AI
Highlights
WEKA Unveils NeuralMesh for Microsecond AI Response
Purpose-built for agentic AI, WEKA’s NeuralMesh delivers microsecond data access, self-healing resilience, and exabyte-scale performance for the next generation of real-time AI workloads.
Hypertec and Solidigm Dive Into Liquid-Cooled AI Compute
From GTC to Data Center World, Hypertec and Solidigm are showcasing immersion-born infrastructure that’s purpose-built for high-density, sustainable AI and HPC workloads.
AMD Challenges Goliath with MI355, Doubles Down on Open Innovation
At Advancing AI, AMD unveils MI355 with 35× gen-over-gen gains and doubles down on open innovation – from ROCm 7 to Helios infrastructure – to challenge NVIDIA’s AI leadership.
Qualcomm to Acquire Alphawave Semi for $2.4B in Data Center Push
The deal marks a strategic move to bolster Qualcomm’s AI and custom silicon capabilities amid challenging competition and the potential start of a wave of AI silicon acquisitions.
WEKA and Nebius Unite to Supercharge AI Workloads with GPUaaS Powerhouse
A new partnership combines WEKA’s AI-native storage with Nebius’ GPUaaS platform to accelerate model training, inference, and innovation with microsecond latency and extreme scalability.
AMD Doubles Down on Inference Efficiency with New Acquisitions
As the battle for AI market share continues, AMD’s recent acquisitions signal a strategic move toward optimizing both software and hardware for inference workloads and real-world AI deployment.
The Evolution of AI in ADAS 2.0
Autonomous vehicles reduce accidents by using sensor fusion (cameras, radar, LIDAR) for better perception. Advances in AI, including CNNs and vision transformers, will enhance safety and performance.
3 Key Trends We're Seeking from AIHW and Edge Summit Next Week
We’re honed in on these trends for 2025: Will NVIDIA GPUs face real competition? What innovations will we see in AI fabric? And how will our planet support the power-hungry future of AI?
Sometimes We Wonder What Intelligence is Artificial
Jim Fister writes that AI's success relies on careful data management and strategic application rather than simply relying on AI to solve problems. He stresses the importance of data structure and veracity in generating meaningful insights.
Taboola Taps AI to MicroTarget Advertising
Allyson Klein recaps an insightful conversation with co-host Jeniece Wnorowski and Ariel Pisetzky, VP of information technology and cyber at Taboola, about the transformative impact of data and AI on ad placement.
Catching Up with Urban Machine and AI Fueled Construction Reclamation
Urban Machine, featured on the TechArena podcast, uses AI and robotics to repurpose lumber, reducing construction waste. Recognized at SXSW, they won the 2024 Mighty Materials Award and seek $20M in EPA funding. Listen to our podcast with CTO Andrew Gillies.
How Health Technology Innovations, Inc. is using AI to accelerate pharma research
Discover how AI is transforming pharma research, accelerating drug development, and reducing costs. This blog highlights key innovations like Health Technology Innovations, Inc.'s Cryo-FAST platform, which speeds up early-stage research. Learn about AI's impact through real-world examples of collaboration and implementation.
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Podcasts
AI Infra 2025: David Glick on Building Walmart’s Future with AI
In this episode of In the Arena, David Glick, SVP at Walmart, shares how one of the world’s largest enterprises is fostering rapid AI innovation and empowering engineers to transform retail.
Rafay’s Haseeb Budhani on Building the Future of AI Infrastructure
Haseeb Budhani, Co-Founder of Rafay, shares how his team is helping enterprises scale AI infrastructure across the globe, and why he believes we’re still in the early innings of adoption.
From AI Infra: AI Strategy, Security, & Human Impact with Daniel Wu
Direct from AI Infra 2025, AI Expert & Author Daniel Wu shares how organizations build trustworthy systems—bridging academia and industry with governance and security for lasting impact.
Carrier’s Arun Nandi on Early AI Adoption and the Infra Edge
Recorded at AI Infra Summit 2025 in Santa Clara: Carrier CDAO Arun Nandi on infra as AI’s backbone, how early adopters win on ROI and speed, and what changed in the last 12–24 months.
Inside Data-Centric Strategy with Equinix and Solidigm
Equinix’s Glenn Dekhayser and Solidigm’s Scott Shadley join TechArena to unpack hybrid multicloud, AI-driven workloads, and what defines a resilient, data-centric data center strategy.
Powering AI: Solidigm’s Vision for the Future of Storage
Industry leader Scott Shadley reveals how Solidigm’s innovations in SSDs, partnerships, and architecture are reshaping data centers to meet the rising demands of AI, edge, and enterprise workloads.
Ushering in a New Era of AI Silicon with Tenstorrent’s David Bennett
TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Tenstorrent’s David Bennett about the company’s vision for RISC-V + accelerator solutions to usher in a new era of AI compute and how customers are hungry for alternatives including custom designs.
A Mathematical Revolution in AI with Lemurian Labs CEO Jay Dawani
TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Lemurian Labs co-founder and CEO Jay Dawani about his vision for a mathematical revolution in AI and how his company plans to change the game on AI performance.
Unleashing Generative AI for the World with Microsoft’s Nidhi Chappell
Allyson Klein chat’s with Microsoft GM Nidhi Chappell about her team’s amazing journey delivering the compute power to train Chat GPT and integrate generative AI power for the world.
Technology’s Role in the Fight Against Zootonic Pathogens with WSU’s Pilar Fernandez
TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Washington State University professor Pilar Fernandez about how her team’s battle for better information about the spread against Lyme disease and other zootonic pathogens and how technology is arming the public with better data to keep individuals safe with this growing epidemic. Dr. Fernandez and fellow scientists have tapped advanced analytics and AI to track tick populations and enable proper identification of tick species as part of a larger community effort to fight this growing disease.
Getting Ahead of Generative AI with the CTO Advisor Keith Townsend
TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with CTO Advisor Keith Townsend about how enterprises should ready themselves for generative AI integration into their business opportunity.
Improving Computing Accessibility with I-STEM
TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Kartik Sawheny, founder of I-STEM, about his mission for delivering increased accessibility across computing and the challenges inherent in the industry today.
