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AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX and Ryzen 7 7840HX Dragon Range CPUs are in developmentedit
AMD is said to be working on low clocked and low power Ryzen 9 7940HX and Ryzen 7 7840HX Dragon Range CPUs for laptops. According to Golden Pig Upgrade over at Bilibili, AMD is planning a soft update to their existing Dragon Range Ryzen 7045HX CPU portfolio with two new models, albeit the naming scheme may be rather confusing.
Publication: Techno Sports
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Intel’s in trouble as Nvidia and AMD reportedly prepare Armbased desktop CPUsedit
First Reuters and then Bloomberg reported that both Nvidia and AMD-Intel’s traditional rival in CPUs, and Nvidia s in GPUs were quietly working on Armbased desktop CPUs. While Nvidia s stock rose on the reports, AMD’s slipped by more than 1%, perhaps indicating investor nervousness at the prospect of facing down $1trillion Nvidia in yet another market.
Publication: Fortune
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Nvidia Says US Advanced Timeline for Export Curbs of AI Chips to China, Other Countriesedit
AMD, also impacted by the curbs, did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment, while the US Department of Commerce declined to comment. The restrictions disallow exports of Nvidia s modified advanced AI chips A800 and H800 both of which it had created for the Chinese market to comply with previous export rules.
Publication: Gadgets 360
Lenovo, Nvidia To Deliver Joint Hybrid AI Solutions To Spur GenAI Adoptionedit
So MGX was meant to be a way to make it easy to either upgrade I/O or acceleration with GPUs or upgrade to the latest Intel or AMD CPUs or Nvidia Grace CPU, he added.
Publication: CRN
Intel’s in trouble as Nvidia and AMD reportedly prepare Armbased desktop CPUsedit
First Reuters and then Bloomberg reported that both Nvidia and AMD-Intel’s traditional rival in CPUs, and Nvidia s in GPUs were quietly working on Armbased desktop CPUs. While Nvidia s stock rose on the reports, AMD’s slipped by more than 1%, perhaps indicating investor nervousness at the prospect of facing down $1trillion Nvidia in yet another market.
Publication: Fortune
Qualcomm announces Snapdragon X Elite Armbased chip for Windows laptopsedit
Qualcomm announces its latest Armbased processor Snapdragon X Elite for Windows laptops at its ongoing Snapdragon Summit 2023. Fabbed using a 4nm process, the Snapdragon X Elite features a 12core Oryon CPU, Adreno GPU, and a dedicated AI engine that can run ondevice generative AI models.
Publication: The Indian Express
Nvidia to make Arm-based chips in a challenge to Inteledit
Nvidia and AMD could sell PC chips as soon as 2025, one of the people familiar with the matter said. Nvidia and AMD would join Qualcomm, which has been making Arm-based chips for laptops since 2016.
Publication: The Times of India
AI Capabilities: Qualcomm unveils its flagship chipset with improved AI capabilities, efficiency and performanceedit
Amazon Great Indian Festival: 5G phones with 8GB RAM under Rs 20,000 10 5G phones under Rs 30,000 with 64MP camera or more 5G flip phones under Rs 70,000 from Samsung, Oppo and more HP Pavilion Plus 16 launched in India: All the details 10 5G smartphones with wireless charging under Rs 50,000 10 5G smartphones with wireless charging under Rs 50,000(Qual)
Publication: The Times of India
Qualcomm India took office space in Bengaluru on rent for Rs 5.90 crore per month.edit
Bengaluru based company Bagmane Developers has provided office space to IT company Qualcomm India in Bengaluru at a rent of Rs 5.90 crore per month. Under this, Qualcomm India will use 6.21 lakh square feet office space.
