IT managers and business owners should start planning now to replace their old Intel-based Macs. Apple announced last year that macOS 26 (Tahoe) will be the last version to support Intel chips, meaning macOS 27 won’t run on them at all. With support ending soon, it’s a good idea to consider upgrading your fleet of
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Microsoft has introduced Maia 200, its latest AI inference chip, signaling a shift in how artificial intelligence systems are optimized. The company describes Maia 200 as a groundbreaking inference accelerator designed to handle large reasoning models efficiently. This new hardware aims to improve how AI models deliver results, focusing not just on the amount of
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Ricursive Intelligence has announced a major funding boost, raising $300 million in a Series A round. The company is now valued at $4 billion after the investment, which was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The fresh capital comes just a couple of months after Ricursive’s public launch and includes investors like DST Global, NVIDIA’s venture
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By 2026, finding budget-friendly PCs might become harder, and those available could cost more. This shift is mainly due to Intel changing its manufacturing focus from standard PC chips to high-performance processors designed for AI workloads. The company has admitted it underestimated demand for data center products and is now doubling down on hardware optimized
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Neurophos, a startup based in Austin, has raised $110 million in a Series A funding round. The round was oversubscribed, showing strong investor interest. The company aims to bring to market photonic AI chips that could outperform traditional silicon-based processors by a large margin. The investment will help Neurophos accelerate its plans to revolutionize AI
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ZeroPoint Technologies has announced the appointment of Brett Cline as its new CEO. With over twenty years of experience in the semiconductor and software industries, Brett is known for leading successful go-to-market strategies and transforming innovative technologies into scalable businesses. His background includes work in advanced semiconductor, intellectual property, and electronic design automation (EDA) sectors.
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As demand for high-end processors surges, TSMC’s role as Apple’s main chip manufacturer is becoming more complex. While Apple has long been TSMC’s biggest customer, the rise of AI and server chip markets is shifting the power dynamics. This could mean higher costs for Apple’s devices and a more competitive environment for TSMC’s manufacturing capacity.
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Something notable just happened in China’s AI world, but it didn’t come with big headlines or flashy events. Instead, it was a quiet achievement that stands out. Zhipu AI, a prominent Chinese AI company, announced it trained a top-tier image generation model entirely on Huawei’s own chips. No Nvidia graphics cards involved. No Western hardware
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Chinese tech company Zhipu AI has successfully trained a cutting-edge image generation model entirely on Huawei processors. This marks a significant milestone for Chinese firms in developing competitive AI systems without relying on Western hardware, especially Nvidia’s GPUs. The achievement highlights China’s growing ability to build advanced AI tools with domestically made chips amidst ongoing
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Chinese tech company Zhipu AI has achieved a major milestone by training a state-of-the-art image generation model entirely on Huawei’s domestically-made processors. This success demonstrates that Chinese firms can develop competitive artificial intelligence systems without relying on Western hardware. The breakthrough highlights China’s growing capabilities in AI hardware and software development, especially under current restrictions
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