Facebook is reportedly developing custom server chips

Add Facebook to the list of companies that could be trying to reduce its dependence on Intel and Qualcomm. According to The Information, the social media giant is developing a suite of custom chips for its data centers. One of the processors is reportedly designed to power machine learning tasks, including the algorithm that handles Facebook's content recommendations, while another would assist in transcoding videos to improve the quality of livestreamed videos. In addition to helping reduce its...