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Government Shelves £1.3 Billion UK Tech, AI Plan
Labour government shelves £1.3bn of funding promised by the Conservatives for tech and artificial intelligence projects
US To Exempt Allies From Expanded China Chip Equipment Export Rules
Biden administration reportedly will exempt certain allied countries from tougher chip equipment export rules to China
Amazon Developing Cheaper AI Chips – Report
Engineers at Amazon's chip lab in Austin, Texas, are racing ahead to develop cheaper AI chips that are faster than Nvidia's
Nvidia Said To Develop ‘Blackwell’ AI Chip For China
Nvidia said to be developing version of next-gen 'Blackwell' AI chip for China market as US mulls further export controls
Crowdstrike CEO ‘Deeply Sorry’ For Global IT Outage
George Kurtz, CEO of CrowdStrike, apologises for the global tech failure that disrupted multiple industries on Friday
OpenAI, Broadcom In Talks Over Development Of AI Chip – Report
Rebelling against Nividia? OpenAI is again reportedly exploring the possibility of developing its own AI processor
IT Spending Set For 7.4 Percent Growth In 2024 – Gartner
Good news for tech suppliers, after worldwide IT spending is forecasted by Gartner to grow 7.4 percent in 2024
US Considers Further Chip Restrictions For China – Report
Stop supplying Beijing. US tells allied chip tech firms it is mulling the most severe chip trade restriction for China
Japan’s SoftBank Acquires AI Chip Start-up Graphcore
US Urges Netherlands, Japan To Increase Chip Kit Restrictions For China
American official heads to Japan after Dutch meeting, as US seeks to increase restrictions on chip-making equipment for China
Nvidia Overtakes Microsoft As Most Valuable Tech Firm
Nvidia dethrones Microsoft as world's most valuable tech firm, in ongoing market capitalisation battle of the big three
Nvidia Completes Stock Split To Make Shares More Affordable
The 10-for-1 stock split at Nvidia has taken place, after the meteoric share price rise helped it become one of the most valuable tech firms
Intel Foundry Assembles Next Gen Chip Machine From ASML
Key milestone sees Intel Foundry assemble ASML's new “High NA EUV” lithography tool, to begin 14A production
China Tells Telecom Carriers To Phase Out Foreign Chips – Report
Tit-for-tat. Another blow for Intel and AMD in China, after Beijing orders telecom carriers to phase out foreign chips
Micron Notes DRAM Supply Hit After Taiwan Earthquake
Concerns realised. Memory maker Micron admits hit to DRAM supply following Taiwan's biggest earthquake in 25 years
Meta Shows Off Next Generation