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The Next Frontier In Intelligent Computingedit
The new series of processors from AMD have high energy efficiency and performance, optimised for intelligent edge and data centre applications. AMD has launched AMD EPYC 8004 Series processors, completing the 4th Generation AMD EPYC CPU family of workload optimised processors.
Publication: Electronics For U
AMD Completes 4th Gen EPYC Family with the AMD EPYC 8004 Processors, Purpose Built for Cloud Services, Intelligent Edge and Telcoedit
AMD today announced availability of the new AMD EPYC 8004 Series processors, completing the 4th Gen AMD EPYC CPU family of workload optimized processors. These new processors bring the Zen 4c core into a purpose built CPU, enabling hardware providers to create energy efficient and differentiated platforms that can power applications from the intelligent edge, such as retail, manufacturing and telco, all the way to the data center for cloud services, storage and others.
Publication: Electronics Maker
AMD Accelerates Innovation at the Edge with Kria K24 SOM and Starter Kit for Industrial and Commercial Applicationsedit
AMD today announced AMD Kria K24 SystemonModule (SOM) and KD240 Drives Starter Kit, the latest additions to the Kria portfolio of adaptive SOMs and developer kits.
Publication: IT Voice
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NVIDIA Catches Up to AMD, Intel with MCM Designedit
It is important to note that NVIDIA is not the first player in the GPU industry to explore MCM designs. Both AMD and Intel have already made significant strides in this direction, reaping the benefits of increased performance and scalability.
Publication: Analytics India Mag
Intel Core Ultra Meteor Lake Chips Launch Date Set for December 14; to Feature Chiplet Design, AI Coprocessoredit
Intel on Tuesday unveiled its Meteor Lake processors that will make their way to computers by the end of the year. The new Intel Core Ultra chips are built using the company s 7nm Intel 4 technology and are the first processors from Intel to be equipped with a dedicated neural processing unit (NPU) for improved ondevice AI performance. Like rivals AMD and Qualcomm, Intel s upcoming chips use chiplets or tiles for different components on the same chip. Intel has also touted the ability of its chip to run generative AI tools more efficiently on a laptop.
Publication: Technology For You
Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 7s Gen 2, will debut on the Redmi Note 13 Proedit
Qualcomm recently announced a new midrange SoC the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Built on 4nm process node, the new chip can reach peak speeds of 2 4GHz and supports Quick Charge 4+, which the company claims can charge a device from 0 to 50 per cent in just five minutes
Publication: The Indian Express
Qualcomm 10G Fiber Gateway Platform with WiFi 7 announcededit
Qualcomm has introduced Qualcomm 10G Fiber Gateway Platform, designed for broadband service providers to deliver optimized inhome connectivity with application aware WiFi 7 subscriber experiences in a modular form factor to fit their network and deployment types.
Publication: FoneArena
NVIDIA plans to train 50,000 Infosys employees in AI technologyedit
NVIDIA plans to train 50,000 Infosys employees in AI technology Technology NVIDIA plans to train 50,000 Infosys employees in AI technology
Publication: Fortune India
What will enable Intel to build a fab in Indiaedit
For India to attract semiconductor fabrication and microprocessor packaging industries into the country, government subsidy is only the first step, according to Christoph Schell, Chief Commercial Officer at Intel. Speaking at the Intel Innovation summit in San Jose California on Tuesday, Mr. Schell said that for company like Intel, what is very attractive and important are local industries that consume the advanced semiconductor technologies that will be produced.
Publication: The Hindu
Semiconductor supply chains in Asia significant for Intel: CEO Pat Gelsingeredit
Modi Govt Tables Women s Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha In a move heavy with political symbolism, the Narendra Modi government introduced the 128th Constitution Amendment Bill to reserve 33% seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislatures
Publication: The Economic Times
Intel Launches Service To Verify Proper Handling Of Sensitive Data In Data Centersedit
Intel Launches Service To Verify Proper Handling Of Sensitive Data In Data Centers Dylan Martin The launch of Intel Trust Authority, which counts Zscaler and Thales as early adopters, is part of CEO Pat Gelsinger s push for the chipmaker to earn more revenue through software and services.
Publication: CRN
Intel is bringing AI to all its CPUsedit
During its third annual Intel Innovation event, Intel announced a range of technologies that aim to bring artificial intelligence to all areas and make it more accessible for all types of workloads, from client and edge to network and cloud. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger stated that AI represents a significant change and opens up a new era of global expansion where computing is even more fundamental to a better future for everyone.
Publication: Gadgets Now
Intel Core Ultra Meteor Lake Chips launch in Decemberedit
Intel has announced that its meteor lake processors will be launched by the end of the year. The new Intel Core Ultra chips have been built using the company s 7nm Intel 4 technology and are the first processors from Intel to be equipped with a dedicated neural processing unit (NPU) for improved ondevice AI performance.
