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Being excited about hardware does not mean attention to frontier models has cooled; the two are more likely complementary: models define the boundaries of capability, and hardware determines the form in which those capabilities reach users.
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The Hardware Renaissance: Why Is the Tech World Excited About 'New Hardware' Again?
twitterjerryjliu010/28/2026
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