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Apple joins consortium to help develop next-gen AI data center tech


Apple has joined a consortium, the Ultra Accelerator Link Consortium, developing next-gen technology to link together chips in AI data centers.

In a statement, Apple director of platform architecture Becky Loop said that UALink “shows great promise” in addressing connectivity challenges and creating new opportunities for expanding AI capabilities and demands. “Apple has a long history of pioneering and collaborating on innovations that drive our industry forward,” Loop added, “and we’re excited to join the UALink board of directors.” (My colleague Sarah Perez called them “boring and practical.”) Last week, Apple said it would update one of those capabilities, AI-summarized news alerts, after users reported seeing inaccurate headlines, including that tennis star Rafael Nadal had come out as gay.

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