IBM, Together AI ink $240 million deal for Nvidia-powered AI inference cluster

By Anhata Rooprai Aug 11 (Reuters) - IBM and startup Together AI have signed a $240 million multi-year agreement to build a ...
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IBM bets $240m on cheap, open-source inference to take on the hyperscalers

IBM and Together AI have signed a $240m deal to build an Nvidia Blackwell inference cluster on IBM Cloud, a wager on the economics of open-source AI over closed rivals.

IBM and Together AI sign $240 million AI inference deal

The multi-year agreement will put Nvidia HGX B300 systems on IBM Cloud, with availability expected in the first quarter of 2027 ...
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AI chip startup Taalas sells to AMD in inference push

AI chip startup Taalas is selling to AMD to hardwire models into silicon. Here is what the inference deal means for founders.
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SAIHEAT agrees merger with Canopy Wave in AI inference pivot

The combined entity will provide inference services for open-weight large language models to enterprise and developer clients ...

How AI Inference Sends Decision Making To The Edge

The next phase of AI infrastructure will not be defined by a single destination called “the cloud” or “the edge.” ...
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IBM and Together AI Scale Open-Source AI Inference on IBM Cloud

First large-scale inference cluster with Together AI on IBM Cloud using NVIDIA HGX B300 systems to help enterprises run AI workloads, designed for fast and efficient production. IBM and Together AI ...

Intel: A Potential Winner Of AI Inference

AI is shifting from model training to inference—where 80–90% of AI lifetime costs may land. See why agentic AI could favor Intel over Nvidia.

Tokenmaxxing And The Future Of AI Inference: The New Cost Curve

Companies should have a strong understanding of cost, reliability and latency before pushing billions of tokens.