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AMD UALink Strategy: Can AMD disrupt AI data center dominance as open interconnect challenges NVIDIA NVLink ecosystem controledit
AMD is promoting its UALink open interconnect standard to challenge Nvidia’s proprietary NVLink dominance in AI data centres. The approach enables faster, low-latency communication and supports multi-vendor ecosystems, improving scalability and flexibility. Backed by rising AI demand and strong investor confidence, AMD aims to reduce ecosystem lock-in and reshape AI infrastructure with more open, efficient, and collaborative architectures.
Publication: The Economic Times
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Bengaluru’s Dayananda Sagar University partners with NVIDIA to launch AI factory on campusedit
Dayananda Sagar University (DSU), a leading multidisciplinary private university in Bengaluru, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NVIDIA to establish a firstofitskind AI Factory within an academic campus in India.
Publication: Tribune
Nvidia rival Cerebras discloses US IPO filing as AI boom drives listingsedit
Cerebras Systems, an AI chip rival to Nvidia, has filed for a US initial public offering. This marks a second attempt to list publicly.
Publication: The Economic Times
NVIDIA Introduces GeForce NOW in India Powered by Blackwell RTX Architectureedit
Gaming NVIDIA Introduces GeForce NOW in India Powered by Blackwell RTX Architecture NVIDIA announced the early access launch of GeForce NOW™ exclusively for India, powered by the NVIDIA Blackwell RTX architecture.
Publication: Digital Terminal
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang s productivity hack is winning over the internetedit
In a world full of productivity apps, timeblocking tricks and endless morning routine advice, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has gone viral for something far simpler. His rule is just this: do the most important task first. Every single morning.
Publication: India Today
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang loses his cool — here’s what sparked itedit
Huang gave an example of Huawei CloudMatrix, showing China can still build strong AI using brute force. He argued that banning Nvidia chips won t stop China s AI growth — it will just push them to build outside the U.S. tech system.
Publication: The Economic Times
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang warns DeepSeek running on Huawei chips is a horrible outcome for USedit
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has warned that Chinese AI models like DeepSeek running on the country s domestic chips could be a horrible outcome for the United States.
Publication: Live Mint
Nvidia rival Cerebras discloses US IPO filing as AI boom drives listingsedit
AI chipmaker Cerebras Systems revealed its filing for a US initial public offering on Friday, bringing the Nvidia rival closer to the public markets as it seeks to tap into growing optimism around a broad revival in the listings market.
Publication: The Economic Times
Intel gives employees an update on Elon Musk; says: Will disclose more broadly the scope and nature of …edit
Intel CEO Lip Bu Tan said about Elon Musk s Terafab chip making project Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Intel wants to reveal more details about its recent deal with Elon Musk’s companies.
Publication: The Times of India
Intel is making progress. But it isn t out of the woods yet.edit
Intel also now trades for more than 130 times its projected earnings for this year, far above the peak multiple of 60 times that the stock briefly touched during the dotcom bubble.
Publication: Live Mint
Odisha kicks off India s 1st 3D chip packaging plantedit
It is funded by Intel, among others. Intel s CEO LipBu Tan joined the ceremony virtually. Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi and Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw laid the foundation stone for India s first advanced 3D chip packaging unit in Bhubaneswar, in a big boost to India s growing semiconductor ambitions.
Publication: The Indian Express
I Tested Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme: This 18-Core Power CPU Hits Hard Against AMD, Apple, Inteledit
It’s a new CPU tier from Qualcomm (the first generation of its Snapdragon X processors topped out with the Snapdragon X “Elite,” no “Extreme”), and my tests position it favorably among the upper echelons of laptop silicon. Benchmarking this new flagship chip proves that Qualcomm’s best can challenge some of the better chips from AMD, Apple, and Intel.
Publication: PC Mag
NVIDIA-edForce tie-up targets India`s growing demand for AI talentedit
Nvidia has partnered with edForce to address India’s rising demand for AI talent by offering structured, enterprise-focused training in AI, accelerated computing, and data-driven technologies. The initiative includes hands-on learning and certifications, aiming to build a future-ready workforce, bridge skill gaps, and support enterprises scaling AI adoption across sectors.
Publication: ZEE News
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Maharashtra To FastTrack Land Allocation For Data Centresedit
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday directed officials to fasttrack land allocation for data centre companies, particularly those from Central Asia, that have shown interest in investing in the state.
Publication: Deccan Chronicle
Heterogeneous Integration set to break ground for its Odisha semicon unitedit
In a major boost to India s semiconductor ambitions, Odisha is set to perform the groundbreaking of the country s first advanced glass substrate semiconductor packaging unit at Info Valley on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on Sunday
Publication: Business Standard
Govt sets up committee for expert advisory support to India s AI governance architectureedit
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has constituted an advisory body to provide specialised technical, policy, and strategic expertise to support the functioning of the recently constituted AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG)
Publications: The Economic Times, Business Standard, The Economic Times
Centre sets up expert panel to steer AI governance frameworkedit
The ministry of electronics and IT (MeitY) has constituted the Technology and Policy Expert Committee (TPEC), a standing advisory group that will support the newly formed AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG) in shaping India s AI governance architecture
Publication: The Times of India
Eye on making Delhi hub for research, design, govt begins drafting semiconductor policyedit
The Delhi government has begun drafting a semiconductor policy aimed at positioning the Capital as a hub for chip design, research and advanced packaging, an official statement underlined on Sunday.
Publication: The Indian Express
Delhi bets big on semiconductors, eyes chip hub status with new policyedit
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said semiconductors underpin sectors from consumer electronics to defence and artificial intelligence. “Delhi is working on a structured and forward-looking framework that promotes innovation, ease of doing business and a robust industry ecosystem,” she said.
Publication: Communication Today
AI data center energy storage market outlook, 2030edit
The global energy storage market for AI data centers is poised to achieve $4.1-6.0 billion in annual revenue by 2030, experiencing a 28-38% compound annual growth rate from approximately $1.2 billion in 2025.
Publication: Communication Today
Delhi to draft semiconductor policy to boost design, R&D and advanced manufacturing ecosystemedit
The Delhi government is drafting a new semiconductor policy to position the capital as a hub for chip design, R&D, and advanced packaging. The framework focuses on incentives, talent development, startups, and manufacturing-linked activities like ATMP/OSAT. Aimed at attracting global and domestic investment, it seeks to boost innovation, create high-skilled jobs, and strengthen Delhi’s role in India’s growing semiconductor ecosystem.
Publication: The New Indian Express
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