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OpenAI is stepping back from NDAs for data center projects
Following this week's midterms where voters resoundingly voiced their opposition to data center expansion, OpenAI today announced new commitments to communities where it is working on data center projects, including…
Meta warns that election backlash against data centers could make AI expansion harder
Meta warns that growing political opposition to data centers could threaten future AI investments, as communities push back against massive infrastructure projects.
Combined OpenSSH and musl-libc flaws let anyone into Alpine Linux and other distros by typing anything over 256 characters as a password
Combined OpenSSH and musl-libc flaws let anyone into Alpine Linux and other distros by typing anything over 256 characters as a password
India targets creating homegrown GPUs within 2 years and plans to commercialize indigenous SHAKTI and VEGA processors
MeitY Secretary S. Krishnan says India plans to develop its own GPU under Semiconductor Mission 2.0, with a target of approximately two years. The country is also looking to commercialize its SHAKTI and VEGA RISC-V…
openSUSE Leap 16.1 gives Linux users the right to remain immutable
One installer now offers conventional and read-only systems as separate Micro distro bows out
Chinese AI lab Moonshot reportedly looked at European data centers to access Nvidia chips, report claims
The lab is reportedly interested in renting at least 8,000 Nvidia Blackwell GPUs.
Intel leaker claims Nova Lake desktop chips have 5.1 GHz clock limit beyond 90°C
A known Intel leaker claims that Intel's next-generation processors will top out at 5.1 GHz if the CPU core temperatures aren't kept below 90°C.
SpaceX's plan to build more data center compute than Google's entire lifetime capacity in just 1.5 years is possible, say analysts
SpaceX's bold claim that it's capable of building 10 GW of compute in 2027 may be plausible — analysts dig through the breakneck speed of Colossus buildouts as evidence
Bare metal boom: On-prem server sales for HPC and AI up 20% this year
Firms still want kit on-premises, but spike in revenue is as much about increased costs as higher sales
Nintendo ROM chip supplier Macronix quits to focus on chips for AI data centers, reports indicate
Macronix, one of Nintendo's ROM chip manufacturers, is shutting down the business to reallocate manufacturing for NOR and NAND flash chips that the AI industry demands.
VMware returns to low-end server virtualization with 'vSphere Express'
128-cores max, sold on distributors' marketplaces, and in with a shot of restoring some trust
Thermal Grizzly launches PhaseSheet PTM Pro with improved thermal conductivity
Designed for CPUs, GPUs, and other components without an integrated heat spreader, the PhaseSheet PTM Pro is reusable, electrically non-conductive, and less susceptible to the pump-out effect associated with traditional…
AI data centers comprehensively defeated at US midterm elections
Several counties put data center issues on the ballot during the midterm elections, with most Americans voting against data center development in their county.
Cloudflare engineers optimize DNS build services for twice the speed and 85% lower RAM usage
Cloudflare engineers are at it again, optimizing DNS-building services for twice the speed and 85% less RAM usage
Open source project renders your Windows 11 desktop using the NPU rather than the GPU
Open source developers have released a prototype driver for Windows 11 that renders the desktop using an NPU instead of the system’s (i)GPU.
AMD expects to outsell Intel in Q4 for the first time in history
AMD's data center business surges as strong demand for Epyc processors and Instinct accelerators continues and sales of client hardware declines only slightly.
Windows pushed AI PCs, but now it's hit a wall of RAM prices
Customers sweating assets amid tight budgets, as Microsoft execs get creative with sales pitches
AMD on track to overtake Intel as biggest x86 outfit
CEO says supply chain can cope with surging datacenter and AI demand
Microsoft improves Windows 11 performance on 8 GB PCs as RAM prices keep climbing
We've got a hunch the memory crunch is taking a bite out of Windows revenue
Windows 11 8GB RAM configurations get a performance boost
Microsoft claims that it has made drastic improvements to the performance of Windows 11 while using 8GB of RAM.
OpenAI introduces program to reduce AI data center energy demand during peak hours
The Grid Protectors Program applies load shedding, a technique in use since the 1970s, to data centers.
Intel 14A moves closer to production as PDK 0.9 becomes available
Intel says its next-generation process technology is reaching expected performance and yield maturity.
8 converted jet engines are powering xAI data centers as companies look for new energy sources
A Mississippi xAI data center is using eight converted jet engine turbines as a power source despite the known health risks of the carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds they produce.
Apple faces unprecedented memory cost increases as RAM prices continue to surge, manufacturing bill climbs by $33 billion
Samsung, SK hynix, and Micron are facing strong demand for memory from AI data centers, prompting manufacturers to prioritize higher-margin server products and high-bandwidth memory. That shift is tightening supplies of…
Nvidia tells data center operators to limit business from Chinese customers with new global restrictions, report claims
Nvidia has told cloud providers who use its data center products that they must sell less than half of their services to Chinese companies as part of a new policy that will further impact China's ability to keep up with…
Corsair has slashed $180 off its blistering MP700 SE Gen 5 SSD
The 4TB Corsair MP 700 Pro SE is $180 off, the cheapest 4TB Gen 5 SSD you can buy right now.
China deploys 'world's first' 800-volt DC power system for massive AI data center
Firm says it has completed the world’s first commercial data center deployment of an integrated 800-volt DC power system.