AMD specific news
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G tested with overclocked DDR5 memoryedit
Bottom line: Over clockers have begun experimenting with the recently released Ryzen 7 8700G processor. Early tests indicate that AMD s APU, with its powerful integrated graphics, can leverage fast DDR5 to achieve improved results in memory intensive applications, such as AI.
Publication: Tech Spot
AMD bets on AI powered PCs as artificial intelligence race with Nvidia, Intel heats upedit
U.S. chip large Advanced Micro Devices is betting on AI PCs to tackle rivals together with Nvidia and Intel because the AI race heats up.
Publication: Business Khabhar
AMD Unveils Zen 5 CPU Lineup for 2H 2024 Launch: Granite Ridge, Strix Point, and Turinedit
During its Q4 2023 earnings call, AMD s CEO, Dr. Lisa Su, confirmed the forthcoming release of next generation Zen 5 products slated for the latter half of 2024, encompassing Granite Ridge for desktops, Strix Point for laptops, and Turin CPUs for EPYC servers.
Publication: Techno Sports Co
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The Best Gaming Laptop under 2 lakh as of February 2024edit
The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS Mobile CPU and RTX 4060 powers the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 laptop, which is an 8core/16thread CPU with a base clock speed of 3.3 GHz and a maximum boost clock speed of up to 4.9 GHz.
Publication: Techno Sports Co
How to build the most powerful gaming PCedit
If you want the most powerful gaming PC possible, there’s only one choice of GPU right now: Nvidias mighty RTX 4090, the most powerful consumer graphics card on the market. However, you’ll be lucky to find one south of $2,000 (2,000/AU$3,500) right now, so you might want to consider an alternative like the RTX 4070 Ti or AMD’s RX 7900 XTX instead both are capable of solid 4K gaming, especially with the use of Nvidia s DLSS 3 or AMD s FSR 3 upscaling tech.
Publication: Madras Tribune
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MeitY loops in IBM, Qualcomm, Mahindra, other firms for future LABS initiativeedit
The ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) has partnered with companies such as Qualcomm, IBM, Mahindra, Minda Corporation, Dell, Kaynes, Lava, boAt, NXP Semiconductors, Saankhya Labs, among 22 firms, across various industry verticals to enable next generation, high performance electronics system design in the country.
Publication: Financial Express
Nvidia sets monthly record with unprecedented market value surge in Januaryedit
Nvidia Corp experienced a record-breaking surge in market value in January, the largest monthly increase ever, driven by heightened optimism around artificial intelligence (AI), positive analyst projections, and the company’s announcement of expanded AI offerings.
Publication: The Economic Times
Intel showcases Make in India products at Tech Ecosystem Summitedit
Intel announced a whole slew of products manufactured locally in India, which were showcased at the company s India Tech Ecosystem Summit. Highlights included a locally produced server created by Mega Networks that uses Intel s Xeon Scalable processors, and CDAC s high performance compute server called Rudra.
Publication: MoneyControl
Intel Accelerates Make in India Initiative Showcasing Domestic Manufacturing and Innovationedit
The India Tech Ecosystem Summit held in New Delhi emerged as a pivotal platform showcasing over 25 innovative products, including a range of locally manufactured laptops and IT products by Intel India..
Publication: Gizbot
Intel Delays $20 Billion Ohio Project, Citing Slow Chip Marketedit
Intel is delaying the construction timetable for its $20 billion chip manufacturing project in Ohio amid market challenges and the slow rollout of U.S. government grant money to grow the domestic industry.
Publication: LiveMint
Industry 4.0 Unleashed: Mahindra and Intel Explore the Power of AI, Cloud, and Securityedit
Today every conversation begins and ends with AI. The transformative confluence of AI, Security and Cloud has ushered in a new age of opportunity and innovation.
Publication: MoneyControl
Nvidia bets on global AI demandedit
Nvidia Corp. chief executive officer Jensen Huang said countries around the world aiming to build and run their own artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure at home will drive up demand for his company’s products.
Publication: Deccan Chronicle
Why Intel is delaying its $20 billion chipmaking project in Ohioedit
This came as a shift in spending to AI data servers, dominated by rivals Nvidia and aspiring AI competitor Advanced Micro Devices, sapped demand for traditional server chips Intel s core data center offering.
Publication: Hindustan Times
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HP Pavilion Plus 14 Review: Good value for moneyedit
While the specifications are great for performance, they take their toll on the battery life. (Image: HP) HP s Pavilion lineup has always been known for value. It has traditionally included laptops that have been aggressively priced with their lightweight as the primary selling point.
Publication: MoneyControl
Asus Zenbook 14 OLED review: Premium and powerfuledit
When we are hunting for a new laptop to purchase, what do we look for in it If the laptop is for regular, daily use, our demands tend to be different compared to what a gamer might be looking for, or what a coder might want.
