🍎 Apple goes full throttle on generative AI to protect its ecosystem and revenue

Apple is ramping up its investments in AI with a colossal $500 billion plan by 2029, marking a major strategic shift for the Cupertino powerhouse. This move aims to catch up with giants like Microsoft and Google while keeping its lucrative ecosystem intact.

$500 billion investment planned by 2029

20,000 new AI sector jobs created in the United States

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🚀 VivaTech 2025 hosts Nvidia GTC Paris: Jensen Huang to deliver a historic keynote

VivaTech 2025 marks a historic milestone by hosting Nvidia's Global Technology Conference (GTC) in Europe for the first time, from June 10th to 12th at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, will deliver a live keynote at the Dome de Paris, strengthening France's position as a European leader in AI innovation.

Over 40 sessions dedicated to sovereign AI, agentic AI, and robotics

More than 4,000 partners expected and tens of thousands of visitors

13,500 startups, 3,500 exhibitors, and 3,200 investors to be present

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🎮 Microsoft and ASUS unveil ROG Xbox Ally portable consoles for late 2025

Microsoft is officially entering the portable console market with the ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X, developed in partnership with ASUS. These hybrid devices blend the Xbox ecosystem with Windows 11's flexibility, aiming to compete directly with the Steam Deck and Switch 2.

AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme processor on the high-end model

24GB RAM and 1TB storage for the Xbox Ally X version

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🧠 Sandia National Labs deploys the SpiNNaker2 neuromorphic supercomputer

Sandia Labs has deployed SpiNNaker2, one of the top five largest neuromorphic computing systems globally, capable of simulating between 150 and 180 million neurons. Developed by the German startup SpiNNcloud, this groundbreaking system is inspired by the human brain's functioning and is geared towards national defense applications.

Parallel architecture with 48 SpiNNaker2 chips per server card

152 ARM cores per chip with specialized accelerators

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💻 AMD acquires Brium to boost its AI software capabilities against Nvidia

AMD continues its strategy of targeted acquisitions by buying startup Brium, known for AI software optimization. This acquisition aims to reduce reliance on Nvidia's CUDA toolkit and strengthen AMD's open-source ecosystem for machine learning workloads.

Immediate integration with OpenAI Triton, Wave DSL, and Shark/Iree

67% of CIOs see software maturity as the main obstacle to adopting alternatives to Nvidia

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