Tensordyne makes a big bet on log math to beat Nvidia SYSTEMS Who needs compute-hungry multiplications when you can just add logarithms Systems19 Jun 2026 | 28
Nutanix's Tech Day London 2026 offers infrastructure insights SPONSORED POST: Come join this working afternoon for infrastructure teams Systems19 Jun 2026 |
Uncle Sam bets $500M that Alphabet spinoff's AI can dig up new semiconductor materials systems AI drug discovery is so last year, even though it hasn't accomplished much yet Systems17 Jun 2026 | 9
Intel starts cooking up enhanced 18A-P silicon for would-be foundry customers SYSTEMS Chipzilla claims 9% speed bump without extra power draw but is compatible with designs for 18A Systems17 Jun 2026 | 1
AMD's Mext buy shows how AI could solve the RAM shortage it created SYSTEMS Running low on memory, can't afford more? The House of Zen's latest acquisition puts an AI spin on flash-based memory expansion Systems16 Jun 2026 | 6
There's no such thing as an agentic CPU SYSTEMS AI agents are a general-purpose workload no different from any other Systems16 Jun 2026 | 23
Microsoft faces down sueball, capacity problems in series of challenges SOFTWARE Misleading statements about Copilot and AI? Surely not! Systems16 Jun 2026 | 4
Non-x86 servers now nearly half the market, IDC says SYSTEMS Demand for AI systems plus the shortage of DRAM and NAND are shaping the global market Systems16 Jun 2026 | 5
Qualcomm said to be circling AI chip biz Tenstorrent in $10B RISC-V power play Systems Potential takeover would represent significant commitment to the open instruction set architecture Systems16 Jun 2026 | 1
SK Hynix to boost memory production 3x ... you can wait another 8 years, right? systems We're moving as fast as we can, says SK Group chair Systems12 Jun 2026 | 3
Delos Data offers AI chip startups a fast track to rack scale SYSTEMS Half the trouble of building an Nvidia NVL or AMD Helios competitor is just getting the networking out of the box Systems12 Jun 2026 |
Dutch chip startup claims all-European fab flow – with help from a very American friend SYSTEMS Satnav parts designed and manufactured in the EU, but using GlobalFoundries to produce them Systems11 Jun 2026 | 4
Oracle's AI datacenter splurge gives investors the capex jitters PAAS AND IAAS Q4 sales climbed 21%, but Wall Street more interested in $70B buildout bill PaaS and IaaS11 Jun 2026 | 6
SpacemiT shows off usably quick RISC-V mini desktop systems Actual RVA23 hardware and useful performance – for a certain price Systems10 Jun 2026 | 22
Our systems editor flew all the way to Taiwan and still couldn't get away from AI systems Every show now is an AI show, and that included this year's Computex Systems07 Jun 2026 | 8
Gigabyte packs 40 Intel Lunar Lake PCs in a pizza box SYSTEMS Who needs one big CPU when you could have dozens of little ones? Systems05 Jun 2026 | 15
AMD takes a third of server CPU market as shipments grow SYSTEMS Intel still owns the room, but Epyc keeps nicking the furniture Systems04 Jun 2026 | 1
Intel bit off more than it could chew with 18A process node systems CFO Zinsner insists the troubled node was a one-off as 14A stays on track Systems03 Jun 2026 | 14
Enhanced performance for server consolidation with Intel Xeon 6+ SPONSORED POST: How Intel’s first 18A data center CPU delivers efficiency and TCO gains, with Intel's Kira Boyko Systems02 Jun 2026 |
US firms still dominate chip subsidies Systems China's support is greater relative to semiconductor industry revenue Systems01 Jun 2026 | 4
Nvidia's Grace Blackwell superchips are officially coming to the PC with RTX Spark notebooks Systems Forget Wintel, we're living in a Winvidia world now Systems01 Jun 2026 | 34
If cores are what agents crave, Intel's new Clearwater Xeon 6+ might just quench their thirst systems Chipzilla’s first 2nm-class Xeon is finally here bristling with 288 cores Systems01 Jun 2026 | 1
Intel Diamond Rapids to boost core counts to 192, but RIP Hyperthreading Systems Threads on a half shell, Intel power! Systems01 Jun 2026 | 10
Qualcomm picks bad time to pitch a $300 laptop platform Systems Systems based on Snapdragon C to target students, families, and small businesses Systems28 May 2026 | 16
Alibaba gets Android 16 running on RISC-V Systems Beijing’s sovereign stack ambitions strengthen Systems27 May 2026 | 5
Huawei's chip law looks less like Moore and more like marketing Systems Chinese tech biz shows off clever workaround for its process node gap, but it isn't catching up with Intel and TSMC Systems26 May 2026 | 9
EU's digital sovereignty boo-boo may be the best thing to ever happen to the project Systems DIY or die. Just don't let the CIA buy it Systems26 May 2026 | 37
Samsung memory workers call off strike and may score six-figure bonuses Systems PLUS: Huawei says it’s replaced Moore’s Law; Chinese mobile plans add token allowances; Singtel slinging Optus; And more! Systems25 May 2026 | 4
Datacenter builders face an impossible quandary: Demand to the left of me, protests to the right Systems Wood Mackenzie analysts say bit barn operators are in a tough spot Systems22 May 2026 | 30
UK nuclear investors get 'high' returns for lower risk than consumers, who also foot the bill Systems Sizewell C could add £19 to yearly bills, spending watchdog says, but private investor may fail to keep costs down Systems22 May 2026 | 12
