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The Quantum Computer That Wants a Seat Beside the GPU
AI keeps asking for more power. Sygaldry's wager is that the next useful server will have more than one kind of qubit - and a place beside the GPUs already humming in the data center.
ASUS keeps giving the PC a new shape
From a $399 netbook to a laptop with two screens, ASUS has made a business of moving the computer off its usual perch. Its next challenge is making ambitious hardware easier to own.
The Company That Builds Your Laptop and Never Puts Its Name On It
It is the world's #2 notebook maker, ships Apple Watches when demand spikes, and quietly assembles the laptop on your desk. Now Compal wants 40% of its revenue to come from AI servers - and its name still won't be on the box.
Dell Technologies
Dell Technologies is a multinational technology company headquartered in Round Rock, Texas, that designs, sells, and supports personal computers, servers, data storage, networking, and IT services. Founded by Michael Dell in 1984, it pioneered the direct-to-customer, build-to-order sales model and grew into one of the world's largest infrastructure and PC vendors. Following its 2016 merger with EMC, Dell now spans consumer laptops, workstations, and a fast-growing AI-optimized server business serving customers in more than 180 countries.
Akash Systems
Akash Systems is a San Francisco deep-tech company building chips and systems cooled by lab-grown diamond. Its patented GaN-on-Diamond technology pulls heat away from transistors at the nanometer scale, powering everything from CubeSat radios that beam data at 5 Gbps to AI servers that run cooler at higher density. Backed by Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund and the U.S. CHIPS Act, the company is building a 40,000 sq ft diamond-semiconductor fab in West Oakland.