Nscale hits $14.6B valuation with new $2B funding round
Neocloud startup Nscale has secured a $2 billion series C round that values the company at $14.6 billion, accelerating its push to build out Artificial Intelligence infrastructure across multiple regions.
Anthropic challenges US defense department blacklisting in federal court
Anthropic has filed two federal lawsuits challenging a Pentagon decision to label the company a “supply chain risk,” arguing the move unlawfully punishes it for speech and safety policies around military uses of its Artificial Intelligence models.
vLLM server brings OpenAI compatible APIs to local and cloud models
vLLM exposes an OpenAI compatible HTTP server for text, chat, embeddings, audio, and multimodal workloads, while adding its own extensions for pooling, scoring, and re-ranking. It is designed to let existing OpenAI clients talk to local or self-hosted models with minimal code changes.
SK hynix debuts 1c LPDDR6 memory with 16 Gb capacity and higher speeds
SK hynix has developed 1c-node LPDDR6 memory with 16 Gb capacity, targeting speeds beyond 10.7 Gbps and improved power efficiency for next-generation devices. The company plans to start mass production in the first half of the year and ship to customers in the second half.
Nvidia debuts rtx mega geometry with next gen ray tracing demos
Nvidia introduced rtx mega geometry at gdc 2026 alongside its geforce rtx 50 series, showcasing new techniques for handling extreme geometric detail in ray traced scenes. Early demos in alan wake 2 and the witcher 4 highlight performance gains and memory savings from nested triangle clusters.
Applied Materials and Micron expand partnership on next generation memory for artificial intelligence
Applied Materials and Micron are deepening their partnership to co-develop next generation DRAM, HBM and NAND aimed at boosting the energy efficient performance of artificial intelligence systems in the United States.
Intel Nova Lake S surfaces in Liva P300 mini PC with DDR5 8,000 MT/s support
Intel’s Nova Lake S desktop platform has appeared in an ECS Liva P300 mini PC with a new B960 chipset, DDR5 memory at 8,000 MT/s, and a power budget scaled for up to a 52-core, 175 W top configuration.
Nvidia and Thinking Machines form gigawatt scale Artificial Intelligence partnership
Nvidia and Thinking Machines Lab have entered a multiyear deal to deploy at least one gigawatt of next generation Vera Rubin systems for frontier Artificial Intelligence model training and customizable platforms. The partnership combines major infrastructure commitments with a strategic investment to expand access to frontier and open models for enterprises, researchers and scientists.
Nvidia and ComfyUI bring streamlined local artificial intelligence video tools to creators
Nvidia is rolling out new ComfyUI features and upscaling tools that speed up local artificial intelligence video generation and make node-based workflows more approachable for game developers and artists.
Nvidia unveils rtx pro server to virtualize game development workflows
Nvidia is introducing the rtx pro server to centralize and virtualize game development workflows across creative, engineering, artificial intelligence research and QA teams on shared data center GPU infrastructure.