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Google's new AI chips keep your data locked, even while they work on it
Google added two chips to its eighth-generation TPU family: TPU 8tx, which keeps data encrypted while AI runs on it, and TPU 8i Max, built for huge context windows.
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AI chip news: GPUs, TPUs and the semiconductors behind AI, from NVIDIA and Google to new challengers, with sources linked.
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NVIDIA lets Korean AI chips plug into its systems with Rebellions and SK Telecom
Rebellions will connect its Rebel R200 chips to NVIDIA's platform, and SK Telecom plans to run the racks in its Korean data center.
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Huawei launches a desktop PC it says is built entirely from Chinese parts
Huawei's Qingyun HM650 runs its own Kirin X90 chip and HarmonyOS, and Huawei says every part is made in China. The claim comes with open questions.
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SpaceX picks Qualcomm chips for Starlink Mobile's US 5G network
Qualcomm will supply the radio and processing chips for tens of thousands of Starlink Mobile cell sites across the US, with the first ones going up in 2027.
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Marvell to buy Lumentum in a $115 billion all-stock deal for AI optics
Marvell and Lumentum agreed to combine, betting that AI data centers will soon move data with light instead of copper. The deal should close in the first half of 2028.
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Bolt Graphics powers on its first Zeus GPU test chip
The startup says its tiny 12nm test chip ran with no functional issues in 24 hours, but the full Zeus GPU is not due until 2028.
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Plain-English explainers for the ideas behind AI chips news, each built from linked sources.
What is a GPU, and why does AI need them?
A GPU (graphics processing unit) is a chip that does huge numbers of simple calculations at the same time. Built to draw 3D graphics, that parallel power now makes GPUs the main engine for training and running AI.
Read the explainerWhat is a semiconductor chip?
A semiconductor is a material, usually silicon, that can either conduct or block electricity. Chips pack billions of tiny switches made from it onto a small piece of silicon, and they power everything from phones to AI data centers.
Read the explainerWhat is a TPU?
A TPU (tensor processing unit) is a chip Google designed specifically to speed up machine learning. It's built for the huge matrix math that neural networks run on.
Read the explainerWhat is an AI data center?
An AI data center is a huge building full of specialized computers, mostly GPUs, that train AI models and answer requests to them. It works like a normal data center but needs far more electricity, faster connections and much stronger cooling.
Read the explainerAI chips: common questions
Quick answers, plain wordsWhat is a GPU, and why does AI need them?
A GPU (graphics processing unit) is a chip that does huge numbers of simple calculations at the same time. Built to draw 3D graphics, that parallel power now makes GPUs the main engine for training and running AI. Full explainer →
What is a semiconductor chip?
A semiconductor is a material, usually silicon, that can either conduct or block electricity. Chips pack billions of tiny switches made from it onto a small piece of silicon, and they power everything from phones to AI data centers. Full explainer →
What is a TPU?
A TPU (tensor processing unit) is a chip Google designed specifically to speed up machine learning. It's built for the huge matrix math that neural networks run on. Full explainer →
What is an AI data center?
An AI data center is a huge building full of specialized computers, mostly GPUs, that train AI models and answer requests to them. It works like a normal data center but needs far more electricity, faster connections and much stronger cooling. Full explainer →