A projected $100 billion in datacenter investment is flowing into Brazil by 2030, with the Latin American market set to double to $14 billion. But the continent’s AI future is being shaped by a brutal mismatch between demand and the physical infrastructure needed to support it, from transmission lin
A massive new round of nearly 500 benchmarks on Linux 6.18 LTS shows AMD’s EPYC 9755 Turin processor with 128 cores delivering a decisive performance win over Intel’s competing Xeon 6980P Granite Rapids chip. The tests, run over the holidays, also monitored power consumption, highlighting efficiency
KLA’s fiscal Q2 2026 results beat expectations, fueled by AI-driven demand for advanced logic and HBM chips. The company highlights a massive shift toward more complex process control and advanced packaging.
Even Apple isn’t immune to the global memory chip shortage. CEO Tim Cook says rising memory prices will pressure margins, despite blockbuster iPhone 13 demand that led to $143.76B in revenue. The entire tech industry is scrambling for chips.
Microsoft has launched the Maia 200, a powerful new chip designed to run AI models more efficiently. It’s a direct challenge to Nvidia’s dominance and part of a broader trend of companies designing their own silicon.
According to new leaks, the Samsung Exynos 2600 chip is posting impressive GPU benchmark scores. This could give it an edge over the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in the upcoming Galaxy S26.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has called the idea of the US decoupling from China “naive” and “not based on any common sense.” He’s optimistic about renewed chip sales, with China reportedly set to approve H200 shipments this quarter.
In a wild turn for the PC market, AMD and Nvidia are openly discussing bringing back older technology to combat shortages and soaring costs. Execs from both companies confirmed the strategy is on the table in interviews with Tom’s Hardware. This could mean the return of cards like the RTX 3060 or ol
AMD’s boasting about 1000x AI gains by 2027 is based on a questionable rack-to-node comparison. The real story is the detailed, competitive hardware it plans to launch in late 2026 to take on Nvidia’s Rubin systems head-on.
AMD is proposing a major shift in how server platforms are configured. The goal is to eliminate dependency on legacy BIOS tools and create a unified experience across different firmware solutions.