Publication: India Today
Top 10 Laptops Under 50,000: HP, Dell, Acer, Lenovo, MSI, & More Gizbot Newsedit
With a budget of Rs 50,000, securing a high-quality laptop can be challenging, but we have simplified your search. We have meticulously compiled a list of the top 10 laptops under Rs 50,000, carefully assessing their specifications, features, and overall value for money. (AMD)
Publication: Gizbot
Dell’s return to office policy: Remote work option offered but there’s a costedit
What is Dell’s new policy Directives to push out workers Dell implemented a limited version of return to office policy last year, allowing those living within an hour s commute of a nearby office to start coming to work at least three days per week.
Publication: The Times of India
Booting Up. Asus has the highest young gen consumers in Indiaedit
Arnold Su, Vice President, Consumer and Gaming PC, System Business Group, Asus India, is preparing for a Triathlon in March and so these days he s jogging, cycling and swimming intensely. The marketer who loves marathons says his most memorable run was in Bordeaux where every two kilometres or so there is a chateau.
Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine
Lenovo Yoga Book 9iedit
If you took the classic 360-degree hybrid laptop design and amped up its hybrid nature a few dozen notches you might end up with the Book 9i. It has a 360-degree hinge, but a second screen sits where the keyboard usually would. The least appealing way to use the Lenovo Yoga Book 9i is as a laptop, really, with the lower screen acting as a virtual iPad-style keyboard; we don’t really recommend this style of use.
Publication: T3
Industry news
Gujarat plans Fintech Hub, Semiconductor School & Manufacturing hub for space sector in 202425 budgetedit
Making provisions for setting up a Fintech Hub at GIFT City, a Semiconductor School at Sanand and a manufacturing hub for the space sector, the Gujarat government on Friday presented a 3.32 lakh crore budget for the financial year 202425.
Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine
NTT DATA to hire 6,000 people in India by yearend to fuel growth plansedit
NTT DATA, the $30 billion IT services arm of the Japanese telecommunications major NTT Group, aims to hire about 6,000 people in India by the end of this year an increase of 1015 per cent to its existing talent base of about 40,000 people to fuel its growth plans. Globally, the company has a headcount of about 190,000.
Publication: Business Standard
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella caps a decade of tremendous growth via cloud computing and AIedit
Satya Nadella marks his tenth year as Microsoft CEO on Sunday, capping a decade of stunning growth as he pivoted the slow-moving software giant into a laser focus on cloud computing and artificial intelligence.
Publication: Tech Hindustan Times
India can punch above its weight in AI, says Microsoft Asia presidentedit
All eyes are on India as the world’s biggest technology companies strengthen their position in artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI) by using the country s engineering talent.
Publication: Business Standard
Foxconn sees slightly better 2024, warns on AI chip shortageedit
Taiwan’s Foxconn Apple s biggest iPhone assembler and the world’s largest contract electronics maker, expects its business this year to be slightly better than last year but is facing a shortage of chips for AI servers
Publication: The Economic Times
China chip maker YMTC says its tech not for military use after Pentagon listedit
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Publication: The Economic Times
Budget 2024: FM proposes 71% increase in outlay for chip, electronics manufacturingedit
The government is gearing up for a major expansion in chip and electronics manufacturing, with an aim to transform the country into a global hub.
Publication: The Economic Times
Semiconductor school to be set up at Sanandedit
The Gujarat government will set up a School of Semiconductors in the state with the help of semiconductor giant Micron at Sanand. The Gujarat finance minister Kanubhai Desai presented the budget 2024-25 in the Gujarat assembly on Friday.
Publication: Free Press Journal
Meity Loops In Top Firms For Future labsedit
Meity Has partnered with companies such as Qualcomm, IBM, Mahindra, Minda Corporation, Dell, Kaynes, Lava, boAt, NXP Semiconductors, Saankhya Labs, among 22 firms, to enable next generation, high performance electronics system design in the country, reports Jatin Grover.
Publication: The Financial Express
Hyderabad to be developed as AI, innovation hubedit
The Telangana government on Friday signed an MoU with 3AI, India’s largest platform for AI & Analytics leaders and professionals, to position Hyderabad and Telangana as a global hub of Artificial Intelligence (AI) development and innovation.
Publication: The Hans India
MoS Chandrasekhar inaugurates Digital India Future LABS at IIITedit
The Digital India Future LABS, coordinated by C-DAC, aims to tap into the trillion-dollar opportunity presented by the Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) sector. The initiative seeks to move up the value chain, fortify domestic R&D, and create a collaborative ecosystem for the development of IPs, standards, and the next-generation Electronics System Design in the country.
Publication: The Statesman
India’s semiconductor manufacturing: Has a strong foundation been laidedit
There was just one; AMD s commitment to invest $400 million to set up its largest design centre in Bengaluru. But India has yet to receive an application from a leading chip player for setting up a semiconductor fabrication unit. Media reports suggest that Tower Semiconductor has filed a fresh application, but the government is yet to confirm this.
Publication: Business Today
Google’s AI Model Bard is Now ‘Gemini’edit
Google is planning some big changes to its artificial intelligence (AI) models, including reportedly changing the name of Bard to Gemini. Android app developer Dylan Roussel has apparently leaked a company change-log that says “Bard is now Gemini” which is the new model to compete with OpenAI’s GPT-4.
Publication: The Economic Times
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