Alibaba just admitted it’s struggling to keep up with rival chipmakers and AI shops Systems Reveals decent new homegrown accelerator and tiny production volumes Systems22 May 2026 | 1
SpaceX pitches itself as integrated interplanetary proto-monopolist in IPO filing Systems Aims for the stars while burning cash and blowing deadlines on Earth Systems21 May 2026 | 42
GPU behemoth Nvidia on track to be world's leading CPU supplier too, says CFO Systems GPUzilla forecasts $20 billion in CPU revenues this year Systems21 May 2026 | 1
AMD says its $4K Ryzen AI Halo workstation practically pays for itself Systems If you spend at least eight hours a day vibe coding that is Systems21 May 2026 | 24
Intel's CEO reveals early hiring challenges as bankruptcy concerns deterred top talent Systems Recovering chipmaker looks beyond 14A to 10A and 7A process nodes in foundry comeback bid Systems20 May 2026 | 11
Datacenter builds could be shielded from judicial review in UK planning reforms Systems British government wants to ensure no hold-ups for critical energy and infrastructure projects Systems20 May 2026 | 29
ZTE Showcases AI Interactive Flat Panel at the Broadband User Congress in Brazil AI interactive flat panel aimed at offices, elder care, and classrooms with built-in conferencing, automation, and monitoring features unveiled Systems19 May 2026 |
Uncle Sam's next big supercomputer might use something more exotic than GPUs systems Chip startup NextSilicon's high-performance-computing-focused accelerators get Sandia National Lab's stamp of approval Systems18 May 2026 |
Europe built sovereign clouds to escape US control. Then forgot about the processors FEATURE Intel ME and AMD PSP: The silicon layer nobody certifies Systems16 May 2026 | 72
On-call techie decided job was done and hit the bottle – just before his pager went off Systems Lazy weekend of Grand Prix fun turned into a terrifying all-nighter Systems15 May 2026 | 76
Possible Samsung strike puts even more pressure on memory pricing Systems As a senior policymaker ponders whether all South Koreans should enjoy an ‘AI dividend’ Systems15 May 2026 | 2
Memory godboxes could offer relief from the RAMpocalypse Systems Amid the AI-fueled memory crunch, will Compute Express Link finally have its moment to shine? Systems10 May 2026 | 32
Datacenter to become Arm’s biggest business ‘soon’ Systems Someone other than Meta is buying $1bn of its new AGI chips Systems07 May 2026 | 5
Musk has never built a wafer fab, but he wants to burn $119B on one anyway systems Initial phases of SpaceX's Terafab project in rural Texas are expected to cost about 1.25 Twitters Systems06 May 2026 | 79
Moving to mainframe can be cheaper than sticking with VMware: Gartner Serious Linux VMs will enjoy big iron – if you can learn to love lock-in risks and skills challenges On-Prem04 May 2026 | 40
Inference is giving AI chip startups a second chance to make their mark In a disaggregated AI world, Nvidia can be both a friend and an enemy AI + ML03 May 2026 | 11
Qualcomm teases ‘dedicated CPU for agentic experiences’ and ‘agentic smartphones’ Enters the custom AI silicon business with secret silicon for an un-named hyperscaler Systems01 May 2026 | 9
Fujitsu confirms mainframe biz to die in 2035, in time for quantum AI supercomputers to take over In talks with Japan, the UK, and Australia on defense tech that can ‘contribute to global stability’ Systems01 May 2026 | 12
Microsoft levels up Azure Local to make it fit for large-scale sovereign clouds Can now use SANs for storage, and adds a local control plane and key management On-Prem30 Apr 2026 | 7
ZTE partners with China's National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine to build a new paradigm of smart interventional medicine Systems ZTE and NCRCIM leverage "CardioMind" AI and full-stack computing to drive global healthcare equity Systems30 Apr 2026 |
Tenstorrent’s Galaxy Blackhole AI servers escape the event horizon RISC-V-based systems pack 32 Blackhole accelerators in a 6U, $110K chassis AI + ML28 Apr 2026 | 2
Core Scientific accelerates crypto-to-AI pivot, converts Bitcoin mine to gigawatt-scale token farm They were doing it in Texas... Systems27 Apr 2026 | 3
Meta Arms itself to the teeth by signing for 'tens of millions' of AWS Graviton cores After flubbing the Metaverse, Zuck embraces the Neoverse Systems24 Apr 2026 | 11
AI now gobbling up power and management chips for servers Bad news for multiple general server components as vendors switch to more lucrative gear Systems23 Apr 2026 | 4
Musk bets Tesla's AI future on Intel node that isn't finished yet EV maker leaning on still-in-development 14A process for Terafab, says it needs to build own silicon Systems23 Apr 2026 | 35
SK Hynix’s aspirations for ’Merica-made HBM inch closer to reality New site set to begin manufacturing and testing HBM memory just in time for Nvidia's Rubin-Ultra GPUs in 2028 Systems22 Apr 2026 | 2
Forget one chip to rule them all: With TPU 8, Google has an AI arms race to win Google Cloud Next x86 gets the boot as Google pairs up its TPUs with some Arm-based Axion cores AI + ML22 Apr 2026 | 5
Oil crisis? What oil crisis? IT spending de-coupled from wider war shock Gartner sees accelerating growth in IT spending, powered by cloud and AI infrastructure investment On-Prem22 Apr 2026 | 7
AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition tested: Gratuitous overkill with a price to match Systems An $899 CPU? In this economy? Systems21 Apr 2026 | 27