Akamai unveils cloud service for video processing on Nvidia hardware
A new cloud service from Akamai is optimized for fast media processing. Processing footage runs up to 25 times faster than on CPUs.
Akamai's cloud infrastructure achieves these performance gains thanks to Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada Generation GPUs, built on the latest Ada Lovelace architecture. Thanks ... Read more
Intel and Nvidia have radically different visions for AI development
Is the future of AI development open or closed? Both Intel and Nvidia have both tackled that question - and given opposite answers.
Many developers use TensorFlow, an AI platform originally developed by the Google Brain team. Users can manage everything through it, from data collection to traini... Read more
Nvidia is currently the most popular kid in class
After Nvidia presented its new Blackwell architecture for AI computing, a wave of press releases flooded the Techzine mailbox from companies announcing they will be using the chips or otherwise partnering up with the company. Nvidia is increasingly positioning itself as the preferred provider of AI... Read more
Nvidia’s Latte3D turns text prompts into 3D images almost instantly
Nvidia has unveiled Latte3D, a tool that rapidly transforms text into high-quality 3D images. The objects it creates can be used in design processes, advertising, video games, virtual reality, landscaping and robotics.
“A year ago, it took an hour for AI models to generate 3D visuals of this q... Read more
Nvidia supports 6G testing with cloud-based AI platform
Nvidia aims to boost research on the latest mobile 6G standard with a cloud-based AI platform. The open, flexible, and multi-platform-connected Nvidia 6G Research Cloud platform should help researchers use AI for Radio Access Network (RAN) technology.
With the now-launched Nvidia 6G Research Clo... Read more
HPE offers reference architecture to enable enterprise data use for AI
HPE has added solutions to its own portfolio that aim to fulfill all enterprise AI needs. Using one's proprietary data for GenAI should be much easier from now on. In addition, HPE promises to support the future introduction of Nvidia's Blackwell GPUs within its portfolio.
The announcements took... Read more
Nvidia solidifies AI lead at GTC 2024 with Blackwell GPUs
Nvidia today announced its latest AI GPU: the B200. For the first time, the company is using multiple chips on a single video card for its enterprise hardware.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made this announcement during the keynote of the company's own GTC event, taking place this week in San Jose. Th... Read more
Cloud deals and GenAI drive Oracle’s higher quarterly revenue
Strong growth in cloud and GenAI infrastructure sales delivered Oracle a slightly higher revenue in the third quarter of fiscal 2024. Overall, quarterly revenue rose 7 percent to 12.17 billion euros ($13.3 billion). Net sales rose 18 percent to a total of about 2.2 billion euros ($2.4 billion).
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Will Groq depose Nvidia from its AI throne with the LPU?
Hardware manufacturer Nvidia is the big winner of the AI revolution as it stands. As the maker of the GPUs that make everything from ChatGPT to GitHub Copilot and Google Gemini possible, its market value has soared above $2 trillion. The company isn't sitting still, but Groq is positioning itself a... Read more
StarCoder2 has three variants: trained on 619 programming languages
Hugging Face, ServiceNow and Nvidia recently introduced three open-access LLMs under the name StarCoder2. These LLMs are ideally suited for performing code-related tasks.
The partnership of Hugging Face, ServiceNow and Nvidia has developed three LLMs in different sizes within the StarCoder2 port... Read more