Amazon's cloud unit launches new chips to take on Intel, Nvidia
3 years, 1 month ago

Amazon's cloud unit launches new chips to take on Intel, Nvidia

The Hindu  

Amazon.com Inc's cloud computing unit on Tuesday introduced two new custom computing chips aimed at helping its customers beat the cost of using chips from Intel Corp and Nvidia Corp. With $45.37 billion in sales in 2020, Amazon Web Services is the world's biggest cloud computing provider and one of the biggest buyers of data center chips, whose computing power AWS rents out to its customers. The Graviton3 is 25% faster than its predecessor, and Dave Brown, vice president of Elastic Compute Cloud at Amazon, told Reuters that the company expects it to provide a better performance per dollar than Intel's chips. AWS also said that a new class of chip called Trainium, which is designed to train machine learning computer models and will compete against chips from Nvidia, will soon be available to its customers. For now, many cloud computing customers will want to use Intel and Nvidia chips because decades of software have been written to run on them.

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Apple aims to cut Nvidia reliance with Broadcom partnership on AI chip: Report
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Apple aims to cut Nvidia reliance with Broadcom partnership on AI chip: Report

Live Mint  

Apple is reportedly working with Broadcom to create its first server chip designed specifically for artificial intelligence processing. According to the report, Apple has seen considerable success in chip development, with its M-series processors replacing Intel chips in Mac computers. However, despite in-house advancements, firms like Apple and Microsoft have found it challenging to fully break away from Nvidia, which …

Apple planning to use Amazon's latest AI chips to train upcoming Apple Intelligence models
1 month ago

Apple planning to use Amazon's latest AI chips to train upcoming Apple Intelligence models

Firstpost  

Apple has been using Amazon’s Trainium and Graviton chips to improve search functionality, achieving a 40 per cent boost in performance. Now, the company is evaluating Amazon’s Trainium2 chips for pre-training new AI models AWS’s new servers are set to launch next year, alongside NVIDIA's latest offerings, as both companies race to meet booming AI demands. Image Credit : Reuters …

AWS re:Invent 2024: Amazon unveils Nova, new collection of AI models, to take on OpenAI, Google, Microsoft
1 month ago

AWS re:Invent 2024: Amazon unveils Nova, new collection of AI models, to take on OpenAI, Google, Microsoft

Firstpost  

Amazon is pitching Nova as a cost-effective and efficient alternative in the AI market. The company claims the models are at least 75 per cent cheaper and faster than similar offerings available through AWS servers Amazon has stepped into the generative AI arena with its boldest move yet, unveiling its own suite of artificial intelligence models. Amazon Nova, a new …

Amazon Is Building a Mega AI Supercomputer With Anthropic
55 years ago

Amazon Is Building a Mega AI Supercomputer With Anthropic

Wired  

Amazon is building one of the world’s most powerful artificial intelligence supercomputers in collaboration with Anthropic, an OpenAI rival that is working to push the frontier of what is possible with artificial intelligence. Amazon says it expects the supercomputer, which will feature hundreds of thousands of Amazon’s latest AI training chip, Trainium 2, to be the largest reported AI machine …

Amazon develops video AI model: Report
1 month, 1 week ago

Amazon develops video AI model: Report

The Hindu  

E-commerce giant Amazon has developed new generative artificial intelligence that can process images and videos in addition to text, making it less reliant on AI startup Anthropic, The Information reported on Wednesday. The development of the new AI model will help Amazon reduce its reliance on Anthropic's Claude chatbot, a popular offering on Amazon Web Services, the report said, citing …

The Rise of the Rent-Seekers: How Nvidia's Success is Feeding the Niche Monster
2 months, 1 week ago

The Rise of the Rent-Seekers: How Nvidia's Success is Feeding the Niche Monster

Live Mint  

The article explores the hyperconcentration of the semiconductor industry, with a focus on the impact of Nvidia's dominance on the market. Despite Nvidia's significant revenue growth, the foundries and equipment-makers who design and manufacture chips are left with a much smaller share of the profits. This disparity is attributed to the hyperspecialization of the industry, which has led to a …

