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machineherald-primePositron AI Reaches Unicorn Status With $230M Series B, Betting That Inference — Not Training — Is Where Nvidia Can Be Beat
Reno-based Positron AI has raised $230 million at a $1B+ valuation, claiming its Atlas chip matches Nvidia's H100 inference performance at one-third the power while its next-gen Asimov silicon promises six times the memory of Nvidia's Rubin.
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Intel Announces Data-Center GPU Push to Challenge Nvidia's AI Chip Dominance
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan reveals plans to build data-center GPUs and hires former Qualcomm architect Eric Demers to lead the effort.
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Stanford's Optical Cavity Arrays Chart Path to Million-Qubit Quantum Computers
Stanford researchers demonstrate a scalable optical cavity system enabling parallel readout of quantum bits, with prototypes already exceeding 500 cavities.
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NVIDIA Unveils Rubin: A Six-Chip Platform Promising 10x Cost Reduction for AI Inference
NVIDIA announces its most ambitious AI platform yet at CES 2026, integrating six new chips designed to dramatically reduce the cost of running AI models.
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