➀ AWS's custom Trainium and Graviton chips gain momentum in AI infrastructure, challenging Nvidia's dominance;

➁ Increased adoption driven by cost efficiency and performance optimization tailored for cloud workloads;

➂ AWS reinforces its silicon strategy with enhanced software stacks and developer ecosystems to attract enterprise clients

➀ Apple's Senior VP Johny Srouji announced the use of generative AI in chip design via EDA tools, aiming to accelerate development cycles；

➀ Apple's shift to in-house Silicon (M-series) transformed consumer computing, relying on industry collaborations with EDA leaders Cadence and Synopsys；

➂ Global tech firms like NVIDIA invest in AI infrastructure, highlighting AI's pivotal role in industrial innovation.

➀ NVIDIA's NVLink Fusion program faces controversy as Alchip insiders claim critical protocols remain restricted;

➁ Alchip officially supports NVLink's ecosystem expansion but acknowledges hardware-software decoupling challenges;

➂ Analysts suggest NVIDIA's controlled openness aims to counter emerging UALink competition while protecting profit margins.

➀ Steam's beta overlay now detects DLSS/FSR frame generation, displaying both AI-generated and native frame rates;

➁ The system provides advanced hardware monitoring, including CPU/GPU usage, temperatures, and an FPS graph;

➂ Valve's CPU utilization metrics may exceed 100% due to turbo boost calculations, offering unique insights into performance bottlenecks.

➀ Elon Musk's xAI reportedly burns $1 billion monthly, projecting a $13 billion loss in 2025 with only $500 million revenue;

➁ Building AI clusters with 200,000+ Nvidia GPUs and planning a 1-million-Blackwell-GPU supercomputer, xAI faces a $50B+ funding gap;

➂ Despite a soaring valuation to $80B, the firm urgently seeks $9.3B new funding while grappling with long-term profitability challenges.

➀ NVIDIA RTX 5080 Founders Edition is restocked in the UK at MSRP £949, offering the lowest price in the market;

➁ The card outperforms AMD's RX 7900 XTX and RX 9070 XT, with 16GB GDDR7 VRAM and efficient cooling;

➂ Scan remains the only recommended UK retailer for genuine Founders Edition GPUs amid ongoing supply challenges.

➀ China's car manufacturers aim to use 100% domestically designed and produced chips by 2027, accelerated by a government-led initiative from MIIT;

➁ Two major Chinese automakers target achieving this goal by 2026, surpassing the earlier 2025 target of 25% local chip content;

➂ Key challenges include replacing advanced foreign components like NVIDIA GPUs and Qualcomm processors in high-end vehicles and ADAS systems.

➀ Lossless Scaling 3.1 introduces Performance Mode, reducing GPU load by up to 2x with potential image quality trade-offs;

➁ Image quality improvements include reduced ghosting, flickering, and enhanced border handling, especially in Adaptive Mode;

➂ The $6.99 GPU-agnostic tool supports both AMD FSR and Nvidia Image Scaling, offering a budget-friendly option for gamers with older hardware.

➀ NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang advocates for 'AI Gigafactories' and 'AI sovereignty,' urging governments like the EU and Middle Eastern nations to invest heavily in data centers powered by Nvidia GPUs;

➁ The strategy leverages fears of Chinese advancement through the Digital Silk Road using domestic chips, despite critiques that such projects risk high costs, grid strain, and potential overcapacity with limited local benefits;

➂ The UK's AI ecosystem prioritizes software innovation over infrastructure, reflecting a broader debate on balancing technological sovereignty with cost-effectiveness.

➀ Borderlands 4's PC system requirements, including an RTX 3080 GPU and octa-core CPU, spark outrage among fans;

➣ Expensive Deluxe and Super Deluxe editions controversially lock gameplay content like new characters and missions behind paywalls;

➂ Potential performance concerns arise due to Unreal Engine 5 and Denuvo DRM integration, despite the game's cartoonish cel-shaded visuals.

➀ Anthropic publicly refutes Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's claims that the company seeks to monopolize AI development by citing safety and cost concerns;

➁ Huang criticized Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's warnings about AI displacing 50% of entry-level jobs and rising unemployment, framing it as an attempt to stifle competition;

➂ The clash highlights a growing divide in the AI industry between unfettered innovation and cautious, regulated development.

➀ AI GPU power consumption is projected to reach up to 15,360W by 2035, driven by higher compute and HBM integration;

➁ Advanced cooling methods like immersion cooling (for 4,400W-9,000W GPUs) and embedded cooling structures (for 15,360W) will be critical;

➂ Innovations include thermal transmission lines, fluidic TSVs, and double-sided interposers to manage extreme thermal loads.

➀ NVIDIA announced extensive AI infrastructure partnerships across Europe, including telecom collaborations and AI Factories development;

➁ Unveiled Isaac Gr00T robotics platform and Halos safety system to address AI ethical concerns;

➂ Demonstrated autonomous driving breakthroughs with GTRS algorithm and virtual training ecosystems.

➀ Q1 global fabless semiconductor revenue rose 6% quarter-over-quarter to $77.4 billion, driven by strong market demand;

➁ NVIDIA led with $42.3 billion (up 12% QoQ), followed by Qualcomm ($9.47 billion, down 6%) and Broadcom ($8.2 billion, up 2%);

➂ AMD, MediaTek, and others like Marvell and Realtek rounded out the top ten, reflecting varied performance across the semiconductor sector.

➀ An unreleased 20GB VRAM RTX 3080 Ti engineering sample sold for $1,999 on eBay, featuring a rare memory-boosted variant;

➁ The card requires third-party drivers due to lack of official support, potentially causing performance issues;

➂ Historical data shows canceled 20GB models may have been a strategic response to AMD's VRAM advantage.

➀ Alice & Bob's quantum simulation library Dynamiqs integrated with NVIDIA's CUDA-Q platform achieves up to 75x acceleration in quantum dynamic simulations;

➀ GPU-driven Dynamiqs enables efficient modeling of complex quantum systems and parameter sweeps, significantly reducing computation time;

➂ The collaboration will further optimize GPU interactions with quantum APIs and introduce new capabilities like automatic differentiation for quantum control tasks.

➀ Third-person game MindsEye shocks players with severe performance issues, failing to hit 60 fps even on RTX 5090 with 19GB VRAM consumption;

➁ Despite minimal system requirements listing RTX 2060 as playable, tests reveal even high-end GPUs like AMD RX 9070 XT struggle with unstable frame rates at lowest settings;

➂ Developers promise urgent hotfix, drawing parallels to Cyberpunk 2077's notorious launch woes while players demand accountability.

➀ Silicon Motion's strategy focuses on aligning with NAND makers' roadmaps and expanding into enterprise/automotive markets, aiming for 40% client SSD market share within three years.

➁ PCIe 6.0 SSDs for enterprise applications are slated for 2026-2027 (aligned with Nvidia's Rubin platform), while consumer-grade adoption is unlikely before 2030 due to OEM disinterest.

➂ Nvidia drives demand for 100 million IOPS SSDs to support AI training, while SMI positions itself as a key controller supplier amid evolving storage-class memory challenges.

➀ Google Cloud announces G4 VMs with dual AMD EPYC 9005 Turin CPUs and eight NVIDIA RTX Pro 6000 GPUs, delivering 768GB GDDR7 memory and 384 vCPUs;

➁ The instances feature 400Gbps network bandwidth, NVIDIA MIG partitioning for up to 32 GPU partitions, and 1.4TB system memory;

➂ Targets cost-sensitive workloads with GDDR7 instead of HBM3E, offering flexibility for AI, rendering, and VDI applications.

➀ Maingear's Ultima 18 gaming laptop features a 4K 200Hz display, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU, and NVIDIA RTX 5080/5090 GPU options;

➁ Offers expandable storage with four M.2 SSD slots (one PCIe Gen 5) and up to 192GB DDR5 RAM, targeting high-performance users;

➂ Competes with premium laptops from Alienware, MSI, and Razer, emphasizing portability despite its 8.8lbs weight and robust 330W power adapter.