https://www.forbes.com/sites/moorinsights/2019/12/16/intel-acquires-habana-labs-for-2b/#73c619bf19f9 Habana ooh na na
These Israeli startups make a ton usually. Fascinated with Israel.
Are we adding Nervana to the trash heap of awful acquisitions? $15B in networking companies, McAfee, modem, Wind River...has to be $20B in cash lot on fire by now, right? Imagine how many more fans we would have right now.
Intel shows up late to every party in town, for as long as I can remember
Intel (tries) inside first, fails, acquires and fails them.
How is Nervana doing? I think mobileye might be doing good
Getting the most superior AI hardware can potentially yield to one of the most valuable companies of the future. Intel probably felt the competitive pressure from Google, Nvidia, Graphcore, Cerebras etc. and had to make this move. Doesn’t seem like a terrible idea.
Intel to acquire another startup to bolster its stagnant technology, but to ultimately fail again