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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition Processor Announced With 208MB Cacheedit
Dual Edition, its first desktop processor with dual 3D V-Cache, delivering a massive 208MB cache. Built on Zen 5 with 16 cores and 32 threads, it targets creators and developers with improved productivity performance. While gaming gains are modest, it offers around 5–10% performance uplift over its predecessor, alongside higher power consumption and premium positioning.
Publication: IGN
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Intel and SambaNova advance Agentic AI with Xeon 6edit
As agentic AI moves from experimentation to production, the industry is confronting the limits of GPU only inference architectures. Under its signed agreement, Intel and SambaNova today announced a new blueprint designed for these emerging workloads. The design will combine GPUs for prefill, SambaNova RDUs for high throughput decode, and Intel® Xeon® 6 processors as the host and action CPUs addressing performance, efficiency, and software compatibility challenges facing enterprises and cloud providers.
Publication: Communication Today
Nvidia: A Copyright Strike Briefly Took Down the Official Announcement Trailer for DLSS 5 on YouTubeedit
Nvidia recently announced DLSS 5, which didn’t really go down too well. The trailer for it was then taken down from YouTube due to a copyright strike. Gaming content creator NikTek was the first to notice that the announcement video is no longer available on YouTube. They took to X/Twitter saying that an Italian television channel by the name of La7 has sent a copyright strike, which resulted in the video being taken down.
Publication: Ign
Nvidia GeForce Now Is ‘Coming Soon’ in India as an Email Rolls Out With the Claim That ‘The Wait Is Almost Oveedit
Looks like the long wait for the launch of Nvidia GeForce NOW in India is almost over, as Nvidia has begun sending emails about access to the cloud gaming service on a first-come, first-served basis. For now, this is limited to registrations, with actual access set to roll out later through invite emails. The email adds that after creating your account, you may see a “Join Now” button, but you will not be able to sign up yet. Early access will be granted only through an invitation email.
Publication: Ign
Snap deepens Qualcomm partnership to power next-gen AR glasses, sharpens hardware pushedit
Snap has expanded its long-standing partnership with Qualcomm through a multi-year agreement to power its upcoming AR glasses, “Specs,” with Snapdragon XR chips. The collaboration aims to enhance on-device AI, graphics, and immersive experiences, signalling Snap’s shift beyond social media into hardware and spatial computing. The move also focuses on building a developer-driven ecosystem as Snap prepares for a consumer launch of its next-generation smart glasses.
Publication: Fortune India
Intel Corporation appoints Aparna Bawa as EVP and Chief Legal and People Officeredit
Intel Corporation has appointed Aparna Bawa as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal and People Officer, reporting to CEO Lip-Bu Tan. She will lead global legal, ethics, compliance, and people functions, supporting the company’s transformation. Previously COO at Zoom, Bawa brings extensive experience in governance and scaling tech organizations, and will focus on strengthening culture, leadership, and aligning people strategy with Intel’s long-term business priorities.
Publication: Digital Terminal
Industry news
AI to power nextgen customer experience, but trust deficit and strategy gaps persist: Capgemini Reportedit
The report, titled Reimagining Customer Experience: Humanled, AIpowered, highlights how evolving consumer expectations—now dynamic, contextdriven, and liquid—are forcing organisations to rethink how CX is designed and delivered. Nearly 68% of organisations believe AI agents will outperform traditional CX channels, while generative AI adoption is projected to surge from 21% to 51% within the next three years. On the consumer side, 58% already view AI as a timesaving tool, as per the report.
Publication: Fortune
Indian IT Cannot Escape AI Cannibalisationedit
For India’s $250-billion IT services industry, artificial intelligence is no longer just a growth lever; it is beginning to eat into the very foundations that built it. That tension came into sharp focus during Tata Consultancy Services’ earnings call, where the country’s largest IT services firm effectively acknowledged what many in the industry have been reluctant to say openly: AI will cannibalise traditional revenue before it replaces it.
Publication: Analytics India Mag
India’s data centre market to reach $22 billion by 2030edit
India’s data centre market—valued at approximately USD 10 billion in 2025—is expected to more than double to USD 22 billion by 2030, driven largely by the rapid growth in cloud computing, artificial intelligence and dataintensive technologies.Between 2020 and 2024, the sector attracted approximately USD 13–15 Bn in investments, with foreign institutional investors accounting for nearly 80% of the total capital inflows, according to property consultant Vestian.
Publication: The Economic Times
Data Centre boom and hidden ecological costsedit
Date Centres have been around in some form or another since the emergence of computing in the late 194s/1950s. yet, due to the lack of a centralised governing authority, there is no official classification for what constitutes a data centre. They can be described as physical facilities that organises or hosted by third parties external to the organisation itself.
Publication: Hindustan Times
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