Intel’s own products. Chief
James Maguire · Mar 9, 2026 · 3 min
NVIDIA and Telecom Partners Push Open, AI-Native 6G Networks
NVIDIA and a coalition of major telecom operators and tech vendors have announced plans to collaborate on building next-generation 6G wireless networks using open, AI–native platforms, a move that could reshape the architecture of future mobile infrastructure. The initiative, unveiled during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, brings together
James Maguire · Mar 4, 2026 · 3 min
Intel Unveils Xeon 6+ as It Pushes AI Deeper into Telecom Networks
At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Intel previewed its most densely packed server processor to date, outlining a strategy that places AI directly inside telecom infrastructure rather than alongside it. The new chip, branded Xeon 6+ and code-named Clearwater Forest, is built around 288 efficiency cores on a single socket. In a dual-socket configuration, the number
James Maguire · Mar 3, 2026 · 3 min