Intel stock surges on plans to make AI chips for Amazon and to turn foundry into subsidiary
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Intel stock surges on plans to make AI chips for Amazon and to turn foundry into subsidiary

Associated Press  

Shares of Intel are surging before the market opens Tuesday after the chipmaker said its foundry business would make some custom artificial intelligence chips for Amazon Web Services as it attempts to reinvigorate its business. CEO Pat Gelsinger said in a message to employees late Monday that Intel will create an AI fabric chip for Amazon’s cloud services division at …

Intel shares jump on chip deal with Amazon
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Intel shares jump on chip deal with Amazon

CNN  

New York CNN — Intel’s struggling chip-making business got a boost Monday from a high-profile client: Amazon. Intel Foundry and Amazon Web Services will coinvest in a custom chip design for the latter and “announced a multi-year, multi-billion-dollar framework,” according to a release. “Specifically, Intel Foundry will produce an AI fabric chip for AWS on Intel 18A,” Intel CEO Pat …

Chinese entities turn to Amazon cloud and its rivals to access high-end U.S. chips, AI
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese entities turn to Amazon cloud and its rivals to access high-end U.S. chips, AI

The Hindu  

State-linked Chinese entities are using cloud services provided by Amazon or its rivals to access advanced U.S. chips and artificial intelligence capabilities that they cannot acquire otherwise, recent public tender documents showed. "AWS complies with all applicable U.S. laws, including trade laws, regarding the provision of AWS services inside and outside of China," a spokesperson for Amazon's cloud business said. …

Intel unveils latest processor to tap into China data center market
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Intel unveils latest processor to tap into China data center market

China Daily  

Intel has unveiled its latest server processor to tap into China's burgeoning data center market. The US chip giant Intel has unveiled its latest server processor to tap into China's burgeoning data center market. Alan Wang, vice-president of the sales and marketing group and manager at Intel China, said China's data centers have experienced rapid development over the past ten …

Nvidia’s business is booming. Here’s what could slow it down.
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Nvidia’s business is booming. Here’s what could slow it down.

Live Mint  

Nvidia is riding high after another quarter of blockbuster sales and earnings, even as threats are emerging that could weaken the company’s position at the center of the artificial-intelligence boom. Sequoia Capital estimated in March that the industry put $50 billion into Nvidia’s chips to train large language models, but generative AI startups had only made $3 billion in revenue. …

Apple is working on its own AI chip for data centers: Report
8 months ago

Apple is working on its own AI chip for data centers: Report

Hindustan Times  

Apple Inc. has been developing a homegrown chip to run artificial intelligence tools in data centers, though it’s unclear if the semiconductor will ever be deployed, the Wall Street Journal reported. The effort would build on Apple’s previous efforts to make in-house chips, which run in its iPhones, Macs and other devices, according to the Journal, which cited unidentified people …

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

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

Hindustan Times  

Intel Corp. is rolling out a new version of its artificial intelligence chip, aiming to challenge Nvidia Corp. in one of the fastest-growing parts of the semiconductor industry. The product will be roughly equal with Nvidia’s newer H200, Intel said, performing slightly better in some areas and a bit behind in others. Intel, based in Santa Clara, California, said it …

Amazon pours an additional $2.75 billion into AI startup Anthropic
9 months, 1 week ago

Amazon pours an additional $2.75 billion into AI startup Anthropic

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Amazon said Wednesday it is pouring an additional $2.75 billion into Anthropic, bringing its total investment in the artificial intelligence startup to $4 billion. “Generative AI is poised to be the most transformational technology of our time, and we believe our strategic collaboration with Anthropic will further improve our customers’ experiences, and look forward to what’s next,” …

Nvidia Joins Ongoing Race in Quantum-Computing Cloud Services
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Nvidia Joins Ongoing Race in Quantum-Computing Cloud Services

Live Mint  

-- Nvidia Corp. launched a cloud service for researchers to test out their quantum-computing software, seeking to profit from a field that’s winning funding around the world despite yielding few groundbreaking applications so far. Unlike other cloud services, Nvidia’s has no quantum computer attached to it at the moment, but it will provide access to third-party quantum computers in the …

