Ai Infrastructure news and trends

IBM Says Optics Breakthrough Can Enhance AI Training
artificial intelligence // December 09, 2024

IBM said new optics technology research could improve how data centers train AI models. The researchers, the tech giant said Monday (Dec.9), have come up with a new process for co-packaged optics (CPO), the next generation of optics technology, to allow for connectivity within data...

AI Adoption Still in ‘Very Early’ Stages, BlackRock Exec Says
artificial intelligence // December 08, 2024

Investment giant BlackRock expects 2025 to be a big year for infrastructure and cybersecurity. And the artificial intelligence (AI) boom will play a major role in those investments, Jay Jacobs, BlackRock’s U.S. head of thematic and active ETFs, told CNBC in a report published Saturday...

AI Explained: The Fine Art of AI Optimization
artificial intelligence // December 02, 2024

Major technology companies are racing to shrink their artificial intelligence (AI) systems as mounting computing costs push them to rethink how they build and deploy their most advanced programs. This efficiency drive marks a significant shift in the industry, where the focus is moving from...

Report: Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $5 Billion and Doubles Valuation
News // November 20, 2024

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) startup xAI reportedly raised $5 billion in a funding round, valuing the company at $50 billion. The new financing brings the total amount raised by xAI this year to $11 billion, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday (Nov. 20). The funding...

Interviews & Exclusives
Meta’s Zuckerberg Touts AI Progress but Warns of ‘Serious Infrastructure’

October 30, 2024
The old saying is you’ve got to spend money to make money. For Meta, notching a third quarter earnings report with record revenues, the fact remains that the long-term artificial intelligence (AI) roadmap will require as yet undefined billions of dollars of capital investments in the next year and beyond. The read across might be […]

Is Going for Broke With ChatGPT Bankrupting Sam Altman’s OpenAI? 

August 16, 2023
A promise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is its potential to cut costs. Unfortunately, the realities of the unit economics inherent to building and running foundational AI models might result...

Quick Reads
IBM Says Optics Breakthrough Can Enhance AI Training

December 09, 2024
IBM said new optics technology research could improve how data centers train AI models. The researchers, the tech giant said Monday (Dec.9), have come up with a new process for co-packaged optics (CPO), the next generation of optics technology, to allow for connectivity within data centers “at the speed of light” through optics to complement […]

AI Adoption Still in ‘Very Early’ Stages, BlackRock Exec Says

December 08, 2024
Investment giant BlackRock expects 2025 to be a big year for infrastructure and cybersecurity. And the artificial intelligence (AI) boom will play a major role in those investments, Jay Jacobs,...

Report: Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $5 Billion and Doubles Valuation

November 20, 2024
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) startup xAI reportedly raised $5 billion in a funding round, valuing the company at $50 billion. The new financing brings the total amount raised by xAI...

Nvidia Earnings Report Could Trigger $300 Billion Market Swing

November 20, 2024
Market watchers are bracing for potentially historic volatility when Nvidia reports its earnings  on Wednesday (Nov. 20), according to Bloomberg News. The chip giant’s stock could move about 8% in...