AMD Introduces X100 Chips on Zen 5 for Robots with 24/7 Operation and 10-Year Lifespan

AMD has announced the X100 series, special versions of its Strix Halo APU designed for embedded systems in robotics and physical AI. The chips support continuous operation and a 10-year lifespan, with variants offering up to 16 Zen 5 cores, RDNA 3.5 graphics, and XDNA 2 NPU. AMD positions them against Intel's Panther Lake and Nvidia's Thor, demonstrating competitive performance in benchmarks.

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AI boom gets more expensive: interest rates on loans for data center construction rise

Rising debt from AI infrastructure is pushing up borrowing costs. Meta is set to issue bonds at over 7% interest for a $12 billion Texas data center, 0.4 percentage points higher than in October. The increase reflects lenders' growing concern over repayment risks.

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