An era of robotics, ‘AI factories’ powered by Nvidia’s chips and software is ‘in our near future’, CEO Jensen Huang says

An era of robotics, ‘AI factories’ powered by Nvidia’s chips and software is ‘in our near future’, CEO Jensen Huang says

Nvidia founder and chief executive Jensen Huang on Sunday unveiled his vision for a new era of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics for industries, powered by the chips, software and other advanced solutions from the company and its various hi-tech partners. In a keynote speech ahead of this year’s Computex trade show in Taiwan … Read more

Tech war: Nvidia’s move to curb use of CUDA exposes China’s weak link in chip software

Tech war: Nvidia’s move to curb use of CUDA exposes China’s weak link in chip software

Nvidia’s recent warning to developers about running its CUDA software, a programming toolkit, on third-party graphic processing units (GPUs) has exposed another weak link in China’s quest for chip self-sufficiency: its dependence on the US chip giant’s software. CUDA is a computing platform developed by Nvidia, which allows its GPU users to make best use … Read more

Tech war: Huawei’s AI chip capabilities under intense scrutiny after market leader Nvidia taps it as potential rival

Tech war: Huawei’s AI chip capabilities under intense scrutiny after market leader Nvidia taps it as potential rival

The Ascend 910B is believed to succeed the Ascend 910, which was released by Huawei in August 2019, three months after it was put on a trade blacklist by the US Commerce Department. The chip can compete with Nvidia’s A100 in terms of powering AI algorithms, according to Dylan Patel, chief analyst at San Francisco-based … Read more

Intel just called out Nvidia

Intel just called out Nvidia

Intel There was a time when Intel and Nvidia could stay clear of each other’s lanes more or less. That time is no more, especially with Intel entering the GPU race and both companies pushing forward with AI. The new rivalry came to a head for Intel while announcing its new Core Ultra and 5th … Read more