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The CPU Comeback Is Upon Us
Earlier this year, leaders at Amazon Web Services delivered a new mandate to their engineers: They need to conserve CPU cycles at all costs. AWS has reportedly experienced an explosion in wait times for CPU server capacity as AI workloads strain the company’s cloud infrastructure.
By Matthew S. SmithIEEE Spectrum AI

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Originally published by IEEE Spectrum AI on Aug 16, 2026.
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