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AMD’s new design centre to foster double digit growth momentum: CTO Papermasteredit
Semiconductor major Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) s recently inaugurated new centre in the country will be an enabler for the company to continue its double digit growth momentum in the region while supporting the new AI growth vector, said Mark Papermaster, the company s Chief Technology Officer(CTO).
Publication: The Hindu Business Line
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India’s Fab Ambitions: Tall Promises or Work in Progressedit
Speaking recently on the sidelines of AMD s inauguration of its largest global design centre in Bengaluru, Vaishnaw said, India may get three more semiconductor chip fabrication units in the next few months.
Publication:Analytics India Mag
IBM and Meta launch global AI alliance, IIT Bombay among 50plus institutionsedit
Other members of the AI alliance include AMD, Dell Technologies, Oracle, Intel, Red Hat, ServiceNow, Sony Group, Hugging Face, Imperial College London, Cornell University, Harvard University, and Yale University, among others.
Publication: Zee Biz
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Yotta Data Services Collaborates with NVIDIA to Catalyze India’s AI Transformationedit
With this offering, Yotta customers will be able to train large language models (LLMs) and other AI workloads serving the growing needs of Indian, Asian, and broader global markets.
Publication: ANI News
NVIDIA Unveils Enhanced NeMo Framework, Improves LLM Training on H200 GPUedit
NVIDIA has updated its NeMo framework and enhanced Large Language Model (LLM) training on their H200 GPU. These developments target developers and researchers in AI, particularly those working with AI Foundation Models such as Llama 2 and Nemotron3.
Publication: Analytics India Magazine
NVIDIA Planning Big Expansions in Japanedit
NVIDIA CEO, Jensen Huang, announced plans to construct a network of semiconductor plants in Japan through collaboration with local companies to address the rising demand for graphics chips-powering AI.
Publication: Analytics India Magazine
Intel and Siemens to Collaborate on Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturingedit
Siemens and Intel to collaborate to advance semiconductor manufacturing production efficiency and sustainability across Scopes 1 to 3 of the value chain. Semiconductors are crucial for the global economy and for lowering carbon footprints across economies by enabling sustainable solutions.
Publication: ET Energy World
Nvidia Improves Performance With 5x Faster AI. Yes, Software Matters.edit
Nvidia s preemptive strike may blunt AMD MI300 news, pointing to the company s key advantage in AI software. AMD will host a big announcement this week in San Jose, where the company will announce details about its new flagship GPU for generative AI, the MI300. Nonetheless, Nvidia remains confident that its hardware, software and integrated systems will keep the company in the lead.
Publication: Forbes
Qualcomm, Google collaborate to develop RISC-V wearablesedit
Qualcomm is extending its partnership with Google to develop RISC-V-based wearables to leverage the open source architecture for custom processors in Android ecosystem products. The wearables will run on Google’s Wear OS, an Android operating system designed for smartwatches and wearables.
Publication: Electronics For You
Nvidia launches 3 new chips for China amid US restrictionsedit
Nvidia is adapting to recent US export controls by launching three new AI chips tailored for the Chinese market, potentially mitigating the impact on sales caused by restrictions on highend AI chip sales to China. US export controls imposed last month affected Nvidia’s sales of two AI chips (A800 and H800) designed for China.
Publication: Electronics For You
Foxconn, Nvidia partner to set up AI data factoriesedit
Foxconn is partnering with Nvidia to establish AI data factories, specifically focusing on creating a comprehensive AI system for autonomous electric vehicles. The envisioned AI factory is expected to exist in every sector, contributing to various applications, with a primary objective to create a comprehensive AI system for autonomous electric vehicles.
Publication: Electronics For You
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Several PlayStation users locked out of their accounts, get permanent suspension message from Sonyedit
Despite the widespread user distress, Sony has not publicly acknowledged the issue. No information about the problem is available on Sony s official important notices PlayStation support page.
Publication: India Today
AI is at the centre of Dell’s universe, from laptops to data centre: Here s howedit
The journey of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is maturing from theoretical exploration to practical implementation. Zero Trust infrastructure, set to be mandated across industries in 2024.
