Samsung says sorry for the loses
About a billion short
Samsung has issued an unusual apology after announcing it expects to post just €6.78 billion in operating profit for the most recent quarter, falling approximately €900 million short of analyst expectations.
Super Micro Computer surprises Wall Street
Shipped more graphics processors than predicted
Super Micro Computer surprised the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street with the news that it is currently shipping more than 100,000 graphics processors per quarter and has unveiled a new suite of liquid cooling products.
BitEnergy boffins cut AI power by 95 per cent
All it needs is a special type of hardware
Boffins from BitEnergy AI have emerged from their smoke-filled labs with a new method that they think can cut AI model power consumption by up to 95 per cent.
MediaTek releases Dimensity 9400 chipset
Based on TSMC’s 3nm process
MediaTek has lifted the kimono on its new Dimensity 9400 chipset, constructed on TSMC’s 3nm process, and featuring an All Big Core design
Qualcomm launches AI-powered wireless networking platform
Claims better faster Wi-fi 7
Qualcomm has just launched a new wireless networking platform run by an AI co-processor.
Samsung starts mass production of PM9E1 SSD
Claims industry's most powerful PC SSD for AI
Samsung has announced that it has started the mass production of the PM9E1, a PCIe 5.0 SSD. Based on 5nm controller and 8th Gen V-NAND, Samsung is promising industry's highest performance and largest capacity.
AI offers no significant improvements to developers
Introduced more bugs
A recent Uplevel report found that AI was not the helpful tool developers and their bosses thought it might be.
China creates single generative AI
Can run across several data centres
China has developed a single generative AI (GAI) model across multiple data centres—a massive feat considering the complexity of using different GPUs in a single data centre, let alone servers in multiple geographic locations.
AI PCs to make 60 per cent of PC sales in 2027
Three times more than this year
The surging demand for AI-driven applications has boosted the popularity of AI PCs, both in consumer and professional sectors. This trend is expected to continue in the following years, with AI PC gaining a much more significant market share than this year.
iPhone 16 / Pro pre orders are low in EU
Preorders weaker than predecessor
Enthusiasm over the new iPhone 16 series with a new shutter button and unclear Apple Intelligence (AI) strategy led to much lower iPhone 16 preorder numbers compared to the iPhone 15 generation. The numbers are lower in the EU as well as worldwide.