Tag: Accelerator Chips

DataPelago says its new technology provides a data processing boost for advanced analytics and AI applications that require huge volumes of complex, structured and unstructured data. Startup DataPelago exited stealth today, unveiling what the company describes as the world’s first “universal data processing engine” that can handle the complexity and volume of today’s data for…

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New Copilot+ PC and Windows 11 features will come out this month for Windows Insider Program (WIP) members. Microsoft has started rolling out new features and previews for its Copilot artificial intelligence assistant offerings and for Windows 11 and Copilot+ AI PC users, including a way to interact with Copilot by voice, a preview of…

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“This acquisition supports our commitment to delivering cutting-edge IoT solutions and strengthens our position as a leader in intelligence at the edge,” said Qualcomm’s Nakul Duggal. Chipmaker Qualcomm has completed its acquisition of Sequans Communications’ 4G IoT technology for $200 million in a move to significantly enhance the company’s semiconductor portfolio around the Internet of…

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AI PCs are garnering a lot of enthusiasm and support across the channel, and solution providers will be key to helping customers navigate a complex landscape. Ever since the first AI PCs started shipping last year, major tech vendors ranging from Intel and AMD to Dell Technologies, HP Inc. and Lenovo have vowed that the…

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AI chips are running much hotter than their predecessors, giving rise to a new class of channel-friendly startups focused on liquid cooling for high-power CPUs and GPUs. Udi Paret says he’s been humbled by the “very fast, high-magnitude changes” that his liquid cooling company, ZutaCore, has experienced over the past several months. The main driver…

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With Intel’s market cap hovering around $93 billion, the deal for the chipmaker would rank among the largest in tech industry history if it actually happens. Chip designer Qualcomm reportedly approached Intel in recent days about a takeover of the beleaguered chipmaker in what would be one of the biggest tech deals ever. According to…

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“We’re going to do ourselves a disservice … as an industry if we push people too fast into AI and we don’t give real solutions,” Insight SVP Stephen Moss tells CRN. Artificial intelligence as a service. Managed AI. AI assurance. Solution providers are at work sorting through new practices and new ways to not only…

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In a Monday letter to employees, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger outlined changes that will help the beleaguered chipmaker save billions of dollars and bounce back financially while highlighting a new multibillion-dollar chip deal with Amazon Web Services. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said the company plans to turn its contract chip manufacturing business into an independent…

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As Intel undergoes major spending cuts, longtime channel advocate Jason Kimrey is leaving the chipmaker along with a few other partner-facing leaders. Longtime Intel channel stalwart Jason Kimrey, a fierce channel advocate admired by partners as one of the most influential channel chiefs in the industry, is leaving the beleaguered semiconductor giant, CRN has learned.…

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Altera CEO Sandra Rivera denies a report that Intel is planning to outright sell its programmable chip business. ‘We are executing to the plan, which is not a sale of Altera, but rather it is selling a stake in the business, which has always been the plan, which we’ve communicated for now over a year,…

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