Artificial Intelligence chip demand keeps pressuring tech supply chains

Broadcom says soaring demand for Artificial Intelligence chips is still pushing TSMC to its production limits, with shortages spreading beyond semiconductors into other parts of the hardware supply chain. The pressure is affecting major technology companies and reinforcing the need for long-term capacity agreements.

HP expands Artificial Intelligence PC lineup at imagine 2026

HP introduced a broad new range of gaming desktops, business laptops, and workstations at Imagine 2026, centered on high-performance computing and local Artificial Intelligence processing. The lineup spans new Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, and Qualcomm-based systems, with launches scheduled from April through July 2026.

Legal risks around Artificial Intelligence data poisoning

Data poisoning is emerging as a major legal and operational risk in Artificial Intelligence systems, particularly through weaknesses in the upstream data supply chain. UK and EU rules are increasing pressure on organisations to strengthen due diligence, contracts and monitoring.

IBM, Red Hat, and Google donate llm-d to CNCF

IBM Research, Red Hat, and Google Cloud have donated llm-d, an open-source Kubernetes framework for large language model inference, to the CNCF as a sandbox project. The move aims to create a vendor-neutral blueprint for deploying scalable inference across models, accelerators, and clouds.

AAMU named regional lead for Amazon Web Services machine learning university

Alabama A&M University has been named a regional lead institution for Amazon Web Services Machine Learning University, expanding its role in Artificial Intelligence and machine learning education, research, and workforce development. The designation follows the university’s recent national HBCU summit on Artificial Intelligence and sets up new curriculum, faculty training, and student career pathways across the Southeast.

EDPB backs global privacy statement on Artificial Intelligence-generated imagery

The European Data Protection Board has endorsed a joint Global Privacy Assembly statement warning that Artificial Intelligence-generated images and videos can seriously harm privacy, dignity, and safety. The statement calls for stronger safeguards, transparency, and protections for children and other vulnerable groups.

Intel unveils Arc Pro B70 and B65 workstation GPUs

Intel has introduced the Arc Pro B70 and Arc Pro B65 for workstation-class Artificial Intelligence compute and professional visualization. The Arc Pro B70 is the fullest expression yet of the Xe2 Battlemage discrete GPU design in this lineup.

Intel launches Xeon 600 workstation processors

Intel has launched its Xeon 600 series Granite Rapids-WS processors for workstations and high-end desktops, with a focus on Artificial Intelligence development, AVX-512, and large PCIe connectivity. The lineup scales up to 86 Redwood Cove performance cores and supports high memory and I/O capacity.