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Nvidia Shares Sink On Report Of $5bn China AI Chip CancellationsNvidia Shares Sink On Report Of $5bn China AI Chip Cancellations

Nvidia Shares Sink On Report Of $5bn China AI Chip Cancellations

Nvidia's shares tumble on report that it may be forced to cancel $5bn worth of AI chips destined for China…

1 year ago
Nonprofit Plans To Lease 24,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs For AINonprofit Plans To Lease 24,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs For AI

Nonprofit Plans To Lease 24,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs For AI

Nonprofit Voltage Park, backed by crypto billionaire Jed McCaleb, plans to lease Nvidia GPUs to ease shortage of AI training…

1 year ago
Meta Profit Soars From Ongoing Strong Ad SpendingMeta Profit Soars From Ongoing Strong Ad Spending

Meta Profit Soars From Ongoing Strong Ad Spending

Meta Platforms beats expectations in its Q3 financials, helped by an ongoing uptick in digital ad spend and cost cutting…

2 years ago
Microsoft Q1 Benefits From Cloud StrengthMicrosoft Q1 Benefits From Cloud Strength

Microsoft Q1 Benefits From Cloud Strength

Microsoft beats Wall Street expectations in all categories for its first quarter financial results, helped by strong cloud performance

2 years ago
Nvidia, Foxconn Partner Up To Build AI Data CentresNvidia, Foxconn Partner Up To Build AI Data Centres

Nvidia, Foxconn Partner Up To Build AI Data Centres

New class of data centres are to be constructed by iPhone maker Foxconn and Nvidia to “accelerate the AI industrial…

2 years ago
US Cuts China Off From AI Chips, As Export Controls TightenedUS Cuts China Off From AI Chips, As Export Controls Tightened

US Cuts China Off From AI Chips, As Export Controls Tightened

Beijing reacts with anger, as United States and President Biden tighten export controls to China for advanced computer chips

2 years ago
Tech Giants Warn Of Largest-Ever DDoS AttackTech Giants Warn Of Largest-Ever DDoS Attack

Tech Giants Warn Of Largest-Ever DDoS Attack

Google, Amazon, Cloudflare all issue warnings after dealing with the largest-ever DDoS attack they have ever seen

2 years ago
AMD To Buy AI Startup As Nvidia Battle Heats UpAMD To Buy AI Startup As Nvidia Battle Heats Up

AMD To Buy AI Startup As Nvidia Battle Heats Up

US chipmaker AMD is to acquire startup Nod.ai for undisclosed amount, as AI competition against rival Nvidia ramps up

2 years ago
China Plans Aggressive Expansion Of Computing PowerChina Plans Aggressive Expansion Of Computing Power

China Plans Aggressive Expansion Of Computing Power

Chinese ministries say they want 50 percent expansion of national computing power by 2025 amidst trade war with US

2 years ago
OpenAI Mulls Development Of Own AI Chip – ReportOpenAI Mulls Development Of Own AI Chip – Report

OpenAI Mulls Development Of Own AI Chip – Report

Developer of ChatGPT, OpenAI is said to be exploring making its own AI chips and is eyeing a potential acquisition…

2 years ago
EU Urges Risk Assessments On Critical TechnologyEU Urges Risk Assessments On Critical Technology

EU Urges Risk Assessments On Critical Technology

Amid rising tensions with certain nations, EU officials urge member states to immediately conduct risk assessments of most sensitive tech

2 years ago
EU Says No Formal Investigation Into AI Chips After Nvidia RaidEU Says No Formal Investigation Into AI Chips After Nvidia Raid

EU Says No Formal Investigation Into AI Chips After Nvidia Raid

European Commission says no formal probe as yet into AI chip sector, following raid of Nvidia's offices by French competition…

2 years ago

TikTok Opens First European Data Centre Amid China Fears

Project Clover effort to alleviate Chinese state surveillance fears, sees TikTol open first European data centre, with more to follow

2 years ago

China To Launch $40 Billion State Chip Fund – Report

Sanctions response. New state-backed investment fund is to be launched that seeks to raise $40 billion for China's semiconductor sector

2 years ago

Engineers Create Greener Alternative To Lithium-ion Battery

Australian boffins develop 'proton battery' that allegedly removes the environmental challenges posed by toxic lithium-ion batteries

2 years ago

US Denies Restricting AI Chip Sales To Middle East

US government official denies AMD and Nvidia claims they are being denied permission to sell AI chips to Middle East

2 years ago

Intel Says Upcoming Data Centre Chip More Than Doubles Efficiency

Intel says upcoming Sierra Forest data centre chip offers 240 percent efficiency gains over current-generation Xeon, as it looks for…

2 years ago

Nvidia Reaps AI Chip Demand As Profit Surges

Quarterly profits at Nvidia rocket up 843 percent, as GPU powerhouse benefits massively from demand for AI chips

2 years ago

China Looks To Expand Computing Power Amidst US Sanctions

China prioritising expansion of core computing capacity as basis for digital economy, say top officials, as US cracks down

2 years ago

Amazon To Penalise Staff Excessively Working From Home

Staff at Amazon who work from home too often are being tracked and will be penalised, e-commerce giant warns

2 years ago

Germany To Subsidise TSMC Factory In Dresden

TSMC's first European factory will see the German government cough up 5bn euros (£4.3bn) in subsidies for the 10bn euros…

2 years ago

‘Room-Temperature Superconductor Claim Triggers Investigation

South Korean researchers grab attention after breakthrough claim of a room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductor

2 years ago

Global IT Spend To Rise Amid Automation Focus, Says Gartner

Economic uncertainty and ongoing struggle with skills shortage, will not impact IT spending for businesses, Gartner finds

2 years ago

US Considers AI Chip Export Restrictions For China

Bad news for Nvidia and AMD, as US considers tightening export controls to China of powerful AI chips and processors

2 years ago