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AMD unveils Zen 6 Epyc X-chips; Fireworks AI data breach; PyTorch 2.15 released

AMD has announced its Epyc X-chips, featuring Zen 6 cores with clock speeds up to 5.3 GHz and significant IPC gains, designed to compete with Nvidia's offerings. In other AI news, Fireworks AI experienced a data exposure incident, while PyTorch 2.15 aims to improve the resilience of large-scale AI training by addressing issues with single faulty GPUs. Microsoft also released a substantial security update for Azure Linux, patching over 470 vulnerabilities. AI

IMPACT AMD's new Epyc X-chips with Zen 6 cores aim to boost AI training performance, while PyTorch 2.15 enhances training resilience.

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AMD unveils Zen 6 Epyc X-chips; Fireworks AI data breach; PyTorch 2.15 released

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  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Tobias Mann ·

    AMD's Epyc X-chips are back after a three-year hiatus

    Venice-X promises big speedup for EDA and HPC workloads