Meta expands Nvidia deal to use millions of AI chips in data center build-out, including standalone CPUs
cnbc - Meta expands partnership with Nvidia in a deal likely worth tens of billions, for deploying millions of GPUs and new standalone CPUs in AI data centers
- Deal reshapes competition, boosts Nvidia, pressures chip rivals (6)
- Meta adopts Nvidia standalone CPUs for efficiency gains (4)
- Meta's multiyear pact to buy millions of Nvidia chips (7)
- Other: opinion pieces and unrelated Nvidia market stories (3)
Deal reshapes competition, boosts Nvidia, pressures chip rivals
Meta adopts Nvidia standalone CPUs for efficiency gains
Meta's multiyear pact to buy millions of Nvidia chips
Other: opinion pieces and unrelated Nvidia market stories
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Apple Event on March 4: Here's What to Expect
Joe Rossignol / macrumors - Apple on Monday invited selected journalists and content creators to a "special Apple Experience" on Wednesday, March 4 in New York, London, and Shanghai.At an Apple Experience, attendees are typically given the opportunity to try out Apple's latest hardw…
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Valve confirms the Steam Deck OLED is no longer in stock because of the memory shortage
Reece Bithrey / theshortcut - And we don’t know when it will be back
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Sony is reportedly considering pushing the PlayStation 6 to 2028 or 2029 as AI RAM demand squeezes consumer electronics
Max Knoblauch / sherwood - AI-led memory shortages threaten to hike gaming costs, along with a host of other electronics.
- Data centers gobble RAM: AI workloads drive memory demand. (4)
- Gamers feeling squeeze: consoles pricier, launches postponed. (3)
- On the ground: Sony mulls PS6 delay, Nintendo weighs price. (3)
- Supply chains pivot: DRAM pricing, alternatives, product shortages. (3)
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Data centers gobble RAM: AI workloads drive memory demand.
Gamers feeling squeeze: consoles pricier, launches postponed.
On the ground: Sony mulls PS6 delay, Nintendo weighs price.
Supply chains pivot: DRAM pricing, alternatives, product shortages.
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Sony Reportedly Considering 2028-2029 Launch for PS6 Due to Chip Shortage
Steve Vegvari / iphoneincanada - Sony is reportedly considering pushing its tentative launch for PlayStation 6 until either 2028 or 2029 due to the global chip shortage.The post Sony Reportedly Considering 2028-2029 Launch for PS6 Due to Chip Shortage first appeared on iPhone in Canada.
- Memory market turmoil: bankruptcies, investment, and new entrants (12)
- Other: AMD, leakers, and miscellaneous chip reports (1)
- Sony may delay PS6; Switch 2 prices could rise (15)
- Steam Deck and consoles face memory-driven shortages (8)
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Memory market turmoil: bankruptcies, investment, and new entrants
Other: AMD, leakers, and miscellaneous chip reports
Sony may delay PS6; Switch 2 prices could rise
Steam Deck and consoles face memory-driven shortages
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Intel Unveils Annual GPU Cadence For Xeon & Client Segments: Xe3P In 2026, Xe-Next In 2027
Hassan Mujtaba / wccftech - Intel has reaffirmed its annual GPU cadence, which will see yearly roadmap and product updates on the client and data center segments. Intel Xe3P GPUs Coming This Year, Followed By Xe Next In 2027 As Part of Annual Client & Xeon Cadence Intel's GPU roadma…
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Semiconductor Startup C2i Raises $15 Mn From Peak XV, Others
Anne Florentyna / inc42 - Semiconductor startup C2i Semiconductors has raised $15 Mn (around ₹136 Cr) in its Series A funding round led by Peak…
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Apple's Budget MacBook to Feature iPhone Processor, Fun Colors, and Aluminum Body [Report]
iclarified - Apple is reportedly finalizing a new entry-level MacBook that will use an iPhone-class processor instead of the M-series chips found across the rest of the lineup. The device is aimed at education and enterprise customers and is expected to be priced well…
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First PCIe 6.0 SSD enters mass production with 28GB/s speeds, 5.5 million IOPS, and liquid cooling — Micron 9650 Series SSDs support air and liquid cooling
tomshardware - Micron is the first SSD maker to introduce the world's first mass-produced PCIe 6.0 datacenter SSD. The Micron 9650 series is capable of speeds of up to 28 GB/s.
