TinyTinyTPU: 2×2 systolic-array TPU-style matrix-multiply unit on Basys3
TL;DR TinyTinyTPU is an educational, open-source 2×2 systolic-array implementation of a TPU-style matrix-multiply unit written in SystemVerilog and deployed on…
Nvidia’s AI empire: A closer look at its top startup investments
TL;DR Nvidia has aggressively expanded into venture investing, participating in more than 100 AI startup financings over the past two…
Dell’s GB10 mini workstation refines DGX Spark, fixes key pain points
TL;DR Dell's GB10 mini workstation addresses several practical issues found on Nvidia's DGX Spark—adding a power LED, a larger 280W…
Tracing the transistor’s origins: Lilienfeld, Bell Labs and contested claims
TL;DR Credit for the transistor is disputed. Julius Edgar Lilienfeld patented field-effect transistor concepts in the 1920s, while Bell Labs…
All-optical synthesis chip aims for scalable intelligent semantic vision
TL;DR A paper titled 'All-optical synthesis chip for large-scale intelligent semantic vision' appears on the Science website. The provided source…
Nvidia Turns to TSMC as Chinese Demand for H200 Accelerators Explodes in 2026 scramble
TL;DR Chinese firms have reportedly placed orders exceeding two million Nvidia H200 accelerators after U.S. export rules were loosened. Nvidia…
Inside Nvidia GB10’s CPU-Side Memory Subsystem and Design Tradeoffs
TL;DR GB10, a Nvidia–Mediatek SoC that brings Blackwell GPU cores into an integrated package, pairs 20 Arm CPU cores with…
Why Nvidia paid $20B for Groq: most online theories miss the point
TL;DR Nvidia spent $20 billion to non-exclusively license Groq's IP, while taking on much of its executive and engineering team;…
Groq Investor Warns of Data-Center Bubble as Unleased Builds Rise
TL;DR Venture capitalist Alex Davis told his investors he is worried that too many data centers are being built without…
If the AI bubble bursts, Nvidia could become the dominant software company
TL;DR Nvidia’s business today is largely driven by GPU hardware sales that surged after the 2022 generative AI boom. Because…