AI
Highlights
Who’s Who in the AI Zoo?
Feeling overwhelmed by AI? You’re not alone. This new series cuts through the hype to explore practical tools, evolving trends, and smart strategies to help you navigate the AI ecosystem.
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.
With Augmented Memory Grid, Weka Challenges Old Guard Thinking
Weka’s new memory grid raises new questions about AI data architecture—exploring how shifts in interface speeds and memory tiers may reshape performance, scale, and deployment strategies.
Ampere Receives A $6.5 Billion Exit
Ampere joins SoftBank in a $6.5B deal, fueling speculation about AI’s next wave. Is this a talent acquisition, a play for Arm’s AI future, or a move to challenge NVIDIA’s dominance?
AI, Edge, and Power: Key Takeaways from MWC Panel Discussion
At MWC 2025, our own Allyson Klein had the honor of chatting with industry leaders from Ansys, Ampere, and Rebellions to explore AI’s enterprise adoption, hardware innovation, and power efficiency.
The Next Frontier of AI: Key Insights from AMD’s Salil Raje
At MWC, AMD SVP and GM Salil Raje shared how AI at the edge is revolutionizing industries, from healthcare to automotive, with real-time processing, federated learning, and adaptive silicon innovations.
Synopsys Accelerates Chip Design with NVIDIA Grace Blackwell, AI
At GTC, Synopsys announced a new suite of electronic design automation tools that harness NVIDIA’s Grace Blackwell architecture to accelerate the next generation of silicon development.
VAST & NVIDIA on the Insight Engine-DGX Collaboration
At GTC 2025, VAST’s John Mao and NVIDIA’s Tony Paikeday discuss their recent announcement and how AI infrastructure is evolving to meet enterprise demand, from fine-tuning to large-scale inferencing.
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Podcasts
Google Cloud’s Amber Huffman on AI, OCP & Future Innovations
Live from OCP Summit, Google Cloud’s Amber Huffman shares insights on AI's future, open standards, and innovation, discussing her journey, data center advancements, and the role of collaboration at OCP.
Ocient: Revolutionizing Data Warehousing for AI Workloads
Live from OCP Summit 2024, this Data Insights podcast explores how Ocient’s innovative platform is optimizing compute-intensive data workloads, delivering efficiency, cost savings, and sustainability.
AI and Autonomous Advancement at Airbus
Join Arne Stoschek, VP of AI and Autonomy at Airbus Acubed, as he discusses the role of AI in aviation, the future of autonomous flight, and innovations shaping the industry at Airbus.
AI, Data Centers, and Bare Metal Cloud: Insights from PhoenixNAP
During our latest Data Insights podcast, sponsored by Solidigm, Ian McClarty of PhoenixNAP shares how AI is shaping data centers, discusses the rise of Bare Metal Cloud solutions, and more.
AI Connectivity & Chiplet Innovation at Alphawave Semi Unveiled
Letizia Giuliano of Alphawave Semi discusses advancements in AI connectivity, chiplet designs, and the path toward open standards at the AI Hardware Summit with host Allyson Klein.
Exploring Cerebras' AI Innovations: Inference, Llama, and Efficiency
Sean Lie of Cerebras Systems shares insights on cutting-edge AI hardware, including their game-changing wafer-scale chips, Llama model performance, and innovations in inference and efficiency.
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.
Achieving Sustainable Building Construction with Urban Machine
TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Urban Machine CTO Andrew Gillies about how his company is achieving a breakthrough in sustainable construction through the AI and Robotics powered Machine.
Real-Time Supply Chain Control with Oii
TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Oii CEO Bob Rogers about his team’s AI-based solution for real-time modeling and management of supply chains and the opportunity for AI to drive actionable solutions for business and society.
