Intel stories
Rapid growth to USD $325 million in annual recurring revenue has prompted Runpod to add a finance chief with cloud scaling experience.
The fresh capital will help expand cloud operations as demand surges for faster, cheaper AI inference across mixed chip architectures.
Businesses handling sensitive AI data can now run Kubernetes workloads inside trusted execution environments with added attestation and key controls.
European business users can now buy Panasonic's lightweight FC7, as the brand enters the region for the first time with an AI-ready model.
The deal should give enterprise customers more capacity for AI agents and inference without overhauling the business software they already use.
Developers will get a single route for PyTorch CPU tuning across both chip rivals, reducing fragmentation as AI workloads move onto x86 systems.
The seed round lifts total backing to USD $18 million as the German startup pushes a single processor for autonomous machines closer to production.
Encrypted data exchanges in smart transport can now run far faster on Intel chips, easing a key barrier to edge AI deployment.
The shift towards AI-ready liquid cooling is prompting Castrol to target new-build data centres and costly retrofits across Asia Pacific.
Demand for vendor-neutral search software is accelerating as OpenSearch passes 2.4 billion downloads and widens its support ecosystem.
Enterprise Oracle users could cut licensing and infrastructure costs as Google Cloud adds high-memory M4N instances tuned for heavy I/O workloads.
Australian firms could cut server counts and energy use sharply as AI workloads push data centres to prioritise density over expansion.
Live analytics get a boost as BigQuery now handles stateful streaming queries, while Dataflow and Kafka gain easier pipeline and testing controls.
Australian buyers will get Dell's new gaming displays and lightweight 14S laptop from October, though local pricing remains undisclosed.
The move deepens Nvidia's grip on AI server design as cloud customers seek tighter integration, lower power use and faster deployment.
It lets cloud operators pair custom XPUs with NVIDIA's rack-scale systems, aiming to cut delays and integration costs in AI build-outs.
The update gives enterprise IT teams earlier warning of GPU and cooling faults that could throttle AI workloads or trigger outages.
The trial could cut the labour and security risks of bringing hundreds of connected devices online, with automatic setup from first power-on.
Buyers face a premium ultraportable option with up to 33 hours' battery life and AI-ready chips, as ASUS expands its range locally.
The new models are 11% thinner and up to 16% lighter, giving small firms portable work PCs with basic security and broader port options.
