A collaboration between Google and geothermal energy innovator Fervo uses modern oil/gas drilling techniques to harness round-the-clock clean geothermal energy.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-powering-data-centers-with-geothermal-energy
TCL no longer wants to design and produce its own display driver chips due to declining prices and tough competition.
Prices for DRAM and NAND memory chips declined throughout 2022 and 2023, but after industry-wide production cuts, they're getting more expensive again.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/dram-and-nand-costs-are-increasing-due-to-production-cuts
Lenovo spared nothing designing the Legion 9i Gen 8 – its tremendous performance and high-end features are unmatched.
Amazon revealed new Graviton4 processors for HPC and Trainium2 processors for AI workloads.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amazon-unveils-graviton4-and-trainium2-custom-chips
Nvidia is working on R100 and GR200 GPUs that are due in 2025.
CXMT has unveiled China's first homegrown low-power memory. Xiaomi and Transsion are set to use CXMT's 12GB LPDDR5-6400 memory modules.
In 2024, Intel will place $14 billion worth of orders with TSMC to fab 3nm Lunar Lake CPU tiles, per a report from semiconductor analyst Andrew Lu.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-will-spend-14-billion-on-manufacturing-chips-at-tsmc-report
The CIA investigating whether a major AI cloud service provider, which uses Cerebras hardware, has major ties with China.
Nvidia is offering a new bundle deal featuring a 3-month subscription to both Xbox Game Pass and its own GeForce Now streaming service. The bundle is available for all RTX 40-series graphics card purchases for a limited time.