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Qualcomm acquires Modular to integrate software compilation and optimization capabilities into its AI infrastructure platform.

Modular acquisition enables Qualcomm to offer hardware-software co-optimization for hyperscalers, directly competing with NVIDIA's CUDA lock-in on tensor operations.
Trade pressSlicast · June 25, 2026 at 15:40 UTC · Global · Source: HPCwire
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