Startup Gimlet Labs has raised $80 million in Series A funding to develop technology that enables AI inference to run across diverse hardware architectures, reducing vendor lock-in.
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Former AMD executive Peter Sarlin has launched QuTwo, a startup dedicated to preparing enterprise infrastructure for the quantum computing era. QuTwo provides middleware that allows businesses to run quantum-inspired algorithms on current GPU clusters. This move comes as researchers make strides in neutral-atom quantum architectures, shifting the focus from lab experiments to enterprise-grade engineering.
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AMD has launched the Ryzen AI 400 series for desktop AM5 platforms, bringing dedicated NPUs to traditional PCs. Simultaneously, Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon Wear Elite, a 'wrist plus' chip designed to power high-end AI wearables and AR gadgets with localized processing capabilities.
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