Publication: English NewsTrack
Infy, Nvidia collaborate on Al techedit
After Collaborating With Reliance Industries and Tata group, US-based chip maker Nvidia on Wednesday partnered IT major Infosys to help enterprises drive productivity gains with generative AI applications and solutions. Infosys plans to set up an Nvidia centre of excellence where 50,000 employees will be trained and certified on Nvidia’s AI technologies.
Publication: Financial Express
Infosys to train 50,000 employees on NVIDIA AI stackedit
Global chip maker NVIDIA on Wednesday announced a third major collaboration in India this month with homegrown IT major Infosys. This expansion of the strategic alliance between the two companies will bring NVIDIA’s artificial intelligence models, tools, runtimes and compute infrastructure to Infosys Topaz, the IT player’s AI suite of services launched earlier this year.
Publication: Deccan Herald
After RIL and TCS, Nvidia teams up with Infy in AI pushedit
In a similar vein, information technology (IT) giant Infosys and Nvidia have furthered their strategic partnership, aiming to empower businesses to enhance productivity through the utilisation of GenAI apps and solutions. This partnership will incorporate the Nvidia AI Enterprise ecosystem into Infosys Topaz, including models, tools, runtimes, and GPU systems.
Publication: Business Standard
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HP Victus 16 and Omen 16 laptops are aimed at serious gamersedit
HP has rolled out two fresh offerings in India the Victus 16 and the Omen 16 laptops. These latest iterations are powered by AMD processors and Nvidia RTX 40series GPUs and complement the existing lineup featuring 13th Gen Intel processors. To keep your gaming sessions running smooth, these laptops also boast the Omen Tempest Cooling system, complete with three vents, ensuring your hardware stays chill. Plus, they come with a dedicated gaming hub.
Publication: Stuff
Taiwanese laptop giant Asus shifts key suppliers to India, boosting Make-In-India driveedit
In a significant boost to the Modi government’s Make-In-India initiative, Taiwanese laptop giant Asus has unveiled plans to shift key component suppliers from its primary manufacturing hub in China to India.
Publication: Manufacturing Today
Microsoft plans to launch Xbox Series X redesign in 2024 with 2TB storage, no disc drive and more immersive controlleredit
Microsoft is reportedly planning to launch a new Xbox Series X console without a disc drive, according to a document accidentally revealed from the FTC Vs Microsoft court battle. These leaks contradict Microsoft s past claims that it does not plan to launch any midgen console refresh. The documents suggest that Microsoft is working on not one but three new consoles.
Publication: Financial Express
Microsoft mistakenly reveals secret game plans in court caseedit
Microsoft Corp. mistakenly provided confidential information about its videogame operations to a federal court website. The documents revealed Monday were exhibits in the FTC s antitrust suit to stop Microsoft from completing its $69 billion takeover of game giant Activision Blizzard Inc.
Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine
Game on!edit
Take your gaming to the next level with the new HP Victus 16. Featuring the AMD Ryzen 7 series processors with Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 GPUs, the Victus 16 is optimised for gaming. With OMEN Dynamic Power, it can also cater to your entertainment, work, and multimedia needs easily. It is also the first-ever Victus 16 to feature a RGB keyboard and three vents for better cooling.
Publication: The Hindu Business Line
Lenovo Yoga 9i Pro review: A mixed bag for gamers and professionalsedit
Lenovo’s Yoga 9i Pro is said to be a Windows machine that s aimed to cater to both work and play users. It’s part of a somewhat crowded portfolio of product offerings from the company, and may not necessarily have distinct features, but then it might not be a bad performer on any count either, so let s try and see where it excels and where it might not.
Publication: The Week
Lenovo Expands its Retail Presence with Three New Hybrid Gaming Stores in Delhiedit
Vipul Mathur, General Manager and Business Head North and East India, Lenovo India said, We are excited to launch three hybrid gaming stores in Delhi
Publication: Digital Terminal
Asus ropes in Flex to set up India factoryedit
Taiwanese laptop major Asus is getting its key component suppliers from China, its biggest manufacturing location, to India as the company sets up a new factory in Chennai through its contract manufacturer Flex , in a boost to the government s Make in India initiative
Publication: The Times of India
Acer formally launches Nitro V Gaming Laptop in Indiaedit
While Acer already made this new Nitro V Gaming laptop available in the market as we wrote a few days back, today, Acer has formally launched its new Nitro V Gaming Laptop in India. This new entry comes with advanced features and enhancements in performance that aim to elevate the gaming journey.
Publication: Techno Sports Co.
