Intel is doing so well at AI acceleration, it's dropped $2bn on another neural-net chip upstart (third time's the charm)
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/12/17/intel_habana_buy/
Intel has snapped up AI accelerator chip designer Habana Labs for a hefty $2bn to bolster its efforts in bringing Chipzilla-flavored machine-learning tech to cloud platforms and big biz.
The microprocessor giant is hell-bent on getting internet giants and enterprises to use its neural-network math coprocessors, rather than GPUs and specialist custom parts from Nvidia and others, and it's hoping this Habana upstart will help that dream come true.