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Intel, AMD forge x86 alliance

Network World

The old adage “the enemy of my enemy is my ally” has been borne out again, with AMD and Intel joining forces with a number of their largest partners to create the x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group, a consortium that aims to drive forward the ecosystem around x86 processors. However, the real threat to Intel and AMD lies on the client side.

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Qualcomm purloins Intel’s chief Xeon designer with eyes toward data center development

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If Intel was hoping for a turnaround in 2025, it will have to wait at least a little bit longer. The chief architect for Intels Xeon server processors has defected to chip rival Qualcomm, which is making yet another run at entering the data center market.

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F5 teams with Intel to boost AI delivery, security

Network World

F5 this week said it’s working with Intel to offer customers a way to develop and securely deliver AI-based inference models and workloads. OpenVINO model server supports remote inference, enabling clients to perform inference on models deployed on remote servers,” according to Intel.

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Intel highlights new Xeons for AI at Hot Chips 2024

Network World

Intel showed off new processors and a new interconnect at the Hot Chips 2024 conference taking place at Stanford University. Granite Rapids-D is heavily optimized to scale from edge devices to edge nodes using a single-system architecture and integrated AI acceleration. It features up to 32 lanes of PCI Express 5.0,

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Intel rumored to be working on major core update

Network World

Intel is working on a number of future generations and revisions to its x86 product line, and while details are often sketchy, we may have gotten an inadvertent look into the future thanks to an employee’s social media post. It also has a number of projects code-named Core, which focus on, obviously, a core architectural revision.

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SoftBank to buy Ampere for $6.5B, fueling Arm-based server market competition

Network World

The deal, which sees Oracle and Carlyle selling their stakes in Ampere, strengthens SoftBanks position in the growing market for AI-optimized processors as major cloud providers increasingly look beyond traditional x86 architecture.

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Prodigal Son Gelsinger Returns As Intel CEO

Forrester IT

Early today, Intel announced CEO Bob Swan will be replaced by VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger. Facing stronger competitive challenges, Intel has struggled. As you can see, Intel’s stock (INTC) has languished while its peers grew exceptionally well. In the past 12 months, INTC stock lost 5.3%

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