Why it seems like every Artificial Intelligence company is making their own chip
Big tech firms are racing to build custom chips to boost Artificial Intelligence performance, cut costs and reduce reliance on vendors such as nvidia. Intel and meta have unveiled new designs that claim sizable gains in efficiency and speed for training and deploying large models.
China orders state-funded data centres to use domestic artificial intelligence chips
China has directed state-funded data centre projects to rely exclusively on domestically manufactured artificial intelligence chips and told under-construction sites to remove foreign-made components, a move that targets suppliers such as Nvidia, AMD and Intel.
DRAM prices surge 172% year over year as Artificial Intelligence demand strains supply
DRAM prices have jumped 171.8% year over year as demand for Artificial Intelligence and data center expansion exhausts memory and storage supply. Major manufacturers are unable to fill all orders, squeezing cloud customers, module makers, and smaller OEMs.
Quantinuum launches Helios commercial quantum computer
Quantinuum has launched Helios, a general-purpose commercial quantum computer it says offers the highest fidelity of any commercial system and a real-time control engine. The system includes Guppy, a Python-based language for hybrid quantum and classical programs, and is available via cloud and on-premise options.
NVIDIA leaders Jensen Huang and Bill Dally awarded Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering for artificial intelligence
NVIDIA founder Jensen Huang and chief scientist Bill Dally were among seven recipients of the 2025 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering for foundational work in artificial intelligence and accelerated computing. The award recognizes their role in developing the GPU architectures that underpin modern machine learning.