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NVIDIA integrates HBM3e and HBM4 memory into its accelerated computing stack

NVIDIA says it has become the first to deploy HBM3e and HBM4 memory in its GPU stack for accelerated computing. It is thus responding to the growing memory demands of large models and agentic applications amid tight supply and rising memory prices.

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Nothing: Carl Pei rejects the AI wearables trend, screenless AI device targets December 2026

Nothing CEO Carl Pei has newly explained why his company rejects the AI wearables trend (pendants, pins, glasses) and called the search for the "iPhone of AI" a dead end. The upcoming screenless AI-native device is slated for release in December 2026, with details remaining unknown.

New: Nothing explicitly rejects the wearable trend (pendant, pin, glasses, companion), unlike the rest of the industry; Carl Pei expresses a different view of the AI future: 'I read this moment differently'; the new article confirms the productivity-oriented nature of the device with a screenless design

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Review highlights ethical issues of the always-recording Amazon Bee Frontier AI wearable

Victoria Song, senior editor at The Verge, describes in her review of the Amazon Bee Frontier AI wearable that she had to ask her therapist for consent to wear the device, which records continuously. The text highlights the ethical questions surrounding privacy protection.

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Huawei increases its share of the Chinese AI chip market, Nvidia falls to 34 percent

Nvidia's market share in China fell to 34 percent, while Huawei increased its share to 28 percent thanks to its Ascend chips. Huawei is preparing the Ascend 960 and 980 models with up to 384 GB of HBM memory, but according to the company it currently has no plans for the European market.

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Runware plans serial production of modular AI data centers at a factory in Romania

Runware plans serial production of modular Sonic Inference Pod data centers at a factory in Romania, aiming to reach a capacity of 30 MW per day by 2028. A second factory is to be launched at the beginning of next year, and pod installation is expected to take 48 hours.

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XREAL AURA glasses combine Android XR with Gemini assistance when working with apps

Google and XREAL have introduced XREAL AURA wired glasses running Android XR. According to Google, the Gemini assistant can also work with content on a mirrored laptop screen. Orders are opening in selected markets, with prices starting at 1 099 USD.

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First deliveries of data centers based on the DSX POD design are planned for early 2027

The first worldwide deliveries of data centers based on the DSX POD design are planned for early 2027. According to NVIDIA, assembly and testing in containers before delivery can reduce installation time at a prepared site from six months to as little as 14 days.

New: The first worldwide deliveries are planned for early 2027.; According to Nvidia, installation can take 14 days instead of six months.; At a prepared site, the containers are connected to power, cooling and the network.; Partners include Dell, HPE, Lenovo and Schneider Electric.

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i14 and AWS describe changes to Laplace 3B for AWS Trainium2

The companies i14 and AWS described porting Laplace 3B to AWS Trainium2 using the beta version of TorchNeuron Native. According to the authors, training reached approximately 120 000 tokens per second; the recurrent state occupies 29.5 MB per sequence regardless of context length.

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Deepgram and AWS optimized batch transcription with Nova-3 for AWS Trainium2 chips

Deepgram and AWS ported the Nova-3 model to AWS Trainium2 chips. According to their measurements, a configuration with eight replicas on a single instance processed 11–70 % more audio per dollar than the compute options previously used. The results apply to batch transcription.

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Square introduced the Square Kiosk ordering terminal with a voice AI agent

Square introduced the Square Kiosk terminal. According to the company, it allows customers to ask questions about the menu and modify orders by voice. The device costs 1 999 USD, with software costing 99 USD per month per unit. Purchasing it requires a Square Plus or Premium subscription.

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Apple unveils HomeView smart display with Siri AI assistant for 299 dollars

Apple has opened preorders for the HomeView display at 299 dollars. The Siri AI assistant is intended to control the home and use personal context, which requires a compatible iPhone on the same network and facial recognition. Shipping will begin on 13 November; the Czech Republic is not among the initial markets.

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Ai2 moved from job priorities to GPU time budgets

Ai2 replaced priority-based job scheduling with GPU time budgets, hierarchical fair-share allocation and time-slicing rules. Demand reaches two to three times the available capacity; according to the institute, the new system shifts allocation decisions to transparent budgeting.

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AWS outlined an architecture for sharing a GPU cluster across AI teams

The reference architecture from AWS connects Amazon SageMaker HyperPod and Amazon EKS. Teams share a GPU cluster but have separate work environments and permissions. The design includes compute quotas and cost allocation to individual teams.

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Microsoft announced Surface Laptop Ultra for local AI with up to 128 GB of memory

Microsoft announced Surface Laptop Ultra, a laptop with Nvidia RTX Spark SoC and up to 128 GB of shared memory for developing and running AI locally. Preorders are open, the price starts at 2 599 USD, and deliveries are expected to begin on 16 October.

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A data center for AI with high energy consumption is being planned in Ralsko

The private company RALSKO AI CAMPUS wants to build an AI data center in the industrial zone in Ralsko with energy consumption comparable to that of the entire city of Liberec. The project is in the preparation phase, and the Liberec Region has objections.

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Microsoft is dropping the Copilot+ PC label for new Surface devices

The new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop (2nd Edition), which will be released on 13 October, meet and exceed the technical parameters for Copilot+ PC (80 TOPS NPU versus the required 40), but Microsoft is not marking them with this label and is switching to the more generic label "performance PC".