Apple could return to the server market with M8 Ultra hardware and Nvidia networking
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Rumor mill: Apple could be exploring plans for an AI server powered by its future M8 Ultra chips and potentially Nvidia networking technology. The system would be aimed at companies that want to run AI models on their own hardware, particularly for inference work. A launch would not come before 2029, and the project could still be shelved.
According to a report in The Information, Apple is considering versions with either two or four M8 Ultra chips. It is also discussing whether to use Nvidia's NVLink Fusion technology to connect the chips. NVLink Fusion combines hardware and software designed to move data between processors. Apple's existing methods for linking chips could become too expensive or too slow at the scale required for a server.
However, Nvidia's involvement is not certain. Apple could build...
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