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IT Teams are Spending 11 Hours a Week on Cloud Connectivity Problems (slashdot.org)

2026-08-02 | by Posted | tags: de-cix, private interconnection, cloud connectivity

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Nscale buys Anyscale as it seeks to own more of the AI compute stack (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-30 | by Ram Iyer | tags: anyscale, ray, nvidia

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AMD confirms Zen 7 Epyc "Florence" for 2028 and previews Zen 8 Epyc "Ravenna" for 2030 (techspot.com)

2026-07-25 | by Kishalaya Kundu | tags: amd, zen 7, epyc florence

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DuckPGQ – A DuckDB community extension for graph workloads (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-24 | tags: duckdb, duckpgq, sql/pgq

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Geekbench 7 is out with overhauled performance tests for CPU and GPU workloads (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-23 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: geekbench 7, primate labs, cpu gpu benchmarks

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Geekbench 7 introduces biggest overhaul yet — real-world CPU testing, new media workloads, AI benchmarks, and CUDA support (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-23 | by Kunal Khullar | tags: geekbench, primate labs, cuda

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When is NVLink worth it? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: nvlink, rtx 3090, nvidia

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When Is NVLink Worth It? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: nvlink, rtx 3090, nvidia

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Cheyenne suspends datacenter wastewater after rare bacterium traced to Meta's AI site (techspot.com)

2026-07-08 | tags: ai workloads, announced, announced built

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Google launches Nano Banana 2 Lite for fast, low-cost AI image generation (techspot.com)

2026-07-01 | get Nano Banana 2 Lite AI Kit → | tags: google, nano banana 2 lite, ai image generation

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The Comcast-NBCUniversal split is about betting on data centers over cable, and gaming over TV (techspot.com)

2026-06-30 | tags: comcast, nbcuniversal, data centers

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A proof of concept forgives a fragile data path. Operational AI does not. (venturebeat.com)

2026-06-23 | get AI Data Path Testing Kit → | tags: ai workloads, inference pipelines, production traffic

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Tesco Moving 40,000 Server Workloads Off VMware Amid Broadcom's 'Abusive Conduct' (slashdot.org)

2026-06-18 | get VMware Workstation Pro → | tags: tesco, vmware, broadcom

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AI Compute Extensions (ACE) Specification (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-18 | get AI Compute Extensions (ACE) Kit → | tags: ace, avx, x86

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[x86] AI Compute Extensions (ACE) Specification (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-18 | get Intel Xeon Scalable Processor → | tags: x86, ace, avx

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Tesco moving 40,000 server workloads off VMware amid Broadcom's “abusive conduct” (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-17 | get VMware Workstation Pro → | tags: vmware, broadcom, tanzu

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The MilkV Jupiter 2/SpacemiT K3 (RISC-V vector compute) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-11 | by Rui Carmo | get RISC-V Development Board → | tags: risc-v, milkv jupiter 2, radxa

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GitLab cuts 14% of staff as it scales its platform to serve AI workloads (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-03 | by Ram Iyer | get GitLab Official Mug → | tags: gitlab, ai workloads, github

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2 major developments at Meta may have just put a floor in on the struggling stock (cnbc.com)

2026-05-28 | by Zev Fima | get Meta Quest 2 VR Headset → | tags: meta platforms, mark zuckerberg, ai workloads

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Control within connection: How data sovereignty is rewriting the rules of critical infrastructure (venturebeat.com)

2026-05-28 | get Cybersecurity Data Sovereignty Kit → | tags: equinix, data sovereignty, critical infrastructure

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Dell makes its strongest case yet for keeping AI out of the cloud (techspot.com)

2026-05-18 | get Dell PowerEdge Server → | tags: dell technologies, ai workloads, cloud infrastructure

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Apple was surprised by AI-driven demand for Macs (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-30 | by Sarah Perez | get MacBook Air with M2 → | tags: apple, macbook neo, ai workloads

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Meta's multi-billion-dollar Graviton deal highlights intensifying CPU shortages in AI infrastructure — the industry signals a shift to Agentic inference workloads, pushing demand (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-29 | by Luke James | get AMD EPYC Processors → | tags: meta, amazon web services, graviton5

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CPU requirements for AI workloads are multiplying, driving intensifying shortages and price hikes — Intel already shifting production from consumer chips to Xeon as inference workloads drive server CPU ratios back toward parity with GPUs (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-24 | by Luke James | get Intel Xeon Processor → | tags: intel, xeon, ai workloads

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SoftBank subsidiary working with Intel to develop radical new ZAM memory is now receiving Japanese gov't subsidies — new memory designed as a lower-power HBM for AI workloads (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-24 | by Etiido Uko | get Intel ZAM Memory Module → | tags: softbank, intel, zam memory

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AI infrastructure boom pushes AMD, Intel and Arm to new valuation heights (techspot.com)

2026-04-17 | get AMD Ryzen 9 Processor → | tags: amd, intel, arm

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IBM Teams Up With Arm To Run Arm Workloads On IBM Z Mainframes (slashdot.org)

2026-04-02 | get IBM Z Mainframe Emulator → | tags: ibm, arm, ibm z

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IBM Announces Strategic Collaboration with Arm (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-02 | get ARM Developer Starter Kit → | tags: ibm, arm, telum ii

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Oracle cutting thousands in latest layoff round as company continues to ramp AI spending (cnbc.com)

2026-03-31 | by Jordan Novet Seema Mody | get Oracle Cloud AI Developer Kit → | tags: oracle, openai, data center

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Intel officially releases Xeon 600 chips, announces new vPro Panther Lake CPUs — ‘all-new’ vPro platform goes all-in on AI (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-25 | by Jake Roach | get Intel Xeon Processor Bundle → | tags: xeon 600, vpro platform, panther lake