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Flash, a software sauce, and a guy named Gary: AMD’s Mext acquisition looks set to reshape AI memory costs

AI-generated summary AMD acquired storage software startup Mext to utilize its memory optimization technology and proprietary AI to improve AI infrastructure performance. Gary Smerdon says the software uses a transformer-derived system to predict memory needs and expand usable memory by making flash storage function like DRAM.

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NVIDIA CEO Huang's Troubles Send Shockwaves Across AI Chip Supply Chains As Chatter Starts About Firm Losing Dominance To Custom ASIC AI Chips

AI-generated summary NVIDIA is facing supply chain concerns and potential order slowdowns following troubles involving CEO Jensen Huang and China-related chip sales. Supply chain sources believe that competitors like AMD and custom ASIC developers such as MediaTek and Broadcom could benefit from freed production capacity.

Microsoft pushes Trump to halt Chinese data center component ban: Reuters By Investing.com

AI-generated summary Microsoft has been lobbying the Trump administration to abandon plans to bar imports of Chinese optical transceivers used in AI data centers. Reuters reported that Microsoft and other industry groups argue a ban could slow data center construction and damage the U.S. edge over China in artificial intelligence.

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