Tag: CPUs
‘To be clear, this decision is not based on a lack of faith in Intel or our strategy. In fact, I’ve never been more confident in the long-term prospects of success for Intel,’ writes departing Intel channel stalwart Jason Kimrey in a LinkedIn post as the company makes big cuts and changes. Departing Intel channel…
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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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Intel explains why its newly launched Xeon 6900P processors, which scale up to 128 cores and 8,800 megatransfers per second in memory speed, are a big deal for AI computing, whether it’s for CPU-based inferencing or serving as the host CPU for Nvidia-accelerated systems. Intel said its latest Xeon processors present “huge” opportunities for channel…
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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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The news of Apollo Global Management’s interest arrived after mobile chip giant Qualcomm approached Intel in recent days about potentially acquiring the chipmaker. Intel has reportedly received an investment offer for up to $5 billion from alternative asset management firm Apollo Global Management. Citing unnamed sources, Bloomberg on Sunday reported that Apollo reached out to…
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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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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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“People enjoy a narrative where they say like, ‘How are you possibly doing your own chips when you have other partners who have their other chips?’ And it turns out, customers like choice,” said AWS CEO Matt Garman. Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman is bullish about his company’s future in homemade silicon chips as…
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The iPhone 16 series is arriving ahead of its much-hyped Apple Intelligence set of AI features, which will debut in beta next month with an initial set of features for the iPhone 15 Pro or higher as well as Macs and iPads with an M1 or newer system-on-chip. Apple said its newly revealed iPhone 16…
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