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AMD and Nutanix Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance an Open and Scalable Platform for Enterprise AIedit
AMD and Nutanix announced a multiyear strategic partnership to jointly develop an open, fullstack AI infrastructure platform designed to power agentic AI applications everywhere.
Publication: Tech Nuter
Meta Platforms: Meta Signs Up to $100 Billion AI Chip Deal With AMD, Gains Option for 10% Stakeedit
Facebook owner Meta Platforms will buy artificial intelligence chips from Advanced Micro Devices in a deal that will also give it the opportunity to buy up to a 10% stake of the chip company. News of the AMD deal comes just days after Meta announced a long-term partnership where it will use millions of chips and other equipment from Nvidia for its artificial-intelligence data centers.
Publication: ET CIO
AMD EPYC 8005 “Sorano” Announced — 84 Zen 5 Cores for 5G Edgeedit
The EPYC 8005 series sits between AMD’s high-end EPYC 9005 lineup and its more cost-focused server parts, creating a dedicated tier for single-socket infrastructure that needs strong compute density without the platform complexity of multi-socket scaling — exactly what modern vRAN deployments need as trials convert into commercial rollouts. AMD has introduced targeted LDPC decoding optimisations in Sorano — these improve Layer 1 efficiency for 5G workloads, reduce forward-error-correction latency, and free up compute headroom for additional Layer 1 and Layer 2 processing functions, helping operators support more tasks per server.
Publication: Techno Sports
Competition in news
Qualcomm Technologies Unveils Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Samsung Electronics Galaxy S26edit
The chipset features Qualcomm’s custom-built 3rd Gen Oryon CPU, next-generation Adreno GPU, and advanced Hexagon NPU, delivering significant gains in performance, graphics, and on-device AI processing.
Publication: Telecom Lead
Nvidia struggles to revive China sales despite US easing chip restrictionsedit
Nvidia’s China sales remain stalled despite eased US export rules Chinese AI chipmakers intensify competition, gaining ground Nvidia warns Chinese rivals could reshape the global AI industry Did our AI summary help? Nvidia has yet to recover lost sales in China, even after Washington eased some export restrictions, with the company now warning that domestic Chinese rivals could reshape the global AI landscape over time.
Publication: Money Control
NVIDIA’s BIG Return To PCs? Tech Giant Plans To Launch Laptop Chips With Dell, Lenovo Models In 2026edit
Nvidia’s Big Return to Consumer Laptops: New ARM & x86 Processors Incoming! WSJ reports Nvidia developing laptop SoCs—ARM-based with MediaTek (like Apple M-series) and x86 collab with Intel, integrating CPU, GPU & AI. Targets thinner, lighter designs with longer battery life & “low power but very powerful” performance. Dell & Lenovo prepping models. Aims to challenge Intel/Qualcomm dominance; gaming community watches compatibility closely.
Publication: Live Mint
Industry news
PM Modi to inaugurate India’s first semiconductor unit in Gujarat on 28 Februaryedit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Micron Technology’s state-of-the-art ATMP (Assembly, Testing, Marking and Packaging) plant in Gujarat’s Sanand on 28 February 2026.American chip maker Micron’s high-end semiconductor fabrication plant at Gujarat’s Sanand is India’s first semiconductor fabrication plant.
Publication: ANI News
Karnataka Plans AI Data Centre Cluster In Dakshina Kannadaedit
Dakshina Kannada district could soon emerge as a major hub for artificial intelligence and data infrastructure, with the State government planning AI data centre cluster in the region and directing a feasibility study for a cable landing station in Mangaluru to support the ESDM sector.
Publication: Deccan Chronicle
India’s Semiconductor Shift from Policy to Executionedit
Report tracks ISM 2.0 shift, startup funding reality, and what execution actually looks like over next 18 months Endiya Partners released “India Semiconductor Ecosystem: From Policy to Execution” today at the IESA Vision Summit 2026, outlining how India’s semiconductor ambitions are entering a critical new phase, moving from building fabs under ISM 1.0 to developing the capabilities needed to actually run them under ISM 2.0.
Publication: CXO Today
Absence of product design companies in India challenge for local semiconductor makers ASIP founderedit
Consumer product companies like Apple, Samsung, LG, and Cisco influence the dynamics of the semiconductor industry, and the absence of original product design firms in India poses a challenge for indigenous chip manufacturers, a top official of ASIP said on Thursday.
Publication: The Week
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