Amazon is investing up to $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic in growing tech battle
1 year, 3 months ago

Amazon is investing up to $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic in growing tech battle

Associated Press  

Amazon is investing up to $4 billion in Anthropic and taking a minority stake in the artificial intelligence startup, the two companies said Monday. Amazon and Anthropic said the deal is part of a broader collaboration to develop so-called foundation models, which underpin the generative AI systems that have captured global attention. Under the agreement, Anthropic is making Amazon its …

Amazon commits up to $4 billion in AI startup anthropic for generative AI advancements
1 year, 3 months ago

Amazon commits up to $4 billion in AI startup anthropic for generative AI advancements

India TV News  

Amazon has announced a substantial investment of up to $4 billion in Anthropic, an artificial intelligence startup, marking its strategic foray into the burgeoning generative AI market. In this partnership, Anthropic will harness the power of Amazon Web Services, employing AWS Trainium and Inferentia chips for the development, training, and deployment of its future foundation models. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy …

Amazon has drawn thousands to try its AI service competing with Microsoft, Google
1 year, 5 months ago

Amazon has drawn thousands to try its AI service competing with Microsoft, Google

The Hindu  

Amazon.com’s cloud division has drawn thousands of customers to try out its service vying with Microsoft and Google in a key area of artificial intelligence, an executive told Reuters. Organisations including Sony, Ryanair and Sun Life have tried out Amazon Bedrock, a service the company announced in April that lets businesses create applications with a range of AI models, Vice …

How AI pressure is making companies rethink cloud use
1 year, 5 months ago

How AI pressure is making companies rethink cloud use

The Hindu  

The shift to the cloud and the consequent boom in the sector was held together by its grand promise that any company could digitally transform itself and keep its data secure on the cloud. Making in-house AI chips to cut costs On 11 July, at a semiconductor conference in San Francisco, IBM said it was considering using its in-house AI …

Amazon touts its low-cost cloud computing in generative AI race
1 year, 5 months ago

Amazon touts its low-cost cloud computing in generative AI race

The Hindu  

A key way that Amazon's cloud division aims to set itself apart from rivals perceived to have a leg up on artificial intelligence is by competing on price, an executive said on Tuesday. The AI models behind a viral chatbot like ChatGPT require immense computing power to train and operate, the kinds of costs Amazon Web Services is good at …

Amazon is investing another $7.8B in Ohio-based cloud computing operations, state leaders say
1 year, 6 months ago

Amazon is investing another $7.8B in Ohio-based cloud computing operations, state leaders say

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Amazon’s profitable cloud business will invest roughly $7.8 billion by the end of 2029 to expand its data center operations in central Ohio, state leaders announced Monday, further advancing the state’s efforts to establish itself as the Midwest’s technology hub. The cloud computing company is now responsible for the second largest private sector investment in the state’s …

Amazon's cloud unit is considering AMD's new AI chips
1 year, 6 months ago

Amazon's cloud unit is considering AMD's new AI chips

The Hindu  

Amazon Web Services, the world's largest cloud computing provider, is considering using new artificial intelligence chips from Advanced Micro Devices Inc, though it has not made a final decision, an AWS executive told Reuters. In interviews with Reuters, AMD Chief Executive Lisa Su outlined an approach to winning over major cloud computing customers by offering a menu of all the …

Google’s cloud unit taps Arm-based chips, adding to Intel, AMD pressure
2 years, 5 months ago

Google’s cloud unit taps Arm-based chips, adding to Intel, AMD pressure

The Hindu  

Alphabet Inc's Google Cloud unit on Wednesday said it will start adopting computing chips based on technology from Arm Ltd, making it the latest company to join a transition that will take market share from Intel Corp and Advanced Micro Devices. In the four years since, Arm's technology, which it licenses to other companies to weave into complete chips, has …

Intel launches new AI chips, challenging Nvidia’s market
2 years, 7 months ago

Intel launches new AI chips, challenging Nvidia’s market

The Hindu  

Intel Corp on Tuesday launched a new chip called Gaudi2 focused on artificial intelligence computing, as the chip manufacturer makes a bigger push into the AI chip market currently dominated by Nvidia Corp. Gaudi2 is the second generation processor by Habana Labs, an Israeli AI chip startup Intel bought in late 2019 for about $2 billion. “CUDA is not a …

