AMD specific news
ASRock, MSI & ASUS Confirm AMD Zen 6 Support for B850 & X870 Motherboardsedit
Most major AIB vendors have confirmed support for AMD’s upcoming Zen 6 processors on existing B850 and X870 motherboards. Following ASUS and MSI. ASRock is the third partner to affirm Zen 6 compatibility on the 800-series boards. In a brief video published on bilibili, the AIC showcased a range of budget B850 boards with the “Zen 6 ready” logo.
Publication : Hardware Times
Oracle to deploy 50,000 AMD GPUs, powering one of the largest AI cloud clustersedit
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) will deploy 50,000 graphics processing units (GPUs) from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) starting in the second half of 2026, marking one of the largest single-cloud GPU deployments to date.
Publication : DQ India
AMD, Social Panga and The Yellow Shutter Come Together for a Diwali Film Celebrating Speed, Performance & Togethernessedit
This Diwali, AMD, teams up with Social Panga and Yellow Shutter, to premiere a heartwarming film that beautifully blends technology with tradition. The film is a celebration of what truly matters during the festive season: the time spent with loved ones and how AMD s high-performance processors make that possible.
Publication : Passionate In Marketing
AMD unveils Helios rackscale AI platform at OCP Summit, built on Meta s open rack standard (proactive)edit
AMD has officially introduced its new rackscale AI infrastructure platform, Helios, at the Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit. Designed to meet the demands of next-generation AI workloads, Helios is built on the Open Rack Wide (ORW) specification contributed to OCP by Meta, and integrates AMD’s full stack of high-performance computing technologies.
Publication : The Times of India
Competition in news
Nvidia-backed consortium makes $40 bn data center dealedit
A consortium led by asset manager BlackRock , which includes chip giant Nvidia and Microsoft , announced Wednesday it is acquiring data center specialist Aligned Data Centers from Australian financial services group Macquarie for approximately $40 billion.
Publication : The Economic Times
Intel data center group leader Kevork Kechichian shows off Xeon 6+edit
At Intel Tech Tour 2025 – the first hosted in the United States – more than 200 global technology media, analysts and customers caught a first glimpse of Intel® Xeon® 6+ (codenamed Clearwater Forest), Intel’s next gen Ecore server processor on 18A.
Publication : Communications Today
Intel to launch AI chip as it competes with Nvidia and AMD, says its processors will be differentedit
Representative Image Intel has announced that it will launch an artificial intelligence (AI) chip for the data centre next year as part of a renewed push to break into the AI chip market dominated by Nvidia and AMD.
Publication : The Times of India
Group including Nvidia, BlackRock buying Aligned Data Centers in deal worth about $40 billionedit
Last week it was revealed that semiconductor maker AMD will supply its chips to artificial intelligence company OpenAI as part of an agreement to team up on building AI infrastructure. OpenAI will also get the option to buy as much as a 10% stake in AMD, according to a joint statement announcing the deal.
Publication : Live Mint
Partner in news
Microsoft brings Copilot Actions to Windows 11, enabling secure AI agents for local tasksedit
Microsoft has announced the introduction of Copilot Actions for Windows 11, a new experimental feature that enables AI-powered agents to perform tasks directly on local files while maintaining robust privacy and security standards.
Publication : Money Control
Asus ROG Xbox Ally series available for purchase in India: Watch hands-onedit
The new handheld gaming consoles from ASUS — ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X — are now available for purchase in India. Powered by AMD’s Ryzen Z2 Series processors, both handhelds run an Xbox interface layered over Windows 11, offering a hybrid console-PC experience.
Publication : Business Standard
Industry news
What Google s $15 bn AI hub in Andhra Pradesh means for Indiaedit
Google AI Data Centre in Visakhapatnam: Google has announced an investment of $15 billion over five years to set up an artificial intelligence (AI) data centre in Andhra Pradesh, in what will be its biggest investment yet in the country.
Publication : The Indian Express
India s semiconductor sector poised for expansion: Reportedit
India is accelerating efforts to build a domestic semiconductor industry as policy incentives, private investment and growing chip demand align, according to a new report.
Publication : Tech Observer
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