Part III: The evolution to AI GPUs
CUDA, Tensor Cores, and NPUs rewrote computing history.
Part I: The first fully programmable GPUs—a review
If you’re familiar with DirectX 8 and Larrabee, you can skip this and go to part II, Intel’s GPUs.
Tenstorrent goes general-purpose in an age of AI specialization
Company says one system can do the whole inference job.
Qualcomm’s custom ASIC turn is not coming out of nowhere
Qualcomm has a strong quarter and points to custom silicon.
AI expands role in CAD engineering
AI reshapes design tools with data-driven automation and intelligence.
Adobe releases new AI-driven capabilities for video users
New features span Premiere, After Effects, Firefly, and Frame.io, and at the center is AI.
AI Vector Vision reframes computer vision
Deterministic, vector-based representation.
SiFive raises again as CPUs return to the center of the AI data center story
$400 million gives SiFive space ahead of a probable IPO.
AI is supposed to be smart…
But it is dumb and silent without storage.
AI is costly, so let’s use it wisely
Put it to work solving real-world problems, and not just to make our lives easier because someone said so.
Data center build-out in China
Big commitments but subject to reality.
Local opposition, not ROI, will determine AI’s build-out pace
Legislation won’t stop it.