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AMD and Intel are working together to bring CPU inference optimizations for PyTorch under the unified oneDNN library.

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Nvidia's Vera CPU delivers twice the performance of Intel and AMD chips in AI agent workloads, Modal claims.

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GPUs from stolen $470,000 Nvidia RTX 5090 shipment at Brazil airport appear for sale online, identified by serial numbers

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One of the GPUs from a stolen shipment of RTX 5090 graphics cards has appeared for sale online. Police have identified three employees at an airport who stole the goods.

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AMD has released a version of its cutting-edge FSR 4.1 upscaler that now works on Radeon RX 6000 GPUs, Xbox Series X and Series S consoles, and Ryzen AI Max, AI 9, and Z2 chips.

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VR rendering technique of foveated imaging gets integrated into DLSS 5, making it much easier to run

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Samsung and SK Hynix are reportedly upgrading their factories to produce more advanced RAM chips designed for AI data centers in an attempt to fend off competition from Chinese companies.

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Fragile, NZXT's PC rental partner, helped a Redditor who got scammed into buying a "stolen" computer that eventually got blocked by replacing it with a new one.

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Deals Score 32GB of G.Skill DDR5-6000 RAM for just $321 in Newegg’s new AM5 combo. For $1,094 ($249 off), you also get a Ryzen 7 9800X3D and an MSI X870E Tomahawk MAX WiFi board, plus a free AIO cooler.

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