Nvidia wants to kill off AC power in AI data centres
Company pushes 800 VDC to feed power-hungry GPUs and cut copper
Nvidia has admitted that alternating current is no longer up to the job in AI data centres where inferencing surges and bandwidth spikes are battering power infrastructure.
China ships HBM3 as local chipmakers catch up
CXMT hands Huawei a taste of local HBM
China’s memory outfit ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has managed to get HBM3 samples out the door and into the hands of local AI firms, with Huawei among the first in line.
4K or 8K tellies might just be a pixel con
Cambridge boffins say your eyes can’t tell the difference
It turns out those extra pixels crammed into flashy 4K and 8K TVs might be nothing more than showroom nonsense.
Microsoft still not kissing Trump's ring
Nadella snubs tech bros contract grovelling
While the rest of the US tech industry has tripped over itself trying to please President Donald Trump, Microsoft has refused to play along and Computerworld thinks that is soon going to come with a hefty price tag.
Qualcomm lobs AI chips at Nvidia’s throne
Snapdragon slinger gets Humain and Saudi cash to back its first data centre silicon
Qualcomm saw its shares spike by 20 per cent after it revealed its first AI-focused data centre chips in a desperate attempt to chip away at Nvidia’s vice grip on the market.