Doug Black

Nov. 4, 2024: According to a report from S&P Global Commodity Insights, the rising energy demands of global data centers are driving shifts toward renewable power sourcing with US data centers accounting for half of total US corporate clean energy procurement this year, but only around 20 percent in Europe. The US data center sector […]

NextSilicon, the Israel-based startup whose intriguing software-defined hardware has been talked about in concept for years by the company, today unveiled what it said is the first Intelligent Compute Accelerator (ICA).

Vancouver, BC, October 28, 2024 – TELUS announced a collaboration with Photonic Inc. intended to accelerate development of quantum communications in Canada. TELUS will provide Photonic dedicated access to its fibre-optic network, enabling the testing of  quantum technologies and solutions. Over the past several years, quantum technology has moved beyond academic research and is entering […]

Oct. 23, 2024 — A  new IDTechEx report, “Chiplet Technology 2025-2035: Technology, Opportunities, Applications,” highlights the transformative potential of chiplets. It predicts the market will reach US$411 billion by 2035, driven by high-performance computing demands across sectors such as data centers and AI. Chiplets break down complex chips into smaller, specialized components, providing enhanced flexibility […]

Amid swirling reports of a multi-billion capital infusion offer from an investment firm along with a reported acquisition attempt, Intel proceeded today with launches of the Xeon 6 CPU and the Gaudi 3 AI GPU, both chips aimed at exploding demand for AI compute -- and at competitors Nvidia and AMD. Intel said the Xeon 6 ("Granite Rapids") with Performance-cores (P-cores) delivers twice the performance of its predecessor and features increased core count, double the memory bandwidth ....

TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 10, 2024 — Quantum Source, an Israel-based company developing, technology for photonic quantum computers, announced today it has raised a $50M Series A investment round led by Eclipse, with participation from Standard Investments, Level VC, Canon Equity, as well as existing investors Pitango First, Grove Ventures, 10D, and Dell Technologies Capital. This brings the company’s total funding […]

SEATTLE–Aug. 28, 2024– Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced the general availability of AWS Parallel Computing Service, a new managed service that helps customers set up and manage high performance computing (HPC) clusters so they can run scientific and engineering workloads at virtually any scale on AWS. The […]

In a vertical integration move, AMD today announced an agreement to acquire data center and hyperscale systems supplier ZT Systems for nearly $5 billion. The acquisition underscores the high-stakes competition AMD is waging ....

It’s been a rough week for Big Tech, both on Wall Street and at the U.S. Department of Justice, with share prices in the chip sector taking major hits and, now, the DOJ opening two antitrust probes into Nvidia, according to an article in The Information. Intel's stock ....

NEW YORK, June 3, 2024 – Vector database AI company Pinecone today announced that Lauren Nemeth and Bob Muglia have joined the company as chief operating officer (COO) and board member, respectively. This comes as Pinecone celebrates its five-year anniversary and the GA of its flagship offering, Pinecone serverless, a vector database designed to make […]