io.net integrates support for Apple chips into its cloud-based GPU-sourcing network

Io.net, a decentralized physical infrastructure network, is incorporating Apple silicon chip hardware into its artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) services. The network, which is based on Solana, utilizes graphics processing unit (GPU) computing power from various data centers, cryptocurrency miners, and decentralized storage providers to power ML and AI computing. During the Solana Breakpoint conference in November 2023, io.net announced the launch of its beta platform and formed a partnership with Render Network. With its latest upgrade, io.net becomes the first cloud service to support Apple silicon chip clustering for machine learning applications, allowing engineers to cluster Apple chips for ML and AI computing from anywhere in the world. Io.net offers low-cost GPU computing resources for AI and ML use cases, utilizing Solana’s blockchain for facilitating payments to GPU and central processing unit computing providers. The upgrade allows io.net users to leverage compute power from a range of Apple Silicon chips, including the M1, M1 Max, M1 Pro, M1 Ultra, M2, M2 Max, M2 Pro, M2 Ultra, M3, M3 Max, and M3 Pro models. Io.net highlights that Apple’s M3 chips have a 128-megabyte memory architecture that surpasses Nvidia’s A100-80 gigabyte graphics cards and are powered by a neural engine that is 60% faster than the M1 series. The addition of Apple chip support enables millions of Apple product users to contribute spare chip and computing resources for AI and ML use cases.