… The global smartphone industry is experiencing the worst memory shortage in history. DRAM and NAND prices have skyrocketed in recent months, driven by high demand from AI data centers. Memory chip prices nearly doubled in Q1 2026 alone, and analysts predict costs will rise another 40% in Q2 2026. …
… The article, by the excellent Johan De Gelas, discusses different types of neural nets beyond the CNNs Convolutional Neural Networks that are typically benchmarked, and how a key part of Intel's strategy is to compete against Nvidia in workloads where GPUs are not as strong or cannot yet serve the … …
… "Our CPU architecture has built Intel and it also played its part to enable the entire world of computing, but we know the workloads have evolved and we are striving for mastery over additional XPU architectures that are super-efficient for graphics, media, and AI, memory, security, and networking.… …