Waymo Develops Custom Chip for Robotaxis
Waymo has developed a custom chip for its robotaxis, achieving over 1,000 TOPS performance in 2026.
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China Approves Nvidia H200 Chips for Domestic AI Firms
China is allowing limited shipments of Nvidia's H200 chips to help local AI companies compete with U.S. firms. ByteDance and Tencent each received about 10,000 processors.
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Relativity Networks Raises 22 Million for Hollow-Core Fiber
Relativity Networks raised $22 million in funding to deploy hollow-core fiber, which transmits data 30% faster than conventional fiber.
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Apple’s Camera-Equipped AirPods May Not Be the Pervert Pods Consumers Fear
Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods, confirmed via leaked macOS 26.7 RC footage, may not be surveillance devices but rather tools to enhance Siri’s visual intelligence.
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Etched's Valuation Doubles to $21 Billion in a Month
Etched's valuation surged to $21 billion in August, nearly $11 billion increase from July's $10.3 billion valuation.
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Groq Raises $350M to Pivot to Neocloud
Groq raised $350 million to pivot from AI chipmaker to neocloud provider, valuing the company at $3.5 billion.
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AMD Introduces Agent Swarms for Software Engineering
AMD is developing agent swarms to transform software workflows, with a prototype expected by 2025.
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OpenAI Signs Record Ohio Data Center Lease With Nvidia Backing Up to $105 Billion
OpenAI has signed the largest data center lease to date, with Nvidia guaranteeing up to $105 billion for the project.
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Nvidia Invests $1.5B in SoftBank Data Center Developer
Nvidia is investing $1.5 billion in SB Energy, a data center developer linked to OpenAI, to supply compute infrastructure for its Ports-Pike facility.
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Intel's New CPU Outperforms NVIDIA in AI Workloads
Intel's latest CPU achieves 1.6x speed boost over NVIDIA's GPU in AI tasks, signaling a shift in hardware preferences.
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Nvidia’s 500B Plan Aims to Revive Aging GPUs
Nvidia has secured up to $500 billion in commitments from major financial firms to build AI data centers, with a focus on creating a secondary market for older GPUs.
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FP8 KV-Cache Boosts Intel Arc Pro B70 Inference Capacity
Intel Arc Pro B70 doubles KV-cache capacity with FP8 quantization, enhancing long-context inference throughput by 42.3% for Qwen2.5-14B-Instruct.