Tenstorrent has announced the general availability of its Galaxy Blackhole AI compute platform, featuring RISC-V based systems with 32 Blackhole accelerators in a 6U chassis, priced at $110,000.
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Major cloud providers and AI developers, including AWS and OpenAI, are rapidly adopting novel hardware configurations to meet intense AI demands. This shift involves integrating specialized accelerators and exploring disaggregated architectures beyond traditional GPU clusters, fundamentally altering data center compute blueprints.
DARPA is seeking to accelerate the development of compact, deep-ocean autonomous craft, indicating a shift towards autonomous underwater vehicles beyond aerial drones.
Bitcoin miner Cango has launched "EcoHash," a new offering that will provide high-performance computing and artificial intelligence inference services.
Kelsey Hightower suggests IT professionals can leverage existing automation by rebranding it as "zero-token architecture" to enhance productivity in the era of agentic artificial intelligence.
South Korean startup Rebellions has raised $400 million to scale its artificial intelligence inference capabilities and plans US expansion, reflecting a market shift towards efficiency-focused AI deployments.
While traditional x86 CPUs are common in AI servers, alternative architectures like ARM and RISC-V, along with ASICs, offer potential improvements in energy efficiency and sustainability when paired with appropriate workloads and software optimizations.
Multi-line insurance policies can offer data centers improved administrative efficiency and fewer coverage gaps, although they may also impose aggregate limits and limit customization options.
Elon Musk's ambitious 'Terafab' initiative, intended to address future constraints in chip supply, power availability, and overall scaling for artificial intelligence, has generated discussion within the infrastructure sector.
At GTC 2026, vendors including Dell and HPE introduced innovations that extend beyond hardware to encompass advanced orchestration, storage, and infrastructure solutions designed to support scalable artificial intelligence deployments by addressing critical data challenges.
When a data center unexpectedly becomes a liability, understanding the implications and potential consequences is crucial for stakeholders.
Amazon Web Services is collaborating with chip manufacturer Cerebras on artificial intelligence inference disaggregation technology, which will be implemented within AWS data centers using the Amazon Bedrock platform.
As data centers grow to campus scale to support artificial intelligence infrastructure, operators are adopting comprehensive, layered physical security models enhanced by technologies like artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, and video analytics.
RISC-V proponent SiFive has adopted Nvidia's proprietary NVLink Fusion interconnect technology, a decision that casts doubt on the future viability of competing interconnect standards like UALink.
OpenAI has committed to deploying 750 megawatts worth of Cerebras' large, SRAM-heavy accelerators through 2028, aiming to enhance its ChatGPT inference capabilities and real-time agent performance.