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Google To Acquire Wiz For $32bn In Cloud Security Mega-DealGoogle To Acquire Wiz For $32bn In Cloud Security Mega-Deal

Google To Acquire Wiz For $32bn In Cloud Security Mega-Deal

Google to acquire cloud security start-up Wiz for $32bn, its largest acquisition to date as it faces off against cloud…

14 hours ago
Nvidia Promises Continued AI Chip Demand At Developer EventNvidia Promises Continued AI Chip Demand At Developer Event

Nvidia Promises Continued AI Chip Demand At Developer Event

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang says 'agents' multiply demand for AI computing power by 100, as investors fear end of…

14 hours ago
New Intel Chief Lip-Bu Tan ‘Considers’ Job Cuts, Factory RevampNew Intel Chief Lip-Bu Tan ‘Considers’ Job Cuts, Factory Revamp

New Intel Chief Lip-Bu Tan ‘Considers’ Job Cuts, Factory Revamp

Incoming Intel chief executive Lip-Bu Tan considering cuts to middle management, revamp of Intel Foundry, report says

2 days ago
OpenAI Argues Case For AI-Friendly US RulesOpenAI Argues Case For AI-Friendly US Rules

OpenAI Argues Case For AI-Friendly US Rules

OpenAI document proposes exemption from state regulations, access to copyrighted materials, promotion of US AI systems abroad

2 days ago
Foxconn Misses Profit Expectations After iPhone Sales DropFoxconn Misses Profit Expectations After iPhone Sales Drop

Foxconn Misses Profit Expectations After iPhone Sales Drop

Taiwan's Foxconn misses profit expectations for fourth quarter after iPhone sales decline, but predicts rosy first quarter

3 days ago
OpenAI Launches Developer Tools To Build AI AgentsOpenAI Launches Developer Tools To Build AI Agents

OpenAI Launches Developer Tools To Build AI Agents

Amid growing competition from Chinese rivals, OpenAI has launched new tools for developers to build advanced AI agents

1 week ago
China Creates High-Tech Fund To Support AI, Tech InnovationChina Creates High-Tech Fund To Support AI, Tech Innovation

China Creates High-Tech Fund To Support AI, Tech Innovation

After Trump's tariffs, Beijing creates state-backed fund to support domestic tech innovation and AI development

1 week ago
Meta Tests First In-house Chip To Train AI SystemsMeta Tests First In-house Chip To Train AI Systems

Meta Tests First In-house Chip To Train AI Systems

Bad news for Nvidia? Facebook owner Meta has reportedly begun testing its first in-house chip for training AI systems

1 week ago
Apple Confirms AI Improvements to Siri Delayed To 2026Apple Confirms AI Improvements to Siri Delayed To 2026

Apple Confirms AI Improvements to Siri Delayed To 2026

More time required for Apple to improved the AI capabilities of the Siri voice assistant, as upgrade push back to…

1 week ago
Siemens Confirms $285m Manufacturing Investment In USSiemens Confirms $285m Manufacturing Investment In US

Siemens Confirms $285m Manufacturing Investment In US

German conglomerate Siemens confirms $285 million investment for manufacturing facilities in Texas and California

1 week ago
CMA Drops Microsoft’s OpenAI Probe Amid Government Growth FocusCMA Drops Microsoft’s OpenAI Probe Amid Government Growth Focus

CMA Drops Microsoft’s OpenAI Probe Amid Government Growth Focus

UK regulator drops scrutiny of Microsoft and OpenAI partnership, amid pressure from Labour government to focus on growth,

2 weeks ago
Judge Denies Elon Musk’s Request To Block OpenAI Non-Profit BidJudge Denies Elon Musk’s Request To Block OpenAI Non-Profit Bid

Judge Denies Elon Musk’s Request To Block OpenAI Non-Profit Bid

Elon Musk's request for a court order to block OpenAI from converting itself to a for-profit company is denied

2 weeks ago
Amazon To Invest $8.2bn To Expand India Cloud InfrastructureAmazon To Invest $8.2bn To Expand India Cloud Infrastructure

Amazon To Invest $8.2bn To Expand India Cloud Infrastructure

Amazon Web Services to spend $8.2bn in India's Maharashtra state to expand cloud infrastructure as it sees increased cloud, AI…

2 weeks ago

At DeepSeek, Liberal Arts Graduates Give AI Human Touch

Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek uses team of 'data omniscients' to curate training data as general knowledge, emotional nuance become key

2 weeks ago

OpenAI Launches GPT-4.5 AI With More ‘Emotional Nuance’

OpenAI launches GPT-4.5 AI model with new training techniques including feedback from humans, as it prepares GPT-5 shift

2 weeks ago

Alibaba To Ship High-Performance RISC-V Chip In March

Alibaba develops open source RISC-V-based chip for high-performance computing as it plans massive AI, cloud expenditure

2 weeks ago

Tencent Releases ‘Turbo’ AI Model To Counter DeepSeek

Tencent says Hunyuan Turbo S delivers high-speed responses, by contrast to DeepSeek's R1 that needs to 'think for a while'

2 weeks ago

DeepSeek Open-Sources AI Model Training Details

Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek releases series of open source projects revealing details of AI model optimisation methods

2 weeks ago

Amazon Joins Quantum Race With New ‘Ocelot’ Chip

Amazon Web Services says new quantum computing chip Ocelot is a breakthrough in building fault-tolerant quantum computers

3 weeks ago

Nvidia FY25 Profit Rises 130 Percent, Amid AI Boom

Despite stunning financial results Nvidia shares were muted, as concern over new chip costs offset optimism over AI demand

3 weeks ago

Amazon’s Generative AI Alexa+ Is Free For All Prime Members

Major overhaul of Amazon's Alexa will be free for all Prime users, but others will have to pay $19.99 per…

3 weeks ago

Nvidia Sues EU For Investigating Run:ai Acquisition

Nvidia lawsuit says European Commission illegally went beyond restrictions on its power to investigate smaller deals

3 weeks ago

Apple To Invest $500bn In US As It Seeks Tariff Exemptions

Apple announces plans to spend $500bn in US over four years as it negotiates with US administration for exemptions to…

3 weeks ago

Microsoft Cancels Data Centre Leases In AI Shift

Analysts say Microsoft has cancelled data centre leases in US, scaled back international spending in shift on AI expansion plans

3 weeks ago

Alibaba Shares Surge On AI Plans

Alibaba Group sees 15 percent rise in Hong Kong shares as it announced massive AI spending plans over next three…

3 weeks ago

AI Start-Up DeepSeek To Open-Source AGI Code

Popular Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek to open-source five code repositories relating to development of artificial general intelligence

3 weeks ago

OpenAI’s ‘Operator’ AI Agent Starts Rollout In Select Countries

Subscribers of ChatGPT Pro in the UK, Australia, Japan, India and a few other countries can now access OpenAI's first…

4 weeks ago

Google Debuts AI Agent To Aid Scientists, Researchers

Google develops an AI agent, AI co-scientist, to act as virtual scientific collaborator to help scientists uncover new discoveries

4 weeks ago