Alibaba Cloud claims to slash Nvidia GPU use by 82% with new pooling system

Alibaba Cloud claims to slash Nvidia GPU use by 82% with new pooling system

Alibaba Group Holding has introduced a computing pooling solution that it said led to an 82 per cent cut in the number of Nvidia graphics processing units (GPUs) needed to serve its artificial intelligence models. The system, called Aegaeon, was beta tested in Alibaba Cloud’s model marketplace for more than three months, where it reduced the number of Nvidia H20 GPUs required to serve dozens of models of up to 72 billion parameters from 1,192 to 213, according to a research paper presented this...

Hong Kong to navigate trade war with supply chains, says Paul Chan in US

Hong Kong to navigate trade war with supply chains, says Paul Chan in US

Hong Kong will adjust to navigate lingering geopolitical tensions, welcoming new growth in supply chains, financial services and innovation, the finance chief has vowed while promoting the city’s opportunities in the United States. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po made his remarks at the end of his first in-person visit to Washington since 2019, as a fresh phase of the US-China trade war looms, with Hong Kong caught in the rivalry. “Geopolitical tensions will continue to be there for quite...