Publication: Hindi MoneyControl
Nvidia to make Arm-based PC chips in major new challenge to Inteledit
Nvidia has quietly begun designing central processing units (CPUs) that would run Microsoft’s Windows operating system and use technology from Arm Holdings, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Publication: Hindustan Times
Nvidia cofounder Jensen Huang says nobody in their right mind would start a company, and he’d opt out if he could go back in timeedit
Nvidia s major stock rally has seen it become one of the world’s most valuable companies this year but in spite of its success, the tech firm s cofounder and CEO, Jensen Huang, is adamant he wouldn’t t start the business if he was given his time again.
Publication: Fortune
Foxconn and Nvidia team up to build AI factoriesedit
Taiwan s Foxconn , the world’s largest contract electronics maker, will build a new kind of data centre using Nvidia chips and software for a range of applications including self-driving cars , the companies said on Wednesday.
Publication: The Economic Times
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Lenovo, Nvidia To Deliver Joint Hybrid AI Solutions To Spur GenAI Adoptionedit
So MGX was meant to be a way to make it easy to either upgrade I/O or acceleration with GPUs or upgrade to the latest Intel or AMD CPUs or Nvidia Grace CPU, he added.
Publication: CRN
Microsoft to Invest $3.2 bn in Australia to Expand AI and Cloud Computingedit
Microsoft will invest A$5 billion ($3.2 billion) in expanding its artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing capabilities in Australia over two years. This investment is part of a wideranging effort that includes skills training and cybersecurity.
Publication: InfoTech Lead
Lenovo, Nvidia unveil hybrid AI solutions to help firms adopt generative AIedit
Consumer electronics major Lenovo and graphics chip giant Nvidia on Tuesday announced new hybrid AI solutions and engineering collaboration to bring the power of generative AI to every enterprise.
Publication: Siasat
Microsoft Q3 Results: Revenues rise 13% to $56.5 billion, beating analysts estimatesedit
Silicon Valley tech giant Microsoft has recorded a 13 percent rise in revenues to $56.5 billion in the third quarter (Q3), Reuters reported on October 25. Data from LSEG showed this is higher than the $54.52 billion estimated by analysts, it added.
Publication: Live Mint
Focus is to meet the needs of all types of gamers: Vickram Bedi, Senior Director, Personal Systems, HP Indiaedit
The Indian gaming industry is growing like never before. According to experts, the PC gamer population, which increased after the onset of the pandemic, will continue to grow in the coming days.
Publication: Zee Business
Alphabet, MS have no room for error as tech rally fadesedit
Microsoft’s and Alphabet’s results will be followed by Facebook owner Meta on Wednesday and e-commerce behemoth Amazon.com Inc. on Thursday. With so much riding on the group, there have been signs of skittishness among investors ahead of the week’s results, given the broader market’s retreat since August.
Publication: The Times of India
Lenovo unlocks the power of tech in its latest campaignedit
Chandrika Jain, marketing director, Lenovo India, commented, Our Masterbrand campaign signifies Lenovo s commitment to Smarter tech to all The underlying message is simple once you have experienced Lenovo s technology, there’s no going back We aspire to be the goto choice for consumers seeking topnotch features in their products
Publication: AFAQs
How AI will help Microsoft, Sony boost their gaming businessesedit
AI is not just a buzzword anymore. Both Google and Microsoft have already launched their versions of AI-powered search engines and work apps but there’s one space where AI is yet to emerge as a driving force.
Publication: The Times of India
Apple may launch new MacBook Pro, iMac later this monthedit
It looks like Apple may not be done with its major product announcements for 2023. According to Bloomberg s Mark Gurman, the Cupertino based tech giant is readying for another product launch.
Publication: The Times of India
Industry news
Micron’s Biggest Chipset Factory Is Coming Up In The US: Reportedit
It should be noted that NAND and DRAM memory chipsets are cheaper semiconductors as compared to central processing units (CPUs) made by Intel and AMD and graphics processing units (GPUs) that catapulted Nvidia s growth.
