AI
Highlights
MLCommons Raises the Bar for AI PCs with MLPerf Client v1.0
MLCommons launches industry-standard benchmarks for LLM performance on PCs, cutting through marketing hype and giving developers and enterprises the transparent metrics they need.
AI’s New Canvas: The Visual Creators in the Zoo
From Midjourney to Firefly, Part 2 of our ‘AI Zoo’ series breaks down how today’s top image models work—and how TechArena uses them to create powerful, responsible visuals.
The Lamb Lays Down with the Lion to Avoid Being Eaten by the Wolf
As Chinese EV giants like BYD rise, German automakers are forging an unlikely alliance, but history shows such partnerships often crumble within months.
AI Chip Design Hits Crossroads in Agentic Era
As AI reshapes compute, memory, and networking, chipmakers are racing to rethink design workflows, embrace agentic AI, and overcome the next wave of data, power, and talent constraints.
Mid-Year Report: How AI Is Rewriting the Rules of Cybersecurity
From Chinese hackers hiding in US power grids for 300 days to AI agents that fight back autonomously, security expert Sean Grimaldi reveals which 2025 predictions hit, and what’s coming next.
Mid-Year Report: AI Demonstrates Double-Edged Impacts in 2025
Gina Rosenthal discusses how AI is transforming everything from cybercrime and fraud detection to government operations this year, revealing both breakthrough innovations and costly failures.
AI Benchmarks Shift as MLPerf Highlights LLM Dominance
MLPerf Inference 5.0 signals the rise of large language models, with LLAMA 2 70B surpassing ResNet-50 in submissions and driving next-gen AI performance across compute platforms.
Edge AI Silicon Heats Up as MemryX Closes $44M Series B
MemryX, a provider of edge AI acceleration hardware, recently closed its latest round of funding, serving as a potential bellwether for the next growth edge in AI compute.
Unpacking The AI Data Factory – A Storage Perspective
From VAST Data to Weka, Graid to Solidigm — storage disruptors shined bright at NVIDIA GTC 2025. Here’s how storage innovators are redefining AI infrastructure and why it matters to the future of AI.
Deloitte and VAST on the Next Stage of Enterprise AI
Deloitte and VAST Data share how secure data pipelines and system-level integration are supporting the shift to scalable, agentic AI across enterprise environments.
Building a Full-Stack AI Cloud with Nebius and VAST
This video explores how Nebius and VAST Data are partnering to power enterprise AI with full-stack cloud infrastructure—spanning compute, storage, and data services for training and inference at scale.
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.
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Podcasts
Exploring AI Innovations: Chen Lee of Gigabyte at OCP Summit
Join host Allyson Klein and co-host Jeniece Wnorowski in this episode of Data Insights as they chat with Gigabyte's Chen Lee about AI innovations and the future of server technology at OCP Summit.
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.
The Demand for Memory Innovation to Fuel ML with Netflix
TechArena host Allyson Klein interviews Netflix’s Tejas Chopra about how Netflix’s recommendation engines require memory innovation across performance and efficiency in advance of his keynote at MemCon 2024 later this month.
Re-architeting Patient Care with Physia
TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Physia about their generative AI based patient care platform and how they aim to create a new AI + doctor model to improve patient care and transform the medical industry.
Human Creativity, AI and the Future of Film with Artefacto’s Anna Giralt Gris
TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Artefacto’s Anna Giralt Gris about her views on the future of film and the impact that AI will make in re-shaping one of humanity’s most creative mediums.
MemryX Delivers AI Performance at the Edge
TechArena host Allyson Klein talks to MemryX VP of Product and Business Development Roger Peene about how his company is transforming AI at the edge with their silicon and how we’re sitting in an AI revolution.
Data Observability in the AI Era with Unravel Data CEO Kunal Argawal
TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Unravel Data CEO Kunal Argawal about how his organization is tapping AI to disrupt the data observability arena.
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.
