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Apple might deploy M2 Ultra chips on cloud servers

Dataconomy

Apple is initiating its venture into generative AI by first processing intricate queries using M2 Ultra chips within data centers, with a future strategy to upgrade to the more sophisticated M4 chips. Recently, Tim Cook hinted at Apple’s generative AI during an investor call.

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Microsoft acquires Fungible, a data center infrastructure company

GeekWire

Microsoft has acquired Fungible , a 6-year-old startup that helps companies with data center storage and networking needs. The company was founded by former Apple engineering leader Bertrand Serlet and CEO Pradeep Sindhu , who co-founded Juniper Networks. Earlier reports pegged the deal at $190 million.

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Report: Apple Rethinking Data Center Strategy

Data Center Knowledge

Company looks to use more commodity hardware, build own long-haul network to interconnect data centers Read More.

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Qualcomm just bought a two-year-old startup founded by former Apple engineers for $1.4 billion

The Verge

The company Qualcomm is purchasing, Nuvia, was formed in 2019 by three former engineers and chip specialists, all of whom worked at Apple on the A-series chip line that powers the iPhone and iPad. Qualcomm is collecting tech and talent and taking aim at the data center industry at a time of significant change in the chip market.

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Apple Joins Facebook’s Hardware Design Community

Data Center Knowledge

Apple Facebook Open Compute' Becomes official Open Compute Project member after being involved ‘quietly’ for years Read More.

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Nvidia is acquiring Arm for $40 billion

The Verge

The British company’s intellectual property helps power mobile device processors for companies including Apple, Samsung, and Qualcomm. Arm has likely only increased in value since the SoftBank acquisition, with Microsoft making an ARM-based Surface and a version of Windows for Arm , and Apple planning to switch future Macs to Arm-based chips.

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How Nvidia beat everyone else in the AI race

Vox

Apple , Microsoft , the oil company Saudi Aramco — and, as of 2024, Nvidia. The company doesn’t exactly make a shiny product attached to your hand all day, every day, as Apple does. billion , compared to its data center segment, which raked in about $2.9 Only four companies in the world are worth over $2 trillion.