November 24, 2023

AMD specific news

AMD’s RDNA 4 Architecture: GFX1200 & GFX1201 GPUs Unveiled, Potentially Navi 44 & Navi 48 for Radeon RX 8000 Seriesedit

The latest LLVM Project notes have revealed mentions of two AMD RDNA 4 Navi 4X GPUs, specifically the GFX1200 and GFX1201, in the context of defining target names and ELF numbers for new GFX12 targets.

Publication: Techno Sports

AMD facilitates AI development using PyTorch and ROCm on Radeon RX 7900 XT GPUsedit

AMD has expanded its ROCm 5.7 platform to include the Radeon RX 7900 XT GPU, providing more options for AI developers and researchers. The GPU, which features the RDNA 3 GPU architecture, 20GB of onboard memory, and 168 AI accelerators, is designed for machine learning (ML) development workflows using PyTorch.

Publication: It Voice

AMD Empowers AI Developers With Expanded GPU Supportedit

Explore the features, including HIPTensor and MIGraphX, that make AMD’s ecosystem a robust choice for the AI community, providing flexibility, efficiency, and accessibility in machine learning.

Publication: Electronics For U

Competition in news

Working with Indian government, companies to build sovereign AI infra: Nvidia Earnings Calledit

Many countries are awakening to the need to invest in sovereign AI infrastructure to support economic growth and industrial innovation. With investments in domestic compute capacity, nations can use their own data to train LLMs and support their local generative AI ecosystems.

Publication: Media Nama

Wipro Teams with NVIDIA to Bring the Power of Generative AI to Healthcare Insurance Companiesedit

Wipro Limited announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to help healthcare companies accelerate the adoption of Generative AI through AI-driven strategies, products, and services.

Publication: CRN

Nvidia share price falls on downbeat China sales outlookedit

Nvidia share price dropped more than 2% on Wednesday, a day after the company reported downbeat sales outlook from China. Nvidia shares ended 2.46% lower at $487.16 apiece.

Publication: Live Mint

NVIDIA and Genentech Forge Strategic AI Alliance for Drug Discoveryedit

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, and hardware giant NVIDIA have sealed a multiyear research collaboration. In a strategic alliance, Genentech will leverage its expertise in AI and extensive biological datasets, teaming up with NVIDIA s computing power and AI capabilities.

Publication: Analytics India Mag

Intel Talks Expansion, Meteor Lake And The Importance Of AI On The PCedit

At the heart of your PC lies the processor or CPU and Intel INTC INTC (NASDAQ: INTC) is at the forefront of processor design with its latest 14th Gen mobile Core Ultra processors, previously codenamed Meteor Lake, combining CPU, GPU and now NPU (neural processing unit) components.

Publication: Forbes

German court ruling could cost Intel billions of euros in subsidies: State ministeredit

The negative court ruling on German finances last week could cost Intel billions of euros in subsidies for planned chipmaking plants in the state of Saxony Anhalt, the state economy minister was quoted as saying by magazine Wirtschafts Woche.

Publication: ET Telecom

Partner in news

HP India’s study shows income from gaming on the rise in Indiaedit

HP announces HP Gaming Garage The Indian gamers community is benefitting from the growing Esports industry with diverse career opportunities and increased earnings, a report said, highlighting that gamers are now gaming to earn money and recognition along with having it as a gateway for fun and relaxation.

Publication: The Times of India

Gaming income and adoption in India rides an upward curve: HP studyedit

Even as India s gaming landscape evolves, certain themes are beginning to crystallise and define the trajectory of the landscape. Gaming as a career choice is gaining traction year on year, a trend that gets defined in HP India’s Gaming Landscape Study 2023.

Publication: Hindustan Times

Sauber Motorsport Teams Up with Hewlett Packard Enterprise for High Performance Computingedit

The newly deployed high performance cluster is built on workload optimized HPE ProLiant Gen11 servers, leveraging the exceptional capabilities of 4th Gen AMD EPYC processors.

Publication: Infotech Lead

Industry news

Reliance Jio to launch cloud based laptop in India for under Rs 15,000edit

Reliance Jio, the Indian telecom giant, is reportedly working on a new cloud based laptop for the Indian market.

Publication: Udaipur Kiran

Generative AI, data analytics driving online retail momentum, say expertsedit

Technologies like Generative AI, machine learning and big data analytics are transforming the ecommerce and retail landscape in India, improving and personalising consumer experiences, according to industry leaders who also believe that social commerce momentum is here to stay.

Publication: Business Standard

Amazon launches AI Ready, to provide free AI skills trainingedit

According to an official release, around 73% of employers say hiring AI skilled talent is a priority but among these, three out of four say they are unable to meet their AI talent needs.

Publication: The Financial Express

Murugappa Group’s ambitious $791 million investment in semiconductor segment expansionedit

Murugappa Group is set to venture into semiconductor assembly and testing, intending to invest a substantial USD 791 million over the next five years. This strategic move into the semiconductor domain will be facilitated through CG Power and Industrial Solutions (CGPISL), a part of the conglomerate

Publication: Manufacturing Today

India’s display fab subsidy: A potential game changer for the Indian economyedit

In recent years, India has been making significant strides in its electronics and manufacturing industry. The nation’s ambition to establish itself as a global electronics manufacturing hub is underpinned by the Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) policy, which has an outlay of Rs 76,000 crore ($10 billion).

Publication: The Financial Express

Ashok Chandak assumes presidency at IESAedit

The India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA), representing the country’s electronic system design and manufacturing (ESDM) sector, has appointed Ashok Chandak as its new President, heralding a significant shift in leadership.

Publication: Manufacturing Today

Gen-AI to shape future: Chandrasekaranedit

Tata Sons Executive Chairman N Chandrasekaran said many technologies should come together in order for artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics to come together, adding otherwise what they could do is limited.

Publication: The New Indian Express

Artificial General Intelligence Sparks Fearsedit

The unravelling of the OpenAI saga over the past week has brought attention to artificial general intelligence (AGI), especially with the revelations in a Reuters report that several researchers at the company had warned its board of a “powerful artificial intelligence discovery that they said could threaten humanity”.

Publication: The Economic Times

Need SEBI-like regulatory model for artificial intelligenceedit

India will evolve norms for regulating artificial intelligence, and the AI regulator could function like financial regulator SEBI, Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) member Sanjiv Sanyal said on Thursday.

Publication: Hindi Business Standard

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