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iPhone 18 Pro To Feature Two Wireless Chip Upgrades This Year, Says Analyst, Along With A Smaller Dynamic Island & More
Omar Sohail / wccftech - Apple’s entire iPhone 18 lineup has been reported to forego Qualcomm’s 5G modems in favor of the company’s C2 baseband chip, which was reportedly in development when the iPhone 16e launched last year. However, according to one analyst, the Cupertino firm …
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OpenAI has yet another new coding model and this time it's really fast
Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - OpenAI's new GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is a smaller coding model that runs on Cerebras chips and pushes over 1,000 tokens per second. It's the company's first model built specifically for real-time programming.The article OpenAI has yet another new coding model…
- Hardware partnership — Cerebras deployment and Nvidia sidestep (6)
- OTHER — legal and regulatory concerns (1)
- Performance benchmarks — extreme throughput demos (1)
- Product launch — Codex‑Spark for real‑time coding (4)
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Hardware partnership — Cerebras deployment and Nvidia sidestep
OTHER — legal and regulatory concerns
Performance benchmarks — extreme throughput demos
Product launch — Codex‑Spark for real‑time coding
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Memory price surge of ‘more than 600%’ squeezes China’s device makers
scmp - A global memory supply shock is sweeping through the electronics industry, as surging component costs threaten to squeeze China’s smartphone and broadband equipment manufacturers.New data from TrendForce and Counterpoint Research point to mounting risks a…
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(LEAD) Samsung Electronics starts world's first commercial shipment of HBM4
Kang Yoon-seung / co - SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it has begun th...
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Nexperia’s Chinese owner loses court battle over control of Dutch chipmaker
ft - Amsterdam court upholds decision to suspend Chinese CEO, hand power to EU-based directors and probe mismanagement allegations
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UK chip startup Fractile announces £100m expansion plans
Oscar Hornstein / uktech - British semiconductor startup Fractile has unveiled plans to boost its capabilities with a £100m expansion to its UK facilities. Fractile emerged from stealth in 2024 with a £12m seed investment led by Kindred Capital, the NATO Innovation Fund and Oxford …
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Taiwan says 'impossible' to move 40 percent chip capacity to US
techxplore - Taiwan's top tariffs negotiator said it would be "impossible" to shift 40% of its semiconductor production capacity to the United States as she rejected claims that the island's chip industry would relocate.
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Imec opens NanoIC line for ultra-advanced chips
Berry Zwets / techzine - The Belgian research institute imec opened the NanoIC pilot on Monday. This line, an investment of 2.5 billion euros, is intended to develop ultra-advanced semiconductors. The facility is part of the European Chips Act and should help Europe get closer to…
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Memory & NAND Prices Surged Over 90% In Q1 2026 & Another 20% Hike Expected In Q2
Hassan Mujtaba / wccftech - Q1 2026 has so far seen memory and NAND prices surge by over 90%, and another 20% hike is expected in the coming quarter of Q2. Both PC & Server Memory+NAND Prices Shot Over 90% In Q1 2026 (So Far), & Latest Reports Suggest Even More Hikes For Q2 Accordin…
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AMD on FSR 4 for RDNA 3 and Older GPUs: "No Updates to Share at This Time."
techpowerup - AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 technology, now known simply as FSR 4, is currently supported in many games, but not across all AMD RDNA GPU generations. In response to an inquiry from Hardware Unboxed, AMD mentioned that it is still uncertain whether…
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Apple’s March event could finally bring M5 MacBook Pro upgrades
Asma Hussain / ithinkdiff - Apple is once again lining up a busy spring, and all signs point to the week of March 2 as the next major moment for Mac hardware. According to Mark Gurman’s latest reporting, Apple is preparing a product launch in...Read more at Apple’s March event could…
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