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Mark, Francis and Marco were on-location in Las Vegas for the “AMD In Depth” event, which featured a technical deep dive into AMD's EPYC server CPU platform roadmap and the Venice architecture that is the foundation for the platform. AMD’s engineering and leadership were on stage, including Mike Clark, Madhu Rangarajan, Mahesh Subramony, Mahesh Wagh, and Gary Smerdon, I addition to ecosystem partners and customers that leverage EPYC. This discussion will give you a taste of what the event had in store – we hope you enjoy it.

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#AMD #EPYC #Venice #AgenticAI #AI #CPU #Processor

In this episode of TechStack, industry analysts Mark Vena, Marco Chiappetta, and Francis Sideco examine NVIDIA's new RTX Spark PC platform, its first independent benchmarks, and what the results mean for the future of Windows PCs.

The team explores RTX Spark's real-world CPU, GPU, and AI performance, including its unified memory architecture, local AI capabilities, and advantages for developers and content creators. The discussion also covers NVIDIA's premium pricing strategy, software optimization, and how the platform compares with competing architectures from AMD, Qualcomm, and Apple.

Looking ahead, the analysts discuss NVIDIA's collaboration with Microsoft, the evolution of agentic AI, and the potential for highly integrated computing platforms to reshape the PC industry. With NVIDIA entering the Windows PC market, does RTX Spark deliver on its promise, and who stands to benefit most?

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#NVIDIA #RTXSpark #AI

In this episode of TechStack, industry analysts Marco Chiappetta, Francis Sideco, and Mark Vena break down Apple's latest smart home announcements and their potential impact on the smart home market.

The team explores Apple's new HomeView smart home hub, the A19-powered Apple TV 4K, the HomePod mini 2, and partnerships with LG, Schneider Electric, and ADT. The discussion covers Apple's premium pricing strategy, ecosystem integration, third-party compatibility, and the opportunities and challenges of bringing AI into the home. Looking ahead, the analysts also discuss agentic AI, local AI processing, and the potential for connected devices to work together to create more intelligent and automated home experiences.

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#Apple #AppleIntelligence #SmartHome

In this episode, we dive deep into the rising stakes of AI security, accountability, and the real?world breaches shaping the conversation today. From recent high?profile hacks to NVIDIA’s new Sentry and OpenShell announcements, we break down what’s actually happening, why it matters, and what meaningful solutions could look like.

Whether you’re an engineer, a policymaker, or just curious about how AI systems are protected (or exploited), this discussion is for you.

Watch The Video Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djAMZiUDpyM

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#AI #security #NVIDIA #cybersecurity #hacking #sentry #openshell

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit 2026 unleashed a massive leap in mobile AI power with the new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 — built on a cutting-edge 2nm process, featuring 5GHz Oryon CPUs, next-gen Hexagon NPUs, and support for 30B parameter on-device AI models. Many hearable and wearable innovations were announced as well, along with numerous software related announcements. If you cover are or interested in mobile tech, AI, or next-gen silicon, this year's Snapdragon Summit was huge, and we break it down.

Dave, Jim, Francis and Marco were at the event and squeezed in a concise discussion between meetings.

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#qualcomm #snapdragon #snapdragonsummit #ai #HBC #hearables #wearables #smartphones

Following Hot Chips 2026, join the TechStack team as we discuss two notable CPU architecture developments from IBM and SiFive. We explore IBM’s new dual-architecture processor for future Z and LinuxONE systems, SiFive’s latest RISC-V push into the data center, and what both developments could mean for enterprise computing, Arm, RISC-V, AI infrastructure, and the evolving server CPU landscape.

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#ibm #hotchips #datacenter

NVIDIA has now confirmed its $12.9 billion acquisition of Hugging Face, validating one of the biggest recent reports to emerge from the AI industry. In this TechStack episode, the team discusses why Hugging Face is strategically important to NVIDIA and what the deal could mean for open AI models, developers, and the broader AI software ecosystem. The discussion also examines NVIDIA’s expanding influence across the AI stack, from compute infrastructure and developer tools to model distribution and deployment.

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#nvidia #huggingface #ai

AI infrastructure depends on more than GPUs, CPUs and high-bandwidth memory. Precision timing technology is a critical piece of the puzzle, helping keep the massive amounts of compute, networking and data movement behind modern AI systems synchronized for optimal utilization.

In this episode of TechStack, Dave Altavilla and Marco Chiappetta sit down with SiTime CEO Rajesh Vashisht to explore why the company's precision timing chips are becoming increasingly important as AI data centers scale, and where SiTime fits into the rapidly evolving AI infrastructure and semiconductor landscape.

We discuss the technology behind SiTime's precision timing solutions, the demands AI workloads are placing on modern data centers, and why precision timing becomes even more critical as compute systems grow larger, faster and more complex.

Featuring:

Rajesh Vashisht — CEO, SiTime

Dave Altavilla — President & Principal Analyst, HotTech Vision And Analysis, TechStack Co-Host

Marco Chiappetta — Principal Analyst, HotTech Vision And Analysis, TechStack Co-Host

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On this episode of TechStack, analyst Jim McGregor meets with NVIDIA VP of Storage Technology Jason Hardy at Future of Memory and Storage (FMS) 2026 to discuss NVIDIA’s role in the evolving storage ecosystem. Learn how NVIDIA cuFile is helping connect accelerated computing with storage and supporting a more open, interoperable software ecosystem for AI infrastructure. Join us for a look at how NVIDIA is approaching AI storage, open-source development, and the growing data demands of next-generation AI workloads.

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#nvidia #storage #memory

Is this the NVIDIA Vera Rubin killer? We got to step right up to AMD’s massive new Helios AI Rack at Advancing AI 2026, and the engineering inside is mind-boggling. Join me for a hands-on hardware walkthrough of the 72-GPU behemoth, featuring the brand new Instinct MI455X GPUs and Zen 6 EPYC 9006 processors!

Deep Dive: What’s Inside the Rack?

In this video, we do a physical, step-by-step breakdown of the AMD Helios rack-scale AI solution introduced at Advancing AI 2026. This isn't just a slide deck—we are looking at the actual compute and switch trays in the flesh.

AMD is claiming a 15% FP4 compute advantage and 50% more memory capacity (31 TB of HBM4 per rack) compared to NVIDIA's Vera Rubin NVL72. We break down how AMD is using their new Ultra Accelerator Link over Ethernet (UALoE) to link 72 Instinct MI455X GPUs so they function as a single, massive 2.9 EFLOP processor. We also take a close look at the CDNA 5 architecture and how the new Zen 6 EPYC 9006 series CPUs tie this memory monster together.

More Info:

https://hothardware.com/news/amd-advancing-ai-2026-epyc-9006-instinct-mi400x-helios

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#amd #advancingai #helios #epyc #instinct #venice #mi455x