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Intel's "Gaudi 3" AI accelerator chip may give Nvidia's H100 a run for its money

Intel revealed new AI chip Gaudi 3 as an alternative to Nvidia's H100, claiming 50% faster performance for both training and inference on various large language models. [ more ]

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Nvidia shares dip

Nvidia's shares dropped by 5% due to competition in AI chip market

Intel's Gaudi 3 chip provides better price performance and efficiency than Nvidia's H100 [ more ]

Hindustan Times

Intel Unveils New AI Accelerator Chip in Bid to Gain on Nvidia

Intel is introducing Gaudi 3, an AI chip aimed at challenging Nvidia in the semiconductor industry.

Gaudi 3 is designed to improve AI system training and software running performance, aiming to compete with Nvidia's H100 and upcoming Blackwell chips. [ more ]

TechCrunch

How much are Nvidia's rivals investing in startups? We investigated | TechCrunch

AI chipmakers like Nvidia, Intel, AMD, and Arm are aggressively investing in startups to expand their presence in the AI space.

Intel leads in startup investments with over $350 million deployed across 32 deals in 2023, focusing on various sectors beyond AI. [ more ]

Axios

Nvidia's boom and Intel's big plans show how AI has turbocharged chipmaking

Nvidia reports massive revenue growth driven by demand for AI chips

Intel aims to be a top chip foundry by 2030 with $15 billion in foundry business orders

OpenAI CEO seeks trillions of dollars for new chip production effort [ more ]

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Engadget

Microsoft Copilot AI will soon run locally on PCs

Microsoft's Copilot AI service will run locally on next-gen AI PCs with over 40 TOPS of power. This move aims to reduce lag, improve performance, and enhance privacy.

Intel is planning to enhance the NPU speeds in its chips, with the Lunar Lake chips expected to triple the current NPU speeds by 2025. [ more ]

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Intel's chief people officer: Humans need to be at the center of AI

Intel aims to play a significant role in the artificial intelligence revolution.

Intel's recent purchase of Habana Labs and the unveiling of Gaudi3 chip are key indicators of its focus on AI technology. [ more ]

WIRED

Intel's CEO Says AI Is the Key to the Company's Comeback

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger promises an epic comeback by focusing on core engineering and manufacturing plan.

Intel announces rebrand of its 'foundry' business, aiming to produce efficient AI-era chips to compete with TSMC. [ more ]

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Ars Technica

Intel, Microsoft discuss plans to run Copilot locally on PCs instead of in the cloud

Microsoft and Intel are working on AI PCs with NPUs and Copilot key.

AI PCs will run Copilot locally, improving privacy and user experience. [ more ]

Theregister

Microsoft's idea of an AI PC has a Copilot key

Intel's AI PC concept revolves around Core Ultra processors with integrated NPUs.

Microsoft's AI PC requirements include new NPU, CPU, and GPU-powered silicon as well as the Copilot key. [ more ]

The Verge

Microsoft's new era of AI PCs will need a Copilot key, says Intel

OEMs must adhere to Microsoft's Copilot key requirement for AI PCs

Intel and Microsoft have aligned on specifications for AI PCs [ more ]

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Other Barks & Bites for Friday, February 23: Intel and Microsoft Announce Landmark Chip and IP Deal; Court Overturns $1 Billion Copyright Infringement Ruling Against Cox; and Reddit and Google Set to Announce AI Content Licensing Agreement

Reddit and Google finalize AI content licensing deal for $60 million a year.

Intel and Microsoft's custom chip deal worth up to $15 billion is announced. [ more ]

The Verge

Microsoft and Intel strike a custom chip deal that could be worth billions

Intel and Microsoft strike a partnership for custom chips using Intel's 18A process.

Competition in chipmaking intensifies as companies like Intel and TSMC focus on custom designs. [ more ]

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Theregister

Intel tempts coders with AI PC developer program and NUC kit

Intel targets smaller software houses with AI PC development kit

Intel expands AI PC Acceleration Program to smaller developers and colleges/universities [ more ]

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3 months ago

Intel's AI PC revolution is mostly just an attempt to catch up to Apple

Intel is promoting its latest processors as ushering in the age of the AI PC, but much of what they showed at CES is catching up to what already exists on Apple chips.

On-device processing for AI applications is important for privacy reasons, as users may not want to send their data to the cloud. [ more ]

Engadget

The Morning After: Intel unveils its first chips built for AI work

Intel has introduced its Core Ultra notebook chips, which include a neural processing unit (NPU) for AI acceleration.

The Core Ultra chips are claimed to be more power-efficient and faster than AMD's last-gen Ryzen 7840U for multithreaded tasks. [ more ]

Engadget

Intel unveils Core Ultra, its first chips with NPUs for AI work

Intel launches Core Ultra notebook chips with NPUs, entering the AI PC era

Core Ultra chips are more power-efficient and offer improved performance compared to AMD's last-gen chips [ more ]

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Theregister

Nvidia grapples with China ban, will work 'closely' with US

Nvidia's CEO believes Huawei and Intel are potential challengers in the AI accelerator space.

