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Nvidia Expands AI Dominance With Vera Server CPU, Posing Challenge to AMD and Intel
technology1 day ago

Nvidia Expands AI Dominance With Vera Server CPU, Posing Challenge to AMD and Intel

Nvidia announced robust Q2 FY2027 results with 106% revenue growth to $96.2 billion and data-center sales up 117% to $89 billion, driven by AI workloads, and unveiled plans to push further into server CPUs with its Vera CPU (an ARM-based standalone chip) that Nvidia says will expand its total addressable market and is already shipping to leads partners like OCI, SpaceXAI, and AWS; management projects Vera server-CPU revenue around $20 billion in 2026 and expects it to more than double in 2028, a trajectory that could erode Intel and AMD’s share in data-center CPUs while underscoring Nvidia’s AI-chip leadership.

AMD Unveils EPYC Venice: Zen 6 on 2nm with up to 256 Cores and 5GHz+
technology1 month ago

AMD Unveils EPYC Venice: Zen 6 on 2nm with up to 256 Cores and 5GHz+

AMD has launched the EPYC Venice family, a Zen 6-based HPC CPU lineup built on TSMC’s 2nm process, offering up to 256 cores, 203 billion transistors and up to 5 GHz clocks. AMD claims Venice delivers major performance and efficiency gains over prior generations and NVIDIA’s Vera, including up to 2.8x agents-per-watt in agent-sandbox workloads and up to 3.3x per-watt in general-purpose servers, across SP7 and SP8 variants designed for AI-host and HPC deployments.

Nvidia’s Vera CPU aims to redefine AI servers, challenging AMD and Intel
technology1 month ago

Nvidia’s Vera CPU aims to redefine AI servers, challenging AMD and Intel

Nvidia unveils Vera, its first-in-house data-center CPU designed to accelerate AI workloads, prioritizing single-core speed, memory bandwidth, and latency to better feed AI agents. Delivered to clients like OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceX, Vera can be bought standalone or paired with Nvidia GPUs in systems such as Vera Rubin, and can be configured in large 256-chip liquid-cooled racks. The chip draws 250–450W and supports up to 1.5 TB memory per chip. Nvidia positions Vera as part of a vertically integrated AI compute stack to outpace incumbents, while analysts estimate a potential $200B server-CPU market and note uncertain adoption hurdles as AMD/Intel retain strong ecosystems.

NASA Accelerates Workforce Reductions Amid Budget Challenges
science-and-technology1 year ago

NASA Accelerates Workforce Reductions Amid Budget Challenges

NASA has announced a new Deferred Resignation Program (DRP) along with voluntary separation incentive payments (VSIP) and early retirement options (VERA), offering employees benefits such as continued pay until resignation or retirement, exemption from in-person duties, and incentives up to $25,000. The application window is open until July 25, 2025, and participation is voluntary, with employees encouraged to review resources and consider counseling before deciding.