AMD specific news
Amid shortage of professionals, chipmakers ramp up campus engagementedit
Companies such as Intel India, AMD, Applied Materials, and Tessolve are collaborating with students and staff on practical projects. These firms are setting up labs at institutions such as IIT-Bombay, fostering partnerships between industry and academia to advance research in core design and AI training, and sponsoring students in research initiatives, according to a report by The Economic Times.
Publication: Business Standard
Semiconductor firms to intensify training engineering students amid talent gapedit
As per the report, companies like Intel India, AMD, Applied Materials and Tessolve are teaming up students and employees to work on real-life projects, establishing labs in institutes like IIT-Bombay, driving industry-academia partnerships to conduct research in core design and AI training and sponsoring students pursuing research.
Publication: Editorji
Make in India Servers For Data Centers AI Systems (Proactive)edit
The new servers with 4th Gen AMD EPYC processors feature up to 256 cores, 6TB memory, and flexible configurations for high performance computing and AI applications.
Publication: Electronics for You
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Intel Core vs AMD Ryzen: Finding the ideal processor for everyday tasks, gaming, content creation and moreedit
AMD Ryzen 9 processors stand out in terms of multi-core performance, delivering superior core and thread counts at competitive price points. They are particularly well-suited for individuals who prioritise activities such as content creation, video editing, and multitasking, which greatly benefit from robust multi-threaded performance.
Publication: Mint
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Nvidia’s explosive growth masks Al disillusionmentedit
Does Anyone IN Silicon Valley know the saying,“The bigger they are, the harder they fall?” Perhaps it’s just a matter of time before they will. Tech company leaders should be wincing at the rapid ascension of Nvidia Corp. now that the artificial intelligence rally has propelled the chipmaker to become the world’s most valuable company.
Publication: The Financial Express
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Lenovo Legion Go Launch Set For Next Week in India: Check Detailsedit
Lenovo has confirmed the launch of the Legion Go handheld gaming console in India. The microsite for the upcoming launch event reveals the gaming console’s complete specifications ahead of its launch.
Publication: India TV
Lenovo launched a great laptop with AI features, it has a 14 inch OLED screen; powerful Dolby Atmos sound tooedit
Lenovo has launched its new laptop Lenovo Yoga Pro 7i in India. The new laptop has strong specifications like Intel Core Ultra 7 processor and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 GPU.
Publication: Live Hindustan
HP OmniBook X and EliteBook Ultra AI Laptops Debut in India: Price, Featuresedit
HP has expanded its laptop lineup in India with the launch of the OmniBook X and EliteBook Ultra AI. The company aims to cater to both business and tech enthusiasts with these new models.
Publication: PC Tablet
HPE and NVIDIA announce new AI solutions portfolio to accelerate GenAI industrial growthedit
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and NVIDIA have announced NVIDIA AI Computing by HPE, a portfolio of co-developed AI solutions and joint go-to-market integrations that enable enterprises to accelerate the adoption of generative AI.
Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine
Hewlett Packard Enterprise expands hybrid cloud offerings with virtualization capability for private cloudedit
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced the expansion of its hybrid cloud offerings with HPE virtualization capability for HPE Private Cloud. It combines opensource kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) with HPE’s cluster orchestration software to support the high performance and availability required for demanding enterprise workloads.
Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine
Dell, Super Micro shares jump on reports of AI Factory for Elon Musks xAIedit
Dell Technologies Inc. shares rose on Thursday after Chief Executive Officer Michael Dell said the company is building a Dell AI factory for Elon Musk’s startup xAI alongside Nvidia Corp.
Publication: Business Standard
Apple MacBook 4 Pro lineup with M4 chipset expected to launch later this yearedit
Apple MacBook Apple unveiled its latest M4 chipset last month, and it’s currently powering the latest iPad Pro. Last year, Apple also introduced the new M3 series chipsets, which are currently powering the latest MacBook Pro laptops. Now according to a new leak, Apple is gearing up to launch its new MacBook Pro lineup with the M4 chipset.
Publication: MoneyControl
We Have An Ambitious Plan of Opening 300+ Stores By Early 2025edit
Sanjeev: Innovation will remain at the forefront of our strategy We are committed to pushing the boundaries of technology, introducing cutting-edge products that resonate with evolving consumer preferences, and addressing emerging industry trends
Publication: Digital Terminal
Dell, SMC server racks to power xAIedit
Earlier this year, Musk said training the Grok 2 model took about 20,000 Nvidia H100 graphic processing units (GPUs), adding that the Grok 3 model and beyond will require 1,00,000 Nvidia H100 chips.
Publication: Deccan Chronicle
Industry news
Salesforce India launches public sector division, announces digital lending to support banks and lendersedit
Salesforce Public Sector Solutions are designed to help government agencies serve citizens efficiently with out of the box apps for digital service delivery.
Publication: The Indian Express
India’s datacentre capacity set to see 12x increase by 2030, will benefit power companies tooedit
This strong growth in the data centre industry is also expected to land a parallel benefit for power transmission and distribution companies, since power-linked costs make up about 30 percent the highest share of costs incurred in setting up and running a data centre, the report added.
Publication: The Print
GIGABYTE unveils AI-powered gaming laptops with WiFi 7; see detailsedit
GIGABYTE announced the launch of its latest line of AI-powered gaming laptops in India this week: the AORUS 16X and GIGABYTE G6X. These cutting-edge laptops are engineered to deliver exceptional performance for both hardcore gaming and demanding generative AI tasks.
Publication: Business Today
Equinix invests AU$240 Mn in data centre expansion to support AI adoption in Australiaedit
In February this year, Equinix signed a Power Purchasing Agreement (PPA) in Australia with TagEnergy. Equinix is purchasing 151 megawatts of renewable energy from Golden Plains Wind Farm East in Victoria.
Publication: The Economic Times
Chip: Taiwan May export orders top forecasts on AI demandedit
Export orders last month rose 7.0% from a year earlier to $48.89 billion, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Thursday. While that beat the 6% gain forecast in a Reuters poll, it marked a pull back from April’s 10.8% expansion.
Publication: ET Telecom
Can India gain from G7 Semiconductor Group’s supply chain coordinationedit
During the recent G7 Summit in Italy, semiconductors were a high priority, with the G7 nations constituting a Semiconductor Supply Chain Group to develop integrative strategies and take joint actions to ensure semiconductor supply security and resilient supply chains.
Publication: Business Today
No effective AI without effective governance, says CEOs in Indiaedit
Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) in India are facing workforce, culture and governance-related challenges as they act quickly to implement and scale generative AI across their organisations, according to a new study by IBM Institute for Business Value.
Publication: The New Indian Express
AI, a boon to cybercriminals, and also to those trying to stop themedit
Securonix, a cybersecurity player specialising in Next-Gen Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), has presented a whitepaper “AI as Cyber Weapon: Targeting and Defence” that delves into the critical role played by AI in helping cybercriminals as well as those trying to prevent cyberattacks.
Publication: The New Indian Express
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