South Korean firms reportedly commit massive funds to AI chip and data center expansion
Samsung and SK Group plan multi-trillion won investments in memory fabs and AI data centers, according to a report.
On a report by TechCrunch AI
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Anthropic's Claude reportedly runs on NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs in Azure
Anthropic's Claude models are now generally available on Azure, powered by NVIDIA's latest Blackwell Ultra GB300 GPUs.
On a report by NVIDIA Blog
Google reportedly touts full-stack AI as an integrated advantage
Google explains its vertically integrated AI strategy, arguing it improves reliability and cost over multi-vendor approaches.
On a report by Google AI Blog
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Omen AI reportedly raises funds to monitor data center fluid health
A startup founded by a young entrepreneur is applying sensor tech from heavy machinery to AI compute cooling systems.
On a report by TechCrunch AI
Vercel reportedly adds audio support to its AI Gateway for realtime voice agents
The platform's AI Gateway now supports realtime voice, text-to-speech, and speech-to-text capabilities alongside its existing multimodal routing.
On a report by Vercel
Vercel adds xAI audio models to its AI Gateway
Grok's realtime voice, text-to-speech, and speech-to-text models are now accessible via Vercel's developer platform.
On a report by Vercel
Micron reportedly rides AI memory demand to historic valuation
The memory chipmaker's surge highlights a supply crunch for AI hardware, though its cyclical history suggests caution.
On a report by TechCrunch AI
SoftBank CEO reportedly questions orbital data centers as AI solution
A TechCrunch AI podcast highlights skepticism about space-based compute solving the industry's immediate infrastructure needs.
On a report by TechCrunch AI
Tech giants reportedly develop custom AI chips to reduce reliance on Nvidia
OpenAI, Google, and others are reportedly designing their own AI chips to mitigate single-supplier risks.
On a report by TechCrunch AI
OpenAI develops custom AI chip to reduce Nvidia reliance
OpenAI joins Big Tech firms in designing custom chips to optimize AI performance and mitigate supply chain risks.
On a report by TechCrunch AI
Hugging Face simplifies vLLM server deployment with one command
Hugging Face introduces a streamlined method to launch vLLM servers for testing and batch generation tasks.
On a report by Hugging Face Blog
Unconventional AI aims to slash AI power consumption with new architecture
Naveen Rao's startup claims its oscillator-based computing could reduce AI inference energy use by up to 1,000 times.
On a report by TechCrunch AI
Netris secures $15M to accelerate AI data center deployments
Netris aims to streamline AI infrastructure setup with hardware-accelerated networking solutions.
On a report by TechCrunch AI
Amazon commits $13 billion to AI infrastructure in India
Amazon plans to expand its AI and cloud capabilities in India with a $13 billion investment.
On a report by TechCrunch AI
Cerebras shares drop sharply amid margin forecast confusion
Cerebras stock fell 20% after CEO claims investors misunderstood margin guidance.
On a report by TechCrunch AI
Micron benefits from AI-driven memory chip shortage
Micron's revenue surges as AI demand strains global memory chip supply.
On a report by TechCrunch AI