PyTorchCon 2026 draws 3,500+, unveils TorchTPU for native TPU execution
PyTorch · x · 2026-10-23
PyTorchCon North America 2026 brought 3,500+ attendees to San Jose. The PyTorch Foundation added nine new members, with Nebius, Nscale, and Shopify as Platinum members. Key announcements:
- TorchTPU from Google and Meta enables native PyTorch execution on Google TPUs
- AWS announced TorchNeuron for Trainium
- TorchTitan expanded model support and improved training performance, introducing TitanRL for reinforcement learning
- 100+ sessions; Executive Director Sparky Collier stressed open ecosystems let breakthroughs travel across organizations
Related event: PyTorchCon 2026 Kicks Off with Native TPU Support in PyTorch(2 posts)→
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