Graphcore

Graphcore describes work with Arm researchers to fit a large 11B vision-language model into a roughly 4GB storage budget for an Android phone, including details about the quantization-aware training approach and an implementation released for further development.

Graphcore announces the opening of a new Taipei Nangang office and engineering lab and frames it as deepening investment in Taiwan to support manufacturing and supply-chain relationships.

Nigel Toon states he will step down from his Executive Chair role effective 2026-07-31 and names Marcus McElroy as “at the helm” with an executive team.

Graphcore announces the inauguration of its AI Engineering Campus in Bengaluru and describes it as central to scaling end-to-end AI computing capabilities and expanding hiring in the region.

Graphcore announces it has joined the Ultra Ethernet Consortium, describing how AI and HPC networking requirements (such as tail latency and RDMA-related topics) motivate the consortium’s work.

Graphcore announces its acquisition by SoftBank Group and says Graphcore becomes a wholly owned subsidiary that continues operating under the Graphcore name.

Graphcore announces a $222m Series E led by Ontario Teachers’ Pensions Plan Board and provides a post-money valuation of $2.77 billion.

Graphcore announces an additional $150m private placement extending its Series D and mentions a most recent valuation of $1.95 billion.