NVIDIA’s highly-anticipated Blackwell AI chips are once again in the spotlight, with reports of chips overheating when linked together in 72-chip data centre racks. This raises concerns about delays in AI-focused data centre projects among users and investors.
A subsea cable connecting Finland and Germany has been severed near Oland Island in Sweden. Shortly after, a second cable was cut, within 10m of the first. Authorities said the damage could have been caused by impact, however, sabotage can not be ruled out.
Microsoft has announced the Azure Boost DPU, a new data processing unit (DPU) designed to optimise Azure’s data-centric workloads with enhanced performance, efficiency, and security. These chips mark Microsoft’s first in-house DPU.