Industry news
Semiconductor Companies: US lawmaker to urge chip industry group to reduce China investmentsedit
The chair of the U.S. House of Representatives committee on China is planning to meet with a semiconductor industry group to express concerns over U.S. investments in China s chip industry, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Publication: The Economic Times
Micron Technology: Micron set to break ground for chip unitedit
Micron Technology is scheduled to break ground for its semiconductor testing and assembly plant in Gujarat s Sanand on Saturday, barely three months after the US chipmaker announced its intent to set up the unit. The whole world is watching our semiconductor programme, IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told ET.
Publication: The Economic Times
Micron breaks ground for $2.75 Billion semiconductor plant in Gujarat under India Semiconductor Missionedit
Micron Technology is set to break ground on its $2.75 billion semiconductor testing and assembly plant in Gujarat’s Sanand, just three months after announcing the project. This marks the largest investment under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), with Micron contributing $825 million, and the rest covered by subsidies.
Publication: Manufacturing Today
India’s PCs shipment declines by 15% YoY: Canalysedit
India’s shipments of PCs, including desktops, notebooks, and tablets, declined by 15% yearonyear in Q2 2023, according to research firm Canalys. Notebook shipments fell by 12% to 2.3 million units, while desktops dropped by 17% to 764000 units.
Publication: The New Indian Express
Huawei unit ships Chinese made surveillance chips in fresh comeback signedit
A Huawei Technologies unit is shipping new Chinese made chips for surveillance cameras in a fresh sign the Chinese tech giant is finding ways around four years of US export controls, two sources briefed on the unit s efforts said
Publication: The Times of India
Centre keen on recruit train deploy model for skilling scheme PMKVY 4.0edit
Inviting training partners and India Inc to collaborate with the government on the Prime Minister s Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0, a top official on Wednesday said the Centre is keen on having a RecruitTrainDeploy model for its flagship skilling scheme.
Publication: Business Standard
Business Matters |U.S.China tensions get a semiconductor twistedit
Over the years, the size of transistors in chipsets has kept shrinking, allowing technologists to pack in more transistors and hence more power. 7 nm and lower sized transistors have been used only in advanced applications, such as 5G phones in the U.S. or for enabling AI in warfare. The U.S. s geopolitical partner Taiwan s TSMC is a supplier of such chipsets. South Korea, another of U.S. s allies, is also a source of advanced semiconductors.
Publication: The Hindu
Artificial Intelligence might pose a threat: UK watchdogedit
According to the United Kingdom s competition watchdog, there is a real risk in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry. The AI industry could develop in a way that could end up with only a few firms dominating the market while consumers are bombarded with harmful information, stated Cointelegraph.
Publication: Financial Express
Intel Developer Cloud now available to all, brings Gaudi2, 5th gen Xeon powered systemsedit
During its third annual Intel Innovation event, Intel revealed a range of new technologies In a keynote aimed at developers to kick off the event, Gelsinger emphasised the significance of developers in advancing the Siliconomy, which is a flourishing economy made possible by the combination of silicon and software
Publication: The Times of India
Samsung to receive incentives worth Rs 500 crore under PLI schemeedit
Samsung Electronics will receive incentives worth Rs 500 crore under the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for extra production of mobile phones in 202021, a senior government official said. The company had claimed a PLI incentive of Rs 900 crore.
Publication: Business Standard
Foxconn commits to double employment, investments in Indiaedit
Recently, as many as 40 companies, including big names like Foxconn Group, HP, Dell and Lenovo, applied for incentives under India’s Production Linked Incentive (PLI) IT hardware scheme for manufacturing laptops, PCs and servers. Last month, Foxconn also said it sees the potential of investing several billions of dollars in India if it gets to completely implement its plan.
Publication: Business Insider
Data Protection Board To Be Constituted In 30 Days: MoS Rajeev Chandrasekharedit
The government will start putting in place rules for compliance in the next few days and most of the rules for the Data Protection Board will be ready in 30 days, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said MSMEs and early stage startups may be granted exemption and will not come under the purview of the DPDP Act immediately, the minister said Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, the Digital Protection Board will monitor compliance with the Act and impose penalties for violations
Publication: Inc 42
IBM’s engrs in India develop AI to turn Cobol into Javaedit
Raghavan says watsonx code assistant uses AI to support application modernisation and IT automation. Take the case of IBM’s Z mainframe. Z is a family name used by the company for all of its z/Architecture mainframe computers.
Publication: The Times of India
Cos may get 1-yr to comply with data protection Actedit
Once we receive submissions from industry stakeholders, we will make a decision regarding the transition period for companies. However, one thing is certain: We will not grant two years or 18 months of time as demanded by industry representatives,” said Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics and IT.
Publication: The New Indian Express
Top Consulting Firms Invest Big in AI Solutionsedit
Major consulting and Big Four firms are locked in a race to develop AI-driven solutions in an effort to meet the growing demand from clients eager to harness the disruptive potential of emerging technology and to enhance the speed and quality of their own consulting services.
Publication: The Economic Times
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