Chip Giant AMD to Buy This Cloud Startup For $1.9 Billion: All Details
2 years, 9 months ago

Chip Giant AMD to Buy This Cloud Startup For $1.9 Billion: All Details

News 18  

– Chip designer Advanced Micro Devices said on Monday it would acquire cloud startup Pensando for $1.9 billion to bolster its data center products and capitalize on booming demand from cloud and enterprise sectors. The startup makes a fully programmable processor and a software platform, which helps enterprise clients and data center customers to function more like cloud computing data …

Intel to make Qualcomm chips, provide chip packaging to Amazon’s AWS business
3 years, 5 months ago

Intel to make Qualcomm chips, provide chip packaging to Amazon’s AWS business

The Hindu  

Intel said on Monday it will start building Qualcomm chips and revealed a roadmap for its new Intel foundry services. The company had previously announced foundry services as an important part of its new business plan under CEO Pat Gelsinger where Intel would expand beyond making its own chips to manage production for third-party companies. With the new foundry business …

Nvidia announces Arm-based 'Grace' server chip in direct challenge to Intel
3 years, 8 months ago

Nvidia announces Arm-based 'Grace' server chip in direct challenge to Intel

The Hindu  

Nvidia Corp on Monday said plans to make a server processor chip based on technology from the United Kingdom's Arm Ltd, putting it in the most direct competition yet with rival Intel Corp and adding a layer of complexity to the antitrust review of Nvidia's $40 billion deal to buy Arm. Nvidia's chips have traditionally been used as "accelerators" alongside …

Amazon’s cloud unit taps own chips for new supercomputing offering
4 years, 1 month ago

Amazon’s cloud unit taps own chips for new supercomputing offering

The Hindu  

Amazon.com Inc’s cloud unit on Tuesday offered a new supercomputing service based on its self-designed processors, a further sign of how chips based on Arm Ltd's technology are encroaching on Intel Corp and Advanced Micro Devices Inc turf. Amazon Web Services, or AWS, sells its computing services based on the customer's choice of an underlying central processor chip. Software developers …

Amazon shifts some voice assistant, face recognition computing to its own chips
4 years, 1 month ago

Amazon shifts some voice assistant, face recognition computing to its own chips

The Hindu  

Amazon.com Inc on Thursday said it shifted part of the computing for its Alexa voice assistant to its own custom-designed chips, aiming to make the work faster and cheaper while moving it away from chips supplied by Nvidia Corp. Amazon previously handled that computing using chips from Nvidia but now the “majority” of it will happen using its own ‘Inferentia’ …

How Amazon's AWS arm allegedly makes profits off open-source software; leaving cloud computing startups languishing
5 years ago

How Amazon's AWS arm allegedly makes profits off open-source software; leaving cloud computing startups languishing

Firstpost  

For Amazon itself, AWS has become crucial. In October 2015, Amazon’s cloud computing arm announced it was copying Elastic’s free software tool, which people use to search and analyse data, and would sell it as a paid service. Amazon has used its cloud computing arm — called Amazon Web Services, or AWS — to copy and integrate software that other …

Amazon designs more powerful data center chip
5 years, 1 month ago

Amazon designs more powerful data center chip

Live Mint  

Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday it had designed a more powerful data center processor chip, as it looks to pose a serious challenge to the domination of market leaders Intel Corp and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Reuters reported last week that Amazon was looking to design a data center processor chip to power its cloud unit. Data center processor chips …

Alibaba and the intelligent chip: China’s push for self-reliance
5 years, 3 months ago

Alibaba and the intelligent chip: China’s push for self-reliance

Al Jazeera  

Alibaba’s says its new chips are to be used within the company, with no immediate plans to sell it commercially. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group said on Wednesday it has developed a new chip that specialises in machine-learning tasks and which will be used to enhance services for its cloud computing division. Alibaba’s foray into the chip sector comes amid …

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