Nvidia is working on a deal with the US to continue selling products to China. [ more ]

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Gadgets

Samsung Galaxy Book 4 laptops tipped to launch next week

Samsung is set to launch its next generation of Galaxy Book laptops later this month.

The new devices will feature Intel's upcoming Core Ultra 'Meteor Lake' laptop processors and Samsung's in-house AI model, Gauss. [ more ]

WSJ

Is This the End of 'Intel Inside'?

Intel is facing challenges to its dominance in the 'Wintel' chip market

The battles for market share are expected to intensify in 2024 and beyond [ more ]

TechRepublic

DevOps

Microsoft Azure Confidential VMs Will Roll Out This December

Microsoft Azure is partnering with Intel to offer hardware-enforced security and confidentiality on 4th Gen Xeon processors.

Confidential virtual machines on Azure provide privacy, compliance, and hardware-based isolation and access controls. [ more ]

www.fastcompany.com

How Intel is quietly gearing up to become a player in the AI arms race

Intel is aiming to become a major player in the generative AI space by optimizing its hardware to run smaller, homegrown models.

Enterprises are building their own AI models using open source code and hosting them on their own servers to avoid sending proprietary data to third-party models.

Intel's collaboration with AI platform Numenta aims to improve the performance and power efficiency of AI models running on its Xeon CPUs. [ more ]

Theregister

Environment

Intel lays out its roadmap for greater sustainability

Intel has published its Climate Transition Action Plan, outlining its goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and moving to renewable energy.

The company aims to reach net zero for greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 and use entirely renewable electricity by 2030. [ more ]

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GSMArena.com

1 week ago

Qualcomm and Intel can't sell chips to Huawei anymore, report claims

US government allegedly revoked Qualcomm and Intel's licenses to sell chips to Huawei, impacting Huawei's ability to produce laptops. [ more ]

Ars Technica

1 week ago

Intel's and Qualcomm's Huawei export licenses get revoked

The US imposes stronger restrictions on Huawei by revoking Intel and Qualcomm export licenses. [ more ]

Theregister

6 days ago

AMD gains on Intel in server, desktop, mobile

AMD is gaining market share in server, desktop, and mobile CPU segments, while Intel still dominates the PC chip market. [ more ]

The Verge

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Gadgets

Intel's Thunderbolt Share lets two PCs control each other over a USB cable

Intel introduces Thunderbolt Share for easy file sharing and peripheral control between Thunderbolt-enabled PCs. [ more ]

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2 weeks ago

JavaScript

Intel tells mobo makers to go easy on the BIOS settings

Intel is urging motherboard manufacturers to use recommended BIOS settings to address CPU instability with newer chips. [ more ]

TechRepublic

4 weeks ago

Intel, VMWare, Linux Foundation & Others Form Open Platform for Enterprise AI

The creation of the Open Platform for Enterprise AI (OPEA) aims to encourage adoption of open generative AI technologies and foster interoperability among vendors. [ more ]

Theregister

Intel CEO predicts AI will deliver a one-person Unicorn

AI automation will potentially transform entire offices or businesses.

Intel aims to dominate the AI infrastructure market for future growth. [ more ]

GSMArena.com

Intel unveils Gaudi 3 AI accelerator, says it beats Nvidia's H100

Intel unveiled Gaudi 3, an AI processing chip faster than Nvidia's H100 GPU.

Gaudi 3 boasts efficiency improvements with 5nm process, 128GB HBM2e with 3.7 TB/s bandwidth, and 900W TDP. [ more ]

Theregister

Incoming wave of AI PCs makes buying riskier for businesses

Businesses face risks with new AI PCs due to lack of standardization and confusion over components.

Intel's definition of AI PCs varies between Core Ultra mobile chips having NPU and 14th Gen Core desktop chips lacking NPU. [ more ]

ComputerWeekly.com

Ericsson, Intel look to double down on Open RAN, AI innovation with Tech Hub | Computer Weekly

Ericsson and Intel collaborate on tech development at Santa Clara Tech Hub

Focus on security, sustainability, and AI in RAN domain [ more ]

TechRepublic

MWC Barcelona 2024: Humane Demonstrates Its Wearable Ai Pin

Intel focuses on 5G and AI with Edge Platform and new Xeon processors

Qualcomm introduces FastConnect 7900 chip with Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth, and Ultra Wideband technologies for various business applications [ more ]

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US politics

What $8.5 Billion Can Buy: Biden Aims to Bolster Chip Manufacturing

President Biden announced an $8.5 billion federal grant to Intel for advanced computer chips, mirroring historical industrial policy efforts.