Publication: News ABP Live
India sees massive surge in semiconductor jobs, likely to have over 1 lakh semicon engineers in 5 yearsedit
As India asserts its ambitions to cement its status as a semiconductor manufacturing powerhouse, industry leaders like Jaya Jagadish, the country head of AMD India and chairperson of the Semicon Talent Building Committee (TBC), are shedding light on the burgeoning demand for skilled professionals in various sectors.
Publication: First Post
NTT India earmarks USD 2 billion to boost IT infrastructureedit
Everything today is digital and the pace of business and information flow is now unprecedented. Though the digital consumption of the Indian economy is small today, it is increasing as the efforts to develop and maintain software is reducing, along with price reduction.
Publication: ET CIO
MeitY launches Silicon Photonics Research Centre of Excellence at IIT Madrasedit
As our country is moving towards building our own capability in semiconductor electronics, it is very heartening to see our Institute establish a Centre of Excellence in Silicon Photonics, which is an outcome of extensive R&D pursued over nearly two decades.
Publication: The Financial Express
India sets up research centers for semiconductors and photonicsedit
India sets up research centers for semiconductors and photonics India plans to set up a research institute for semiconductors and an R&D center for photonics, looking to gain experience from the US, Taiwan, and Europe in the chip sector.
Publication: Digi Times
AI risk similar to climate crisis, world cannot afford to delay response: Google Deepmind Chiefedit
A week after Eric Schmidt, former Google executive, and Mustafa Suleyman, cofounder of Inflection and Deepmind, said that there was a need for an international body similar to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to govern AI, Demis Hassabis has chimed in
Publication: The Indian Express
IISc, Synopsys tie up to train next-gen semiconductor workforceedit
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is partnering with electronic design automation leader, Synopsys, in a project aimed at addressing the labour shortage in India’s semiconductor sector.
Publication: Deccan Herald
Huge potentialforus to grow in the enterprise space’edit
As cyber security solutions provider Quick Heal Technologies makes a strategic pivot towards the enterprise segment, it’s newly-appointed CEO Vishal Salvi, who has previously been with Infosys, talks to Ayanti Bera about his plans for the company’s ongoing transition, how India’s cyber security market has a lot of headroom for growth and how the June-quarter headwinds are well behind the company
Publication: The Financial Express
5 things about AI you may have missed today: Canva rolls out AI tools, Paytm CEO to invest in AI, and moreedit
AI Roundup: Morgan Stanley analysts predict that the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) could prove to be beneficial for Microsoft s Xbox and Sony s PlayStation. In a separate development, Paytm founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma announced plans to invest Rs. 300 crore in India s AI and electric vehicle sectors through the VSS Investments Fund.
Publication: Tech Hindustan Times
The future of AI advertising jobs: Emerging roles and trendsedit
In a rapidly changing world of technology, one significant innovation is reshaping career paths: Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Publication: India Today
India’s path to becoming a global semiconductor hub: A transformative journeyedit
Semiconductor technology has emerged as a pivotal force in India’s industrial landscape. It plays a crucial role in powering diverse sectors, and its significance has only grown, especially in light of the pandemic.
Publication: Manufacturing Today
How generative AI could change the landscape of learning in rural India for studentsedit
Generative AI (GenAI), led by ChatGPT, is creating waves all over the world. It’s astonishing capabilities to generate conversations, art and videos led ChatGPT to race to 100mn subscribers in just two months.
Publication: The Financial Express
Foxconn’s exec says Bharat era begins, amid scrutiny in Chinaedit
India s presence was prominent at Foxconn s annual technology event in Taiwan, signaling the country s growth as a key partner of the electronics giant. The event, Hon Hai Tech Day (HHTD) 2023, saw an increase in the attendance of Foxconn employees from India, executives of Indian companies, and government officials.
Publication: The Times of India
This is India s century, says UCSD Chancellor Dr Pradeep Khoslaedit
Dr. Khosla: I think these are not mutually exclusive. You can be an innovation hub; you can be a manufacturing centre and you can be the tech capital all at the same time. There are 1.4 billion people, which is 20% of the world’s population.
Publication: The Financial Express
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