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China’s Optical Quantum Chip Claims Revolutionary 1000x Leap Over GPUs

November 21, 2025 by Mintu

China’s Optical Quantum Breakthrough: Inside the Radical Chip Claimed to Outrun Nvidia GPUs by 1,000x

The global race for quantum supremacy has accelerated dramatically in recent years, but few announcements have generated as much industry-wide curiosity—and skepticism—as the claim emerging from China this month. A research and manufacturing group known as Chip Hub for Integrated Photonics Xplore (CHIPX) has revealed what it calls the world’s first scalable, industrial-grade optical quantum computing chip, a device the developers say can process artificial intelligence workloads 1,000 times faster than Nvidia’s most advanced GPUs. If verified, such a leap would represent one of the most consequential technological milestones in modern computing. However, the announcement lands in a landscape where … Read more

Artificial Intelligence With Analog Neural Chips: The Next Computing Breakthrough

November 7, 2025 by Mintu

For decades, artificial intelligence (AI) has relied on digital computing — a system of zeros and ones that transformed the world from the industrial age to the information age. But now, a paradigm shift is underway. A new wave of hardware innovation called analog neural chips promises to bring machines closer to mimicking the efficiency, adaptability, and intelligence of the human brain. In the simplest terms, analog neural chips process information not in discrete digital steps but in continuously varying signals — much like the neurons and synapses in our brains. This seemingly subtle difference could redefine how machines think, … Read more

Nvidia’s $3,000 AI Supercomputer Faces Criticism from Experts and Startups

January 15, 2025 by Mintu

Nvidia’s announcement of its $3,000 mini AI supercomputer, Project Digits, has sparked a strong response from industry veterans and tech enthusiasts alike. While the launch garnered excitement from many, two significant figures in the tech community—Raja Koduri, a seasoned graphics chip designer, and Tiny Corp, an AI server startup led by hacker George Hotz—have publicly scorned Nvidia’s latest offering. They have criticized both the technical claims and the marketing surrounding the product, suggesting that consumers might be better off spending their money elsewhere, such as on a gaming PC. The Promise and the Reality of Project Digits Project Digits was … Read more