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AMD ROCm Rolls To challenge NVIDIA’s CUDA, AMD launched ROCm 6.2, which introduces support for essential AI features such as the FP8 datatype, Flash Attention 3, Kernel Fusion, and more.
Publication: Analytics India Magazine
AMD Unveils Versal Premium Series Gen 2: The Future of Adaptive SoCs (Proactive)edit
AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) has officially announced the launch of the Versal Premium Series Gen 2, an advanced adaptive System on Chip (SoC) platform designed to deliver unparalleled system acceleration across a variety of demanding workloads.
Publication: Technosports
AMD lays off 4% of its workforceedit
AMD has confirmed that it’s laying off 4% of its workforce to focus on large growth opportunities. It’s unclear how many workers have been impacted by the reduction and which divisions. AMD had roughly 26,000 employees as of last year, according to the company s annual 10K filing. Four percent would translate to approximately 1,000.
Publication: Moneycontrol
AMD Announces Versal Premium Series Gen 2 For DataHeavy Workloads (Proactive)edit
AMD Versal Premium Series Gen 2 AMD has unveiled the Versal Premium Series Gen 2, an adaptive system on chip (SoC) platform designed to accelerate performance for data heavy workloads in like data centers, communications, and aerospace.
Publication: Express Computers
AMD Announces Versal Premium Series Gen 2 For DataHeavy Workloads (Proactive)edit
AMD Versal Premium Series Gen 2 AMD has unveiled the Versal Premium Series Gen 2, an adaptive system on chip (SoC) platform designed to accelerate performance for data heavy workloads in like data centers, communications, and aerospace.
Publication: Times Now
AMD brand mentions
Best Rated Laptops With AMD Ryzen 5 And 7: Allows Multitasking And Improves Productivityedit
Best Laptops With AMD Ryzen 5 And 7: With these top two models available online, it is natural for someone to feel confused. An AMD Ryzen 5 which is considered ideal for day-to-day browsing, and light gaming is considered ideal for students or for professionals who are looking to replace their laptop with an updated model.
Publication: Jagran
Competition in news
Qualcomm CEO sees no shortage of AI chips even as demand risesedit
Qualcomm Inc. Chief Executive Officer Cristiano Amon said the artificial intelligence boom won’t lead to a global chip shortage similar to what happened during the pandemic, even with demand for AI-enabled smartphones rising.
Publication: The Economic Times
SoftBank plans first supercomputer with Nvidia’s Blackwell design chipsedit
SoftBank Group Corp. will be the first to build a supercomputer with chips using Nvidia Corp.’s new Blackwell design, a demonstration of the Japanese company’s ambitions to catch up on AI.
Publication: Business Standard
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon AI PC market share set to swell: Analystsedit
The US chipset maker Qualcomm Inc. that has an advantage over personal computing (PC) rivals AMD and Intel backed by the flagship artificial intelligence (AI)centric X series of chipsets with custom Oryon cores, is likely to surge its market share to 5% by next year, according to industry analysts.
Publication: The Economic Times
Amazon offers free computing power to AI researchers, aiming to challenge Nvidiaedit
Amazon Web Services (AWS) said it will offer credits to use its cloud data centers that it values at $110 million to researchers who want to tap Trainium, its chip for developing artificial intelligence models that competes with chips from Nvidia, as well as Advanced Micro Devices and Alphabet’s cloud division.
Publication: The Economic Times
Chip tales: Nvidia and the new semicon orderedit
Meanwhile, Intel’s revenues shrank 30% during the period as Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., or AMD, ate away its dominance in the personal computer market. Intel’s decline was also due to other strategic mistakes, including turning down an opportunity to own 15% of OpenAI.
Publication: Mint
Partner in news
Dell announces new capability additions to edge ops platformedit
Dell Technologies has announced advancements to its edge operations software platform Dell Native Edge to help organizations deploy, scale, and use AI at the edge.
Publication: Express Computers
ASUS ProArt PX 13 Review: A Powerful Creative Laptop But What Are the Sacrificesedit
Along the same lines, we find the ASUS ProArt PX 13. As its name suggests, it is a 13inch creator laptop belonging to ASUS s ProArt lineup. It is 17.7mm thick, it has a 360degree hinge and a quite beautiful touchscreen OLED display.
Publication: Digit
Industry news
IGDC 2024: India Game Developer Conference kicks off in Hyderabadedit
Gaming experts from across the globe have converged at HICC Hyderabad as the three day India Game Developer Conference (IGDC) an initiative of Game Developer Association of India, kicked off in its 16th annual edition
Publication: The Economic Times
AI-powered semiconductors: Pioneering the future of the automotive industryedit
As this rapid evolution opens new avenues in the industry, it also brings in the need for investments in infrastructure and integrated chip development. In this competitive market, AI-powered semiconductors are revolutionising the automotive sector, specifically in EVs and autonomous driving, and addressing several significant challenges.
Publication: ET Auto
India’s tablet market surges 46% in Q3 2024, Apple and Samsung lead the chargeedit
Apple led the market with a 34 per cent share and a 95 per cent YoY growth, largely driven by the popularity of its iPad 10 series, which accounted for 60% of Apple s shipments.
Publication: Business Standard
The changing pecking order in semiconductorsedit
Nvidia’s market value jumped from about $81 billion at the end of 2018 to $3.6 trillion now, making it the world’s most-valued company, ahead of Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Google Llc. Intel’s dropped from $212 billion to $113 billion. (AMD)
Publication: Live Mint
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