14-Microsecond Encryption Chip: 5000× Xeon Speed Puts U.S. Cloud Privacy on Edge
TL;DR
* Intel launches Heracles chip accelerating FHE calculations 1,000x faster than server CPUs
* Tenstorrent unveils TT-QuietBox 2 (Blackhole) desktop AI workstation with 120B-parameter LLMs, 480 Tensix cores, and $9,999 pricing
* TrendForce forecasts 90% QoQ surge in server DRAM prices in Q1 2026 amid supply crunch