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102.4 Tb/s Switch Chip Shatters Internet History — Ethernet vs. InfiniBand in US, EU, and China Data Centers

102.4 Tb/s Switch Chip Shatters Internet History — Ethernet vs. InfiniBand in US, EU, and China Data Centers

TL;DR * G300 ASIC Delivers 102.4Tb/s Bandwidth, Redefining AI Datacenter Interconnects * IBM Unveils FlashSystem 5600/7600/8600/9600 with 5th-Gen FlashCore and Agentic AI Storage * Linux 7.0 Released with 40-50% Performance Gains, KVM x2AVIC Support for 4,096 vCPUs * K0s Kubernetes Distribution Adds Experimental RISC-V Support via

AI Boom Drives NAND Prices Sky-High, xAI's $20B Mega-Data Center Sparks Controversy, and AMD's 126 TOPS Chip Reshapes Local AI

AI Boom Drives NAND Prices Sky-High, xAI's $20B Mega-Data Center Sparks Controversy, and AMD's 126 TOPS Chip Reshapes Local AI

TL;DR * Sandisk to double 3D NAND memory prices for enterprise SSDs amid AI-driven demand, impacting 50,000+ NVL144 rack deployments * xAI to build $20B data center in Southaven, Mississippi with 2GW computing power for world’s largest supercomputer * AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor launches with 126 TOPS AI

AI‑Driven GPUs Poised to 100× Data Center Compute Power by 2025

AI‑Driven GPUs Poised to 100× Data Center Compute Power by 2025

Industry‑wide GPU spending is projected at $500 B for 2025‑26, feeding a $3‑4 T AI‑infrastructure budget through 2030. Major hyperscalers have lengthened depreciation from three to five years, with some vendors extending to six years. Extending asset life by 2‑3× translates into an estimated $7

Microsoft Azure Launches 150K GPUs, Liquid Cooling Cuts Power, ASICs Drive Exascale AI

Microsoft Azure Launches 150K GPUs, Liquid Cooling Cuts Power, ASICs Drive Exascale AI

TL;DR * Microsoft Azure AI Superfactory Deploys 150,000+ NVLink GPUs Across 1,100+ Racks * Azure Energy‑Efficient Data Centers Use Liquid Cooling to Cut Power by 25% * High‑Performance Compute Clusters Shift to ASIC‑Based AI Accelerators for Exascale Workloads * Immersion Cooling and Renewable‑Energy Integration Reduce Carbon Footprint