custom chips

Microsoft’s hardware strategy appears to be entering a new phase: industry reports say the company is in advanced talks with Broadcom to co-develop custom AI chips for Azure, a move that could recalibrate supplier relationships, ease capacity constraints for large-scale inference workloads, and...

Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI has moved decisively from software and cloud into silicon: Satya Nadella confirmed that Microsoft will be able to use OpenAI’s custom AI chip designs alongside its own in‑house efforts, giving Azure a legally backed pathway to incorporate OpenAI‑derived...

Apple, long known for its razor-sharp focus on hardware and consumer software, has been quietly entertaining a bold idea that could fundamentally alter the cloud computing landscape: building an AWS competitor based on its own custom silicon. Recent reports, most notably from The Information as...

As businesses, governments, and everyday users hurtle toward an increasingly digitized reality, the environmental footprint of our virtual world is commanding both boardroom attention and regulatory scrutiny like never before. Cloud sustainability—once a niche concern for IT optimists—has today...

In a move that's poised to redefine cloud capabilities, Microsoft has announced the launch of new custom chips designed to handle heavy workloads on Azure while bolstering security measures. These chips, particularly the Azure Boost Data Processing Unit (DPU) and the Azure Integrated Hardware...

At the recently held Microsoft Ignite 2024 conference, the tech titan took a significant leap forward in cloud infrastructure by introducing new Azure chips designed to enhance both performance and security in its data centers. Building on last year’s innovations, this year’s announcements...

Powered by Artificial Intelligence and the onboard Neural Network accelerator, Eye Contact helps to adjust your gaze on video calls and recordings, so you appear to be looking directly in the camera. In today’s environment, having technology that helps foster human connection is more important...