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a16z Raises $1.1B for AI Hardware
Andreessen Horowitz has raised $1.1 billion for a fund targeting the chips, memory, networking, power, and robots behind AI infrastructure.
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NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 2 Brings Edge AI to Robots
NVIDIA announced Jetson Orin Nano 2, an entry level edge AI computer promising 2x the inference of its predecessor for robots, drones, and vision systems.
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Google Splits Eighth-Gen TPU Into 8t and 8i
At Hot Chips 2026 Google detailed the eighth-generation TPU as two chips: 8t for training, 8i for inference.
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OpenAI Jalapeno Inference Chip Beats Nvidia on Watts
OpenAI first Jalapeno benchmarks show 1.5 to 1.9 times more AI work per watt than Nvidia GB200 and GB300 on the InferenceX test.
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Intel Outlines Three Architectures for Agentic AI
At Hot Chips 2026 Intel detailed Diamond Rapids, Crescent Island, and Wildcat Lake, three architectures that scale agentic AI from data center to edge.
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Nvidia DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction Out Now for All RTX GPUs
Nvidia released DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction today for every GeForce RTX card, adding a second-generation transformer denoiser to ray-traced games.
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Intel Panther Lake CPUs: Which One for AI and Gaming?
Intel's Panther Lake X7 358H and Arc B390 bring 50 TOPS of NPU power and strong integrated graphics to laptops without a discrete GPU.
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IBM Builds a Mainframe Core That Speaks Arm and Z
IBM revealed a dual-architecture mainframe processor at Hot Chips 2026 whose cores run Arm and IBM Z code natively, for the next Z and LinuxONE generation.
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Best GPU for Ryzen 7 7800X3D: Verified Pairings for 2026
The best GPU pairings for AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D at 1080p, 1440p and 4K, with verified Newegg US prices and resolution-based picks.
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Nvidia Raises AI Server Prices Above 15 Percent
Nvidia told major customers that AI server prices will rise above 15 percent, with reported increases near 17 percent on Vera Rubin systems.