It was reported that Qualcomm approached Intel to explore buying the company. While such a purchase is unlikely to be approved, given the influence of both companies and Intel’s desire to remain independent, it isn’t impossible, and the two companies […]
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When NVIDIA started showing up in automobiles, I was impressed. I was given an Audi A7 to drive for a week. I was so impressed with the graphics on the dash I eventually bought an Audi e-tron GT with that
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It is extremely hard to displace an entrenched vendor like Intel. This is because companies value relationships and really hate change, so even if you have a substantially better product, you won’t make many inroads. We see this in buying
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Since June, Qualcomm has had a significant laptop advantage over the more traditional processor suppliers like AMD and Intel. That changed this week when Microsoft and AMD announced that laptops using the Ryzen AI 300 processors will also support CoPilot,
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At Hot Chips 2024, Qualcomm showcased its Oryon CPU design, which promises better performance in what remains one of the most energy-efficient parts on the market in its class. While the level of execution of this part remains amazing, one
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I’ve been looking forward to the first games using NVIDIA ACE for some time. NVIDIA ACE is the tool that creates AI NPCs, but its usefulness goes well beyond just games and into simulations and training where you want people,
Dell Technologies’ acquisition of EMC was textbook, due largely to Dell’s IBM-sourced superior acquisition process, but Dell’s acquisitions before EMC had all been smaller companies that largely left Dell intact. EMC was much larger, and, over time, the PC part
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AI is reaching the end of its hype cycle. Reality stepped in when people realized it wasn’t as useful yet as they thought it would be, and the vast majority of AI deployments currently fail to meet expectations. This is
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We are in a huge hype cycle for AI. This technology will certainly be a massive game changer, but it is new, still untrusted, and isn’t yet fully wrapped in mature services. Existing markets, like console gaming, are off-cycle and
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While interest in Siggraph as an event has declined over the years, the advent of generative AI and the near-term potential arrival of AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) should cause a significant resurgence. This is because AI dramatically changes how people
