Google unveils Ironwood, its seventh-generation TPU chip delivering 42.5 exaflops of AI compute power — 24x more than the world's fastest supercomputer — ushering in the "age of inference." ...

The optical link supports much longer cable lengths and preserves the full multi-gigabyte-per-second speeds of PCIe 5.0. Kioxia has confirmed successful PCIe 5.0 32GT/s x4 lane ...

Beelink's EQ14 Mini PC is great for light office use, but its SATA III SSD and price may limit appeal for those seeking better value or speed.

KIOXIA, AIO Core and Kyocera have developed a prototype PCIe 5.0-compatible broadband SSD with an optical interface.