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Vultr and AMD Unveil Chennai’s Largest AI Supercluster Boosting India’s Cloud Infrastructureedit
Vultr, a privately-held cloud infrastructure company, on Wednesday said it is expanding its Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)-powered infrastructure in Chennai, India, for enterprise and sovereign cloud initiatives. The company will deploy AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs in a new 20 MW supercluster in Chennai, India, creating the country’s largest AMD Instinct deployment, Vultr said. This deployment will give Vultr two of the world’s largest AMD AI infrastructure deployments globally, alongside its flagship supercluster in Springfield, Ohio.
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Microsoft to launch its next big Xbox console in 2028, handheld coming even sooneredit
Microsoft is reportedly targeting the launch of its next-generation Xbox handheld by the 2027 holiday season, followed by the Project Helix console in the 2028 holiday season. Expected to cost around $1,800, Project Helix is being designed as a high-end hybrid device capable of running both Xbox and PC games. The console is also expected to feature AMD’s next-generation FSR Diamond upscaling technology to enhance gaming performance and visual quality.
Publication: India Today Deccan Chronicle Sports Keeda IGN
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Nvidia unveils modular DSX pods for faster data center deploymentsedit
Nvidia and its partners are set to introduce modular DSX pods featuring Vera Rubin rack systems from early next year, with wider availability in 2027. This initiative aims to accelerate the deployment of data centers for the growing artificial intelligence (AI) sector. The company stated these modular units could reduce deployment times from six months to approximately two weeks. Each 28 metric ton DSX pod will come equipped with seven Vera Rubin NVL72 racks, housing 504 GPUs and 252 Vera CPUs.
Publication: ET Datacenters
Nvidia plans sovereign AI factories with European telecom operators: Reportedit
Nvidia plans to help European telecom operators establish sovereign AI factories, marking an expansion into the telecom sector, SDxCentral reported on Wednesday. The company confirmed at its GTC event in Berlin that approximately 10 telecom operators in EMEA have committed to using its accelerated computing hardware. This hardware will power various applications, including industrial AI clouds and AI-RAN.
Publication: ET Telecom
Germany’s Agile to make up to 2,000 humanoid robots with Nvidia, CEO saysedit
Germany’s Agile Robots plans to produce up to 2,000 petite humanoid robots next year under a partnership with Nvidia announced on Wednesday targeting universities and corporate research labs, CEO Zhaopeng Chen said in an interview. Production of Agile ONE S and ONE SN models will begin by the end of this year, Chen said, adding that the company expects to produce 1,000-2,000, with Stanford University and ETH Zurich among potential customers. The SN model – N for Nvidia – has a jointly specified configuration, including dexterous hands, cameras and Nvidia’s Jetson Thor onboard computer.
Publication: ET ElectronicsWorld
Intel Urges Indian Chip Startups To Build Beyond Siliconedit
Indian chip startups must identify unmet market needs and give customers clear reasons to choose their products. Indian semiconductor startups need to look beyond chip design to develop affordable, application-specific products that can compete with established suppliers. In a recent interaction, Gokul V. Subramaniam, President of Intel India and Vice President of Intel’s Client Computing Group, said startups should identify challenges in India that semiconductor-based solutions could address.
Publication: Electronics For You
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Acer Iconia Tab 12 5G Features 12.2-Inch Display and 5G Connectivityedit
A tablet today needs to do more than offer a large screen. From streaming content and attending online meetings to reading, browsing, and managing everyday tasks, users increasingly look for devices that can adapt to different needs. The Acer Iconia Tab 12 5G combines a large display, 5G connectivity, and support for productivity accessories, offering a versatile experience for work, learning, and entertainment.
Publication: SME Street
STTGDC to host Neysa’s AI compute infrastructure at Noida data centreedit
STTGDC on Wednesday said Neysa, an India-based AI cloud company, has selected the STT Noida 2 to host a new deployment of GPU infrastructure and its Velocis AI cloud platform. This deployment will enable enterprises and startups to run production AI workloads in India, offering predictable latency and data residency, the companies said. Supporting up to 9,000 GPUs, the first phase is expected to go live from the first quarter of CY2027 and is designed for high-density AI training and inference.
Publication: ET Telecom
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Sumitomo Chemical deepens India semiconductor push with Tata Electronics pactedit
Sumitomo Chemical has signed an MoU with Tata Electronics to explore collaboration in semiconductor fabrication and materials supply, including a possible chemicals facility in India. The move reflects growing interest from upstream suppliers in India’s chip ambitions, where reliable access to high-purity chemicals and photoresists could shape future manufacturing capacity.
Publication: ET Chemicals
In absence of sovereign buyers, Indian chip firms find clients in Japan, EUedit
India’s early movers in semiconductor engineering and design are chasing clients abroad as demand from within India remains tepid. At least three companies in the country’s semiconductor industry, including Tata Electronics, have identified global clients as key to generating commercial revenue starting this fiscal year.
Publication: Mint
HORIBA Sees EV Chip Opportunity, Flags India’s Semiconductor Supply Gapsedit
As India’s electric vehicle market expands, Japanese precision equipment manufacturer HORIBA sees opportunities in the development of domestic semiconductor manufacturing capabilities, including silicon carbide (SiC) and other compound semiconductors used in automotive power electronics. The company expects manufacturing precision, raw-material availability and supply-chain development to become important considerations as India builds its semiconductor industry.
Publication: Auto Car Professional
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