Bellevue-based startup Irreverent Labs, known for its AI technology that allows users to create videos using various inputs, has closed a new funding round led by Samsung Next, with the aim of collaborating closely with Samsung to develop a larger distribution strategy and access Samsung Next portfolio companies that may want to use its API.
Samsung Electronics has reportedly won the right to supply advanced memory chips to AI leader Nvidia Corp, causing its shares to surge by over 6%, and analysts predict that Samsung will emerge as one of the major suppliers of the newer generation of memory optimized for artificial intelligence accelerators, HBM3.
Samsung Electronics is using AI technology to innovate the home and create smart appliances that can learn from user patterns and adapt to their needs.
Samsung plans to equip all its new home appliances with neural processing units (NPUs) by 2024, adding artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities such as voice recognition and machine vision to its products.
The surge in demand for advanced chips capable of handling AI workloads in data centers presents a multiyear opportunity for semiconductor companies like Advanced Micro Devices, Amazon, Axcelis Technologies, and Nvidia.
Samsung Electronics has partnered with Rebellions, an AI chip designer, to develop a processor called Rebel for generative AI, with plans to complete it by the end of next year. Samsung will fabricate the processor using its 4 nanometer manufacturing process, and Rebellions will design it, while Samsung also supplies the memory chips. The collaboration is expected to benefit Korea's semiconductor business ecosystem.
Tech companies are developing AI-focused hardware devices in an attempt to replicate the success of the iPhone, but experts are skeptical about whether these devices can truly revolutionize the industry and compete with smartphones in the long run.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is set to acquire artificial intelligence startup Nod.ai in order to strengthen its software capabilities and compete with rival chipmaker Nvidia in the AI chip market.
Amazon is making strategic moves in the artificial intelligence (AI) space, including developing its own semiconductor chips and offering AI-as-a-service, positioning itself as a key player in the AI race alongside Big Tech counterparts.
Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has acquired open-source AI software startup Nod.AI to enhance its technology, including data centers and chips, and provide customers with access to Nod.AI's machine learning models and developer tools.
Samsung Electronics will host the Samsung AI Forum 2023, focusing on large-scale AI for the future and showcasing the latest research achievements in artificial intelligence and computer engineering.
Intel has partnered with over 100 software developers to introduce AI capabilities in its 14th-gen "Meteor Lake" Core Ultra chips for laptops, aiming to convince consumers that AI should be run locally on their PCs rather than in the cloud.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Super Micro Computer are poised to benefit from the growing market for generative AI technology, with AMD's investments in AI-capable chips and Super Micro Computer's focus on IT infrastructure for data centers and cloud service providers.
The wave of artificial intelligence in the technology sector is driving the development of on-device AI processing, which brings faster and cheaper processing to consumer devices, and major computing hardware companies like Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, and Nvidia are vying to dominate this market.
Samsung's new smartphone line, the Galaxy S24, is expected to feature generative AI capabilities from ChatGPT and Google Bard, as well as a text-to-image generator developed by Samsung, potentially rivaling the AI features of the Google Pixel 8; meanwhile, Databricks is acquiring Arcion for $100 million to help transfer databases between storage systems, and EngageSmart is being taken private by Vista Equity Partners for about $4 billion.
Samsung is aiming to create the "smartest AI phones ever" with its Galaxy S24 series, incorporating generative AI and potentially outperforming Google's Pixel 8 in AI tasks with its new Exynos and Snapdragon chips.
