For an analysis of the state of AI, the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI) produces an annual AI Index that breaks down the industry into key thematic areas. In this Lenovo-sponsored episode of the @HPCpodcast, Shahin and Doug are joined by HAI Research Manager Nestor Maslej to discuss HAI’s latest report, identify the more unexpected findings (including job types where AI is most impacting employee productivity and work quality) ….
Synopsys Announces PCIe 7.0 IP for HPC-AI Chip Design
SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 10, 2024 — Synopsys (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced what it said is the industry’s first PCIe 7.0 IP solution consisting of controller, IDE security module, PHY, and verification IP. The company said the offering will enable chip makers to address demanding bandwidth and latency requirements for transferring massive amounts of data for compute-intensive AI […]
HPC News Bytes 20240610: Clinical Trials for HPC-Discovered Drug, New Liquid Cooling Technique, CHIPS Act Update, Low Memory-Low Power AI
Good June morning! It’s been an interesting week in HPC-AI, here’s a quick (6:53) review of the latest news and trends: Clinical trials for cancer fighting drug discovered ….
Livermore Lab and BridgeBio Announce Human Trials for HPC-Discovered Cancer Drug
In what Lawrence Livermore National Lab said is “a substantial milestone for supercomputing-aided drug design,” LLNL and BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics today announced clinical trials have begun for ….
Eviden Reports on New Contract Wins and Technology (HPC, AI, Quantum, As-a-Service) Updates
At ISC 2024, we were given a tour of the Eviden booth, which – being the focal point at the conference of Europe’s leading HPC-AI systems vendor – was a beehive of activity. The tour began with a business and customer update ….
NSF Awards Additional $9.8M to NCSA for Delta, DeltaAI HPC
The National Center for Supercomputing Applications in Illinois was recently awarded $4.9 million of supplemental funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) for Delta and an additional $4.9 million for DeltaAI to expand the potential capabilities of the soon-to-launch system by nearly 50 percent. NCSA originally received nearly $25 million from NSF in 2023 to deploy and operate DeltaAI, an advanced […]
VAST Data to be Data Platform for Cisco Nexus HyperFabric for GenAI with Nvidia
NEW YORK & LAS VEGAS – June 4, 2024 – AI data platform company VAST Data today at Cisco Live 2024 announced it is collaborating with Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), the leader in enterprise networking and security, and NVIDIA on a solution to offer enterprises high performance AI infrastructure coupled with an Ethernet-based AI fabric to […]
Northern Data Group Launches Nvidia-based AI Accelerator Powered by Carbon-Free Energy
Frankfurt/Main – 3 June 2024 – Northern Data Group (German stock market: NB2, ISIN: DE000A0SMU87), a provider of HPC solutions, today announces the launch of its inaugural AI Accelerator, designed to fast-track AI innovation. Selected startups will be able to establish or scale a proof of concept for their AI concepts. Selected startups will receive complimentary access […]
HPC News Bytes 20240603: New Nvidia, AMD Chips at Computex, Industry Heavies Back UALink, Europe’s 2nd Exascale, Approaching AI Bubble?
A good June day to you! What follows is a rapid (7:59) run-though of the latest news from the world of HPC-AI, including: At Computex 2024: Nvidia Rubin and Vera ….
Qumulo Announces AI Infrastructure Benchmark Results with Azure Native Qumulo
SEATTLE – June 3rd, 2024 – Today, data storage and management company Qumulo said it achieved the industry’s fastest and most cost-effective cloud-native storage solution, as demonstrated by the latest SPECstorage Solution 2020 AI_IMAGE Benchmark results. Qumulo’s Azure Native Qumulo (ANQ) achieved an Overall Response Time (ORT) of 0.84ms with a total customer cost of […]