Hardware News & Updates

Microsoft has launched the Maia 200 chip, designed for scaling AI inference, targeting inference costs in AI businesses and positioning itself to compete with self-designed chips from tech giants.

Microsoft has deployed its first Maia 200 AI chip in a data center, optimized for AI inference, outperforming Amazon's Trainium chips and Google's Tensor Processing Units (TPU).

Microsoft has released the Maia 200 AI accelerator, offering 30% better performance per dollar than current systems and optimized for large-scale AI workloads.

Amazon and Google have made notable inroads in the AI chip market, threatening Nvidia's dominant position.

Tesla will unveil its third-generation Optimus humanoid robot in Q1 2026, aiming for mass production and capacity of 1 million robots per year.

Microsoft's Maia 200 AI chip is being rolled out to data centers, promising 3x FP4 performance and 30% better performance per dollar than current hardware. It will host OpenAI's GPT-5.2 model and other large models.

Microsoft introduces Maia 200, a breakthrough accelerator that improves the economics of AI token generation, offering three times the FP4 performance of the Amazon Trainium and FP8 performance above Google’s TPU. Maia 200 integrates seamlessly with Azure and supports the latest models using low-precision compute, delivering over 10 petaFLOPS in FP4 and 5 petaFLOPS in FP8 performance.

Fauna launches Sprout, a humanoid robot designed for hotels, shops, and restaurants, with a starting price of $50,000.

ZDNET recommends the MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ for its impressive battery life, fast performance, and sleek design, making it an excellent choice for remote and hybrid workers.

Intel's Panther Lake CPU in a 2026 Asus Zenbook Duo offers speedy performance, decent battery life, and good gaming experience. However, it falls short of Apple's M5 in overall performance.