Dell’s naming puts the Pro 5 14 a rung below the Pro 7 in its commercial lineup, but the spec sheet complicates that hierarchy. This is the compact counterpart to the Dell Pro 5 16 AMD we reviewed earlier, yet Dell equips it with a Core Ultra X7 368H, which is a higher-tier processor than
MinIO has introduced AIStor Memory, a storage service that provides persistent memory, workspaces, and secrets for AI agents within a single enterprise-controlled platform. The offering targets organizations moving agentic AI workloads from isolated experiments into production processes involving analysis, software development, document creation, and decision support. AIStor Memory treats memory as a native data type
NVIDIA and more than 35 founding partners have launched the Open Secure AI Alliance, an initiative focused on developing open-source tools, models, agent frameworks, and security technologies for AI systems. The membership is notable as much for who is absent as who signed on: Microsoft, IBM, Cisco, Palantir, Dell Technologies, and HPE are in, while
KIOXIA has introduced the NX1 Series, a new family of PCIe 5.0 NVMe data center SSDs built around the E1.S form factor. Capacities range from 1.92 TB to 15.36 TB, with read-intensive endurance rated at 1 DWPD, while cooling options include both air and direct liquid cooling. The drives succeed the XD Series and are
Proxmox Server Solutions has joined the NVIDIA Mission Control ecosystem, pairing Proxmox Virtual Environment (Proxmox VE) with NVIDIA’s AI factory management platform. The arrangement targets organizations deploying accelerated AI infrastructure based on NVIDIA Blackwell and Vera Rubin platforms, with Proxmox VE providing the high-availability foundation beneath Mission Control’s management services. NVIDIA Mission Control is designed
Giga Computing, a GIGABYTE subsidiary, has announced support for AMD’s 6th Gen EPYC server processors across its server portfolio. The company also introduced its first system based on the AMD EPYC 9006 platform at AMD Advancing AI 2026 in San Francisco. AMD’s 6th Gen EPYC platform introduces two-socket options designed to address different data center
NetApp has acquired DataPelago, a California-based AI data infrastructure company. The acquisition extends NetApp’s data infrastructure portfolio with GPU-accelerated processing capabilities that operate at the storage layer, reducing the need to move enterprise data into separate compute environments before it can be used for AI and analytics workloads. DataPelago’s core technology, Nucleus, is a universal
At 2.80 pounds and 16.45 millimeters at its thickest point, the Dell Pro 7 14 Intel is one of the thinnest laptops Dell has put in its commercial Pro line, up to 17 percent slimmer than the 14-inch clamshell generation it replaces. The shell pairs an aluminum top cover and palm rest with a magnesium
IBM has entered a definitive agreement to acquire HRL Laboratories, LLC, a private research and development organization jointly owned by Boeing and General Motors. Financial terms were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the third quarter of 2026, subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals. Following the acquisition, Boeing
The Korea-focused AI Summit in San Francisco on July 24 gathered leaders from NVIDIA, OpenAI, Broadcom, Anthropic, Samsung, SK Group, Hyundai Motor Group, and NAVER. Held during South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s visit, the event produced announcements spanning AI factory capacity, HBM supply, semiconductor manufacturing, agentic AI research, and robotics infrastructure. These announcements point
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