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Dive into Gaming Culture with AMD Play Sphere: A New Talk Show Series!edit
Exciting news for gaming enthusiasts in India! AMD has officially launched AMD Play Sphere, an innovative eight-episode gaming talk show series that brings together some of the most prominent gaming personalities in the country.
Publication: Technosports
AMD reveals a gaming talk show, ‘AMD Play Sphere’edit
AMD has launched AMD Play Sphere, an eight-episode gaming talk show series that brings together some of India’s top gaming personalities. This exciting new initiative marks AMD’s entry into gaming-focused content production in India, offering fans an engaging and interactive platform to explore the world of gaming.
Publication: Media News4U
AMD Boosts India Presence With $400 Million Investment, Supercomputers For Weather Forecastingedit
Speaking to CNBC, AMD CEO Lisa Su highlighted India’s strategic importance, calling it integral to the company’s global operations. The Bengaluru design center, AMD’s largest R&D facility outside the U.S., employs over 8,000 people. It also plays a crucial role in hardware, software, and systems development.
Publication: Benzinga
Competition in news
Nvidia rolls out new AI model which creates audio from textedit
Continuing its charge in AI innovation, Nvidia has rolled out a new AI model which can create audio from text prompts. Called Fugatto, (Foundational Generative Audio Transformer Opus), it generates or transforms any mix of music, voices and sounds described with prompts using any combination of text and audio files.
Publication: Money Control
A New AI Era Begins: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Highlights Global Technology Collaborationedit
Nvidia’s CEO, Jensen Huang, expressed optimism about the future of global technological collaboration. He believes that international cooperation in technology will persist, even if the U.S. government enforces stricter export controls on advanced computing products. This statement comes amidst concerns over potential policy changes under the incoming U.S. administration.
Publication: Gizbot
After layoffs, Intel planning to sell campuses amid cost-cutting drive; read company’s announcementedit
Intel is planning selling its 150-acre Folsom campus and reviewing other property holdings as the struggling chipmaker intensifies cost-cutting measures following recent layoffs of 15,000 employees.
Publication: The Times of India
‘Moore’s Law Isn’t Dead’—Yet?!edit
In a world that widely celebrates Jobs and Gates, Su is inspiring in more ways than one might be aware of. When Su took over as CEO in 2014, AMD was on the verge of bankruptcy. Its stock price hovered around $3 a share. In the next ten years, Lisa managed to turn AMD’s fortunes from a market value of $2 billion at the end of 2014 to $315 billion as of November 2024.
Publication: Analytics India Mag
Industry news
Union govt should not dictate to semiconductor companies on where to invest: Karnataka minister MB Patiledit
Taking a swipe at the BJP led Union Government, Karnataka Minister for Large and Medium Industries and Infrastructure, M B Patil, said that semiconductor companies express interest in Karnataka, visit Delhi, and then never return.
Publication: Money Control
GenAI investment in India jumps in Q2 FY25: Nasscomedit
India has seen a surge in Generative AI investments for the second quarter of the year with a six times quarter on quarter growth, mostly in B2B platforms and productivity platforms.
Publication: The Hindu
Fueling India’s Semiconductor Growth through Strategic Hiring and Upskillingedit
With a population of approximately 1.4 billion, India has the potential to emerge as a global hub for talent and technological advancement in semiconductors. Historically reliant on imports for essential components, we are now transforming into a self-sufficient powerhouse, ready to meet both domestic and international demands.
Publication: CXO Today
India’s GenAI ecosystem soars 6 times growth in Q2FY25 amid global slump: Nasscomedit
India’s Generative AI ecosystem has grown remarkably amid a global downturn, recording an impressive 6 times growth in quarterly investments driven by B2B and productivity solutions, according to a report by IT industry body Nasscom.
Publication: Deccan Herald
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