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also at techcrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/09/google-announces-axion-its-first-custom-arm-based-data-center-processor/ https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/0

also at techcrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/09/google-announces-axion-its-first-custom-arm-based-data-center-processor/ https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/09/google-announces-axion-its... > Google did not provide any documentation to back these claims up and, like us, you’d probably like to know more about these chips. We asked a lot of questions, but Google politely declined to provide any additional information. No availability dates, no pricing, no additional technical data. Those “benchmark” results? The company wouldn’t even say which X86 instance it was comparing Axion to.

xyst 3y ago
They must be really trying to pump the Next conference attendance numbers.
- thebytefairy 3y ago
  Probably not, given it starts today and is already sold out.
- Takennickname 3y ago
  Other way around probably. Team had the next conference as a deadline and this is all they were able to come up with.
  - devsda 3y ago
    Recently there was an article on the frontpage titled "headline driven development". I guess it happens more often than not.
    - mtmail 3y ago
      https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39891948 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39891948 - That was posted Apr/1st so authors were half joking
miohtama 3y ago
Goole taking a page from Apple’s playbook.
- delfinom 3y ago
  I remember when Apple marketed swift as being xx times faster! In fine print, compared to python, lul.
  - refulgentis 3y ago
    This didn't happen
    - tyrd12 3y ago
      https://www.apple.com/in/swift/ https://www.apple.com/in/swift/ Upto 8.4x faster Than python
      - refulgentis 3y ago
        Claim: "In fine print, compared to python," Reality: In bold call out: Up to 2.6X faster than Objective-C
        hu3 3y ago
        Not sure what your point is but Apple also claims up to 8.4x faster than Python: https://i.imgur.com/CZ6vTZV.png https://i.imgur.com/CZ6vTZV.png
        refulgentis 3y ago
        My point is we shifted from "compared it to Python in fine print" to "compared it to Objective-C and Python in bold focused callout". People are jaded, we can argue that's actually the same thing, that's fine, but it is a very different situation.
      - 3y ago
raverbashing 3y ago
Amazing Sounds like some middle manager will retire this even before launch so they can replace it with Google Axion CPU or some meaningless name change
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xyst 3y ago

They must be really trying to pump the Next conference attendance numbers.

thebytefairy 3y ago
Probably not, given it starts today and is already sold out.
Takennickname 3y ago
Other way around probably. Team had the next conference as a deadline and this is all they were able to come up with.
- devsda 3y ago
  Recently there was an article on the frontpage titled "headline driven development". I guess it happens more often than not.
  - mtmail 3y ago
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39891948 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39891948 - That was posted Apr/1st so authors were half joking

miohtama 3y ago

Goole taking a page from Apple’s playbook.

delfinom 3y ago
I remember when Apple marketed swift as being xx times faster! In fine print, compared to python, lul.
- refulgentis 3y ago
  This didn't happen
  - tyrd12 3y ago
    https://www.apple.com/in/swift/ https://www.apple.com/in/swift/ Upto 8.4x faster Than python
    - refulgentis 3y ago
      Claim: "In fine print, compared to python," Reality: In bold call out: Up to 2.6X faster than Objective-C
      - hu3 3y ago
        Not sure what your point is but Apple also claims up to 8.4x faster than Python: https://i.imgur.com/CZ6vTZV.png https://i.imgur.com/CZ6vTZV.png
        refulgentis 3y ago
        My point is we shifted from "compared it to Python in fine print" to "compared it to Objective-C and Python in bold focused callout". People are jaded, we can argue that's actually the same thing, that's fine, but it is a very different situation.
    - 3y ago

raverbashing 3y ago

Amazing Sounds like some middle manager will retire this even before launch so they can replace it with Google Axion CPU or some meaningless name change

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