Concerns exist that this investment might be the peak of efforts due to lack of follow-on programs and reduced funding for research and training. [ more ]

ComputerWeekly.com

MWC 24: Nokia, Intel team to boost industrial, enterprise private 5G | Computer Weekly

Collaboration between Nokia and Intel for private wireless solutions

Focus on offering compact 5G private wireless solutions for small industrial sites [ more ]

WSJ

Intel to Buy Silicon Mobility SAS

Intel is acquiring Silicon Mobility SAS, a company that develops system-on-chips for electric vehicle energy management.

The acquisition is part of Intel's plan to bring its AI strategy into the automotive market. [ more ]

TechRepublic

Intel Spins Off Enterprise Generative AI Deployment Firm Articul8

Intel and DigitalBridge Group have formed Articul8 AI, an independent generative AI software stack company.

Articul8 provides a turnkey GenAI software platform for large enterprise customers to operationalize and scale AI. [ more ]

WSJ

Nvidia's Rivals Prepare Their AI Assault

Nvidia's dominance in the artificial intelligence market is facing competition from other tech companies.

Intel and Advanced Micro Devices have seen a decline in data-center sales while Nvidia's sales and market value have significantly increased. [ more ]

Theregister

Intel brings the AI PC to the enterprise with vPro update

Intel unveils latest vPro platform encouraging businesses to refresh PCs and become 'AI ready'

New Intel Core Ultra processors promise leadership performance, efficiency gains, and new AI experiences for commercial end users. [ more ]

Theregister

Intel unveils platform for AI in virtual RAN

Intel announces edge platform, power management tool, and developer kit for AI models at MWC.

The Edge Platform offers cloud-like scalability, built-in AI support, and runs on existing hardware. [ more ]

WIRED

Intel's AI Reboot Is the Future of US Chipmaking

Intel relaunching and expanding its foundry business to manufacture chip designs for other companies.

Microsoft announces partnership with Intel to use their foundry services for making future chips, boosting Intel's comeback. [ more ]

Above the Law

3 months ago

Law

No License To Try

Ongoing patent battle between VLSI and Intel has been going on since 2017

Summary judgment in favor of Intel on two of the four VLSI patents still active in the case [ more ]

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Law

The Billions Boost ... Into Reverse?

The Federal Circuit's reversal of the $2 billion verdict against Intel in the VLSI patent case has potential consequences for future litigation between the parties.

Predictions made after the original VLSI verdict, including success for NPEs and increased demand for litigation funding, have been verified. [ more ]

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Design

MSI Claw A1M handheld gaming PC challenges the status quo with an Intel chip - Yanko Design

The handheld PC market is seeing a rise in AMD-powered devices, but Intel is trying to break that monopoly with the MSI Claw A1M.

The MSI Claw A1M bears a strong resemblance to the ROG Ally, but offers differences such as a larger battery and Thunderbolt 4 support. [ more ]

The Verge

Intel: "We are bringing the AI PC to the car"

Intel announces AI-focused chip for the automotive sector

Zeekr, the EV subbrand of China's Geely, is the first company to install Intel's AI hardware in its vehicles [ more ]

Quartz

Intel has launched a new AI company

Intel is establishing an independent company called Articul8 AI dedicated to generative AI.

Former Intel vice president Arun Subramaniyan will serve as CEO of Articul8 AI. [ more ]

The Economic Times

Intel spins out AI software firm with backing from DigitalBridge

Intel is forming a new independent company called Articul8 AI for its artificial intelligence software efforts.

The new entity is an outgrowth of work on corporate AI technology that Intel initially carried out with Boston Consulting Group (BCG). [ more ]

Theregister

Intel brings in HPE's Justin Hotard to head up DC unit

Intel has hired Justin Hotard to head up its Data Center and AI Group, poaching him from HPE.

Hotard will be responsible for driving Intel's portfolio of datacenter products and its AI strategy. [ more ]

Theregister

Intel and VCs form Articul8 to push an AI portfolio

Intel and DigitalBridge have formed Articul8, a software spin-off focused on deploying machine learning and large language models (LLMs).

Articul8 will use Intel's IP library to create an independent software services shop, making it easier for businesses to train and run models based on their enterprise data. [ more ]

Theregister

Lenovo eager to stuff Intel 5th Gen Xeons in AI servers

Lenovo will use Intel's Emerald Rapids Xeon chips with AMX technology for AI acceleration in its servers.

Lenovo is also introducing new systems in its ThinkSystem and ThinkAgile lines to boost AI performance. [ more ]

SecurityWeek

Information security

Chipmaker Patch Tuesday: Intel, AMD Address Over 130 Vulnerabilities

Intel and AMD released security advisories informing customers about over 130 vulnerabilities found in their products.

Intel patched a CPU flaw that can cause crashes in a multi-tenant virtualized environment and a critical vulnerability affecting Data Center Manager software.

AMD disclosed a CPU vulnerability that poses a risk to virtual machines and security holes found in Secure Processor software. [ more ]

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