Publication: Digit
Microsoft provides ease of access for information on govt websitesedit
Microsoft’s India Development Centre (IDC) in Hyderabad is emphasising on Artificial Intelligence as the way forward. The IDC has developed the Jugalbandi AI chat bot enabling access to information on government services to people in Indian languages.
Publication: The Pioneer
Trading Upedit
If you want desktop-like power in a slim, portable package, the HP Z-Book Power G10 Mobile Workstation has got your back. Designed to handle complex, multithreaded apps and run professional software, this laptop that can be powered by up to a 13th Gen Intel Core i9 processor or an AMD Ryzen 9 7940 HS PRO processor offers enhanced features suitable for stock market tracking and trading applications.
Publication: Business Today
Dell’s technology has touched two million common Indians’edit
Dell Technologies said on Tuesday the firm has positively impacted two million beneficiaries through the Mobile Solar Community Hubs introduced last year in India. These hubs are technology-enabled and equipped with requisite devices, including laptops and television screens for broadcasting messages, solar panels to power devices, 4G Internet hotspot facilities and self-paced learning content, to help the community access online services.
Publication: The Hindu
Industry news
IT sector hiring will remain muted over next two three quarters: Reportedit
Amid slowdown in demand and companies focusing on maintaining their profitability, hiring in IT services companies to remain muted in the next two to three quarters. Rating agency ICRA points out demand slowdown, reduction in attrition levels and excessive hiring in FY22 and H1FY23 as the major reasons for slowdown in hiring in the Indian IT services industry.
Publication: The New Indian Express
Global semicon rev to grow to $624bn in 2024edit
Bengaluru: Global semiconductor revenue is estimated to grow 16.8% to $624 billion in 2024 , according to IT advisory Gartner. In 2023, the market is forecast to decline 10.9% and reach $534 billion.
Publication: The Times of India
EU approves around 1.2 billion euros of aid for cloud computingedit
The European Commission approved on Tuesday up to 1.2 billion euros ($1.30 billion) of state aid for a European cloud computing project in a bid to boost the involvement of EU business in a field dominated by US companies. The project, called IPCEI Next Generation Cloud Infrastructure and Services (IPCEI CIS), was jointly notified by seven European Union states, namely: France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland , and Spain.
Publication: CNBC TV-18
Amazon second company to criticise Microsoft in UK cloud market probeedit
Amazon has told Britain s antitrust authority its rival Microsoft uses business practices that restrict customer choice in the cloud computing market, the second major company to criticise the US tech giant s operations. Britain s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an investigation into the country s cloud computing industry in October, following a referral from media regulator Ofcom that highlighted Amazon and Microsoft s dominance of the market.
Publication: Business Standard
Meta’s chief AI scientist Yann LeCun says AGI is not coming in the next 5 yearsedit
LeCun s statement are in stark contrast to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang s claims that AI will be fairly competitive with humans in the next five years
Publication: The Indian Express
Govt advisory for social media cos in two daysedit
To address the issue of deep fakes in the country, telecom and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had met with social media companies, AI companies, industry body NASSCOM, and professors in November. In the meeting, the minister had proposed introducing new legislation in the next few weeks to tackle the issue.
Publication: The New Indian Express
Microsoft launches proprietary AI chips focused on cost efficiencyedit
The Maia chip, developed in collaboration with OpenAI, focuses on accelerating AI computing tasks, while the Cobalt chip, a central processing unit, serves as a cost-saving measure and a competitive response to Amazon Web Services’ Graviton chips. Maia accelerates AI computing tasks and supports the $30-a-month Copilot service. In 2024, Microsoft will provide Azure services running on the latest chips from Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices.
Publication: Electronics For You
Meta, IBM create AI alliance for industryedit
The group will eventually establish a governing board and technical oversight committee. Participants include Oracle Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp. and Stability AI, as well as academic and research organizations like the University of Notre Dame and the Mass Open Cloud Alliance.
Publication: MINT
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