Google has upped the ante in the cloud race against Amazon and Microsoft with its custom-designed AI chip, Axion. This move signifies the search giant's continued push to redefine the boundaries of computing. At its recent Cloud Next conference in Las Vegas, Google unveiled a custom-built ARM-based server chip to make cloud computing more affordable. The chip, expected later in 2024, aims to bring cloud computing within reach of budget-conscious users."Axion delivers industry-leading performance...
Apple is reportedly about to produce the M4, the company's latest M-series chip. M4 is apparently all about AI, but what does that actually mean for the company's plans?
Apple's next M-series chips are coming later this year, according to a new report.
Apple is currently hard at work on the next generation of its in-house developed chips, the M4 - expected to come in three main varieties. The M4 chips will power upcoming Macs - in fact, Apple wants to overhaul the entire Mac line with the M4 family of chips. The M4 will be designed to "highlight artificial intelligence", according to a new report from Bloomberg today, penned by the usually very reliable about all things Apple Mark Gurman. Mac sales fell 27% in the last fiscal year, which...
The new AI chip Gaudi 3 is a fusion of two main processor chips, making it faster than the earlier versions of Gaudi.
Apple's Macs will soon be able to handle AI-centered tasks with the iPhone makers' M4 chips.
Google announced a proprietary chip Tuesday that could help the company cut back its reliance on heavyweight chipmakers and gain a foothold in the increasingly competitive AI race. The new chip, dubbed Axion, will help handle the massive amount of data used by AI applications, Google said in a Tuesday statement. It’s designed to be
Intel Corp. is making a renewed push into the artificial intelligence chip market with the release of its Gaudi 3 processor. The company aims to take on Nvidia Corp, the current leader in this rapidly growing segment of the semiconductor industry.Gaudi 3, set for wider availability in the third quarter of 2024, focuses on enhancing performance in two crucial areas: Training AI systems and running the resulting software. Training AI involves feeding massive amounts of data to the system, and...
Google's tensor processing units (TPUs) are one of the few viable alternatives to the advanced AI chips made by Nvidia, though developers cannot buy them directly.
Apple is planning to revamp its entire line of Macs with new AI-focused M4 chips, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports, less than a year after it released its M3 chip series. The next-generation M4 chips continue Apple's line of in-house processors with a significant focus on AI capabilities, following its recent efforts with the M3 MacBook Air line.The tech giant has been perceived to lag slightly behind its competitors in AI readiness over the past few years, with Microsoft betting big on new...
ATHERTON, CA (IANS) – Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian on April 9 announced several new capabilities and solutions in the AI era to drive customer success and momentum, including custom silicon advancements, Google Axion which is the company’s first custom Arm-based CPU designed for the […]
Google on Tuesday revealed the details of a new version of its data center artificial intelligence chips and announced an Arm-based based central processor.Why it's important Google's tensor processing units (TPUs) are one of the few viable alternatives to the advanced AI chips made by Nvidia, though developers can only access them through Google's Cloud Platform and not buy them directly. Google plans to offer the Arm-based central processing unit (CPU) called Axion via Google Cloud. The...