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fromArs Technica
2 days ago

Alexa's survival hinges on you buying more expensive Amazon devices

Pricier components seem to be a driving force behind the bigger price tags. The new speakers, for instance, feature AZ3 and AZ23 Pro processors that include a new "AI Accelerator designed to run AI edge models," according to Amazon's announcement. The processors are supposed to enable "better conversation detection" alongside improved mics for blocking out background noise "and improving Alexa's ability to detect the wake-word by over 50 percent."
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fromArs Technica
2 weeks ago

China blocks sale of Nvidia AI chips

Nvidia started producing chips tailored for the Chinese market after former US President Joe Biden banned the company from exporting its most powerful products to China, in an effort to rein in Beijing's progress on AI. Beijing's regulators have recently summoned domestic chipmakers such as Huawei and Cambricon, as well as Alibaba and search engine giant Baidu, which also make their own semiconductors, to report how their products compare against Nvidia's China chips, according to one of the people with knowledge of the matter.
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
fromTheregister
1 month ago

More than 100 companies are chasing an AI chip gold rush

Over 120 companies are developing AI processor chips worldwide, led by the US with concentrated hubs in California and Texas and substantial startup funding.
Tech industry
fromTheregister
2 months ago

$1 billion in Nvidia chips found their way to China: FT

$1 billion worth of smuggled Nvidia AI processors have entered the Chinese black market, despite US export restrictions.
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fromZDNET
3 months ago

This Acer laptop has a game-changing feature for multimedia consumption (and it's $300 off)

The Acer Swift Go 14 offers a compelling performance with Meteor Lake AI processors at a competitive price point.
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