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AMD and Rackspace Deploy 30MW Governed AI Stack: Ecosystem Restructuring from Silicon to Outcomes
AMD and Rackspace sign a definitive agreement to deploy 30MW of AMD AI compute (Instinct GPUs including MI355X, EPYC CPUs) across Rackspace's data centers, creating a governed enterprise AI stack with single accountability from silicon to outcomes, targeting regulated industries.
Apple Rebuilds Siri with Google Gemini, Cuts Legacy Hardware Support
Apple rebuilds Siri using Google Gemini-derived capabilities, introducing five new AFM 3 foundation models (including a 20B-parameter multimodal on-device model). The move is paired with the sharpest hardware support cut in watchOS 27, limiting to S9/S10 chips, signaling a strategic shift from vertical integration to hybrid AI partnerships and accelerated hardware refresh cycles.
AMD Acquires MEXT: AI-Predicted Flash Nears DRAM Performance to Cut AI Memory TCO
AMD acquires MEXT, an AI-driven memory optimization startup. MEXT's predictive technology makes NAND Flash behave like DRAM, expanding effective memory capacity for AI workloads and lowering TCO. The tech will be integrated across AMD's data center portfolio (EPYC, Instinct) to address memory bottlenecks in large models.
AMD Open-Sources AI Software Stack on Vultr, Taking on NVIDIA CUDA Ecosystem
AMD launches a suite of open-source, modular enterprise AI software components on Vultr Marketplace, including AMD Inference Microservices (AIMs), AI Workbench, Resource Manager, and Solution Blueprints. This aims to provide production-grade AI infrastructure without vendor lock-in, directly challenging NVIDIA's CUDA ecosystem.
NVIDIA's Desktop DGX Station with GB300 Shifts Control from Cloud to Local Hardware
ASUS launches ExpertCenter Pro ET900N G3, built on NVIDIA DGX Station GB300 architecture with GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra chip, 748GB coherent memory, and 20 PFLOPS AI performance. This deskside AI supercomputer enables local LLM fine-tuning, inference, and agentic AI workflows via NVLink-C2C and the full NVIDIA AI software stack including NemoClaw.
AMD, Dell, Cambridge Launch UK Sovereign AI Lab to Challenge NVIDIA's CUDA Dominance with Open ROCm
AMD, Dell, and the University of Cambridge launch the Sovereign AI Innovation Lab (SAIL) in the UK, deploying Zenith supercomputer with 5th Gen EPYC and Instinct MI355X GPUs, plus the Sunrise fusion AI system. The lab promotes open, interoperable AI infrastructure based on AMD ROCm, challenging NVIDIA's CUDA lock-in and offering long-term technology choice for national AI initiatives.
AMD EPYC Challenges Rack-Scale Density for Agentic AI Control
AMD claims its EPYC processors lead in rack-scale performance for agentic AI's CPU-intensive services (orchestration, caching, databases). Under a 100kW rack model, EPYC 9965 'Turin' delivers 2.37x throughput over NVIDIA Vera, with next-gen 'Venice' projected at 3.30x. Emphasizes deployability on current x86 platforms, avoiding future architecture dependency.
AMD Ryzen AI Halo & Max PRO 400: Local 300B Parameter Inference, but Hidden Lock-in and Thermal Limits
AMD launches Ryzen AI Halo developer platform (128GB unified memory, 200B parameter models) and Ryzen AI Max PRO 400 series (first x86 client to run 300B parameter models locally). Unified memory, ROCm optimization, and OEM partnerships aim to shift agentic AI from cloud to local, but shared memory bandwidth and thermal constraints limit real-world throughput.
AMD Backs SPEC CPU 2026 Benchmark, Emphasizing Open, Trusted Performance Measurement
AMD published a blog endorsing the upcoming SPEC CPU 2026 industry benchmark, emphasizing the critical role of open, reproducible CPU performance standards for customer infrastructure decisions in the AI era. The new benchmark updates its application suite and strengthens support for bare-metal cloud environments and parallel computing.
AMD and OpenAI Contribute MRC Protocol to OCP for Scalable AI Networking
AMD, in collaboration with OpenAI, Microsoft, and others, contributed the MRC (Multipath Reliable Connection) protocol, designed for large-scale AI training, to the Open Compute Project (OCP). AMD co-authored the specification and has already deployed MRC on its programmable Pensando DPU/NIC products, positioning its networking technology as a key enabler for resilient and adaptive AI infrastructure.
AMD and OpenAI Introduce MRC, a Next-Gen Transport Protocol for AI Training
AMD, in collaboration with OpenAI, Microsoft, and other industry leaders, has released the specification for the Multipath Reliable Connection (MRC) protocol. MRC addresses performance bottlenecks of RoCEv2 in hyperscale AI training clusters through intelligent packet spraying, selective retransmission, and network-signaled congestion control, aiming to improve bandwidth utilization and job resilience.
AMD Showcases Heterogeneous Computing Strategy for Enterprise AI with Dell
At Dell Technologies World, AMD highlighted its heterogeneous computing portfolio, aiming to match the right compute engine to specific enterprise AI workloads, while emphasizing hardware-based security and manageability. This signals a shift in AI infrastructure from generic solutions to fine-tuned, scenario-specific deployments.
AMD Proposes New AI Infrastructure Networking Paradigm: From Lossless Fabrics to Intelligent Endpoints
AMD published a blog outlining seven key questions for building large-scale AI infrastructure, arguing that traditional lossless Ethernet or InfiniBand architectures face cost and complexity bottlenecks. It advocates shifting network intelligence and reliability functions from expensive, specialized switches to intelligent NICs, enabling reliable transport over standard (potentially lossy) Ethernet to reduce TCO and simplify operations.
AMD and Liquid AI Discuss Efficient AI Architecture from Silicon to Systems
AMD's CTO and Liquid AI's CEO discuss the evolution of AI architecture, emphasizing efficiency as key to extending AI from the cloud to edge and endpoint devices. They argue that co-design from silicon to systems enables low-power, responsive AI inference, supporting always-on agents and multi-model orchestration.
AMD Extends Edge AI Architecture to Space, Defining Orbital Computing Paradigm
AMD's CTO proposes applying the core principles of 'performance-per-watt' and 'mission-critical reliability' from terrestrial edge AI to space computing. The company is providing a repeatable platform foundation for in-orbit satellite intelligence and future orbital data centers through heterogeneous computing, open software stacks, and modular system design.
AMD Highlights AI PC as Critical Infrastructure for Enterprise Agentic AI in IDC White Paper
AMD released an IDC white paper indicating that over 80% of enterprises are planning, piloting, or deploying AI PCs to support scaled Agentic AI. The report highlights high-performance NPUs and on-device AI processing as critical for enabling real-time, secure workflows, signaling a shift in enterprise AI infrastructure from cloud to endpoint.
AWS Deepens Collaboration with Siemens Energy on Data Center Power Solutions
AWS expands strategic collaboration with Siemens Energy to apply cloud and AI technologies (including Amazon Bedrock and SageMaker) to smart manufacturing and plant automation. The partnership will also explore innovative power solutions for data centers, including gigawatt-scale generation and microgrid technologies.
AMD Announces Breakthrough MLPerf Inference 6.0 Results, Showcasing Multinode Scaling and Multimodal Capabilities
AMD's MLPerf Inference 6.0 submission, powered by Instinct MI355X GPUs, surpassed 1 million tokens per second for the first time on models like Llama 2 70B and GPT-OSS-120B. The results highlight efficient multinode scaling, rapid enablement of new workloads (e.g., text-to-video model Wan-2.2-t2v), and reproducible performance across a broad partner ecosystem.
AWS and TGS Strategic Partnership for Energy AI and HPC Transformation
TGS selected AWS as preferred cloud provider, leveraging AWS HPC and generative AI for energy exploration solutions. Collaboration includes modernizing TGS Imaging AnyWare platform and deploying multimodal Subsurface Foundation Model with AWS Nitro security.
ARM Launches AGI CPU Silicon for AI Infrastructure Market
ARM introduced its first production AGI CPU silicon in March 2026, marking a strategic shift from IP licensing to full silicon solutions provider. Designed for next-gen AI infrastructure, this move may reshape the data center processor ecosystem.