August 25, 2026

AMD specific news

AMD launches Tokenomics Calculator to help enterprises assess AI deployment costsedit

AMD has launched the AMD Client Tokenomics Calculator, a tool designed to help enterprise IT decisionmakers assess the cost implications of deploying AI workloads at scale.

Publication: Express Computer

AMD Technostar to Boost Employment in Bangaloreedit

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has inaugurated its largest global design centre in Bengaluru, India, as part of a $400 million investment in the country over the next five years. This new campus, named AMD Technostar, is set to employ about 3,000 engineers who will focus on the design and development of various semiconductor technologies, including 3D stacking, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and others.

Publication: Electronics For You

Competition in news

Nvidia in Talks to Invest in AI Co Perplexityedit

Nvidia is in talks to invest in Perplexity as part of an equity funding round that would value the AI startup at more than $30 billion, The Information re- ported. The funding round would increase Perplexity’s valuation by more than 50% from its previous financing a year ago, according to the report.

Publication: The Economic Times

Is Russia using Nvidia minicomputers to power AI drones? Report reveals how Moscow may be getting accessedit

Ukrainian investigators say Russian forces have used Nvidia s Jetson Orin computing modules in drones capable of identifying targets and making strike decisions without direct human confirmation, raising questions about how a civilian AI computer reached Russia s battlefield, according to a report by New York Times.

Publication: Live Mint

Vahan AI finetunes 30billionparameter Nvidia Nemotron model for blue-collar hiringedit

The model has been deployed in production and is currently handling about 10% of the company s traffic, founder and CEO Madhav Krishna told the Economic Times Digital in an interview.

Publication: The Economic Times, Analytics India Mag, Fortune

Socionext adopts Intel 18AP for advanced SoCsedit

Socionext Advances SoC Development with Intel 18AP In an effort to expand its technological capabilities, Socionext, a Japanese semiconductor firm, has partnered with Intel Foundry Services.

Publication: BIS Infotech

Partner in news

Acer India Achieves 300 Exclusive Stores Milestone, Expands Retail Presence Across 180+ Citiesedit

Acer India has reached a significant milestone in its retail expansion journey, with its exclusive store network now growing to 300 stores across more than 180 cities nationwide.

Publication: Digital Terminal

Industry news

Singapore unveils world-first biological data centre with 16 million living human neurons powering 20 computers in a landmark moment for AIedit

Singapore has unveiled a world-first biological data centre prototype that brings living human neurons into a server-rack environment, marking an unusual new step in the race to build more efficient and adaptive computing systems.

Publication: The Times of India

Semicon 2.0: Why India must move beyond fabs to build a complete chip ecosystemedit

India s Semiconductor Mission has progressed from early doubts to real progress with commercial production and indigenous chips. Semicon 2.0 now expands focus beyond fabrication to equipment, materials, design, and global supplychain diplomacy, aiming to build a complete $100B ecosystem by 2030.

Publication: The Economic Times

India to amend rules within 2 months to address semiconductor, auto component firms concerns: Piyush Goyaledit

India will amend regulations and introduce new rules within two months to address concerns raised by semiconductor and automotive component manufacturers, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on August 24.

Publication: Money Control, The Economic Times, Communications Today

Global semiconductor revenue to hit $1.6T in 2026edit

Global semiconductor revenue will reach $1.6 trillion in 2026, up 92 per cent from $809 billion in 2025, according to Gartner. The market will grow further to $1.9 trillion in 2027, driven largely by AI infrastructure investment and rising memory prices.

Publication: Manufacturing Today

Gigabyte G25F2A gaming monitor review: Does the job its designed foredit

Priced at Rs 11,000, the monitor also supports both AMD FreeSync and GSync, while offering gaming-focused features such as Black Equalizer, Aim Stabilizer and Game Assist.

Publication: The Times of India

Next-gen Silicon Wave could See India Leapfrog Global Chip Giants: Expertsedit

India’s late entry into semiconductor manufacturing could prove an advantage as the industry enters a new phase driven by silicon photonics, post-quantum security and neuromorphic computing, giving new entrants a chance to leapfrog established players in these areas, experts told ET.

Publication: The Economic Times

HC flags green concerns over Google-Adani’s AP data centreedit

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to ensure that work on the proposed $15-billion Google-Adani data-centre project in Visakhapatnam is carried out with the required legal and environmental permissions.

Publication: MINT

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