AMD introduces Pensando Pollara 400 Artificial Intelligence NIC-ready server platforms

AMD is launching AMD Pensando Pollara 400 Artificial Intelligence NIC-Ready Server Platforms: partner-built systems preconfigured with the AMD Pensando Pollara 400 Artificial Intelligence Network Interface Card to provide high-performance, Ethernet-based Artificial Intelligence networking out of the box. The platforms combine proven server designs, AMD compute, and Pollara 400’s fully programmable 400G Ethernet to help organizations deploy scalable Artificial Intelligence clusters faster.

Canonical prepares native AMD ROCm support for Ubuntu

Canonical and AMD are expanding collaboration to package AMD ROCm directly in Ubuntu, enabling hardware-accelerated Artificial Intelligence, ML, and HPC workloads on AMD Instinct and AMD Radeon GPUs with long term support from Canonical.

Microsoft promises more performant Windows 11 optimized for gaming

Microsoft outlined a 2026 Windows 11 vision focused on performance and gaming optimizations, emphasizing background workload management, power and scheduling, and graphics stack work. It confirmed Auto Super Resolution, its built-in Artificial Intelligence upscaling, will reach more devices with a public preview planned for the AMD Ryzen AI NPU-powered ROG Xbox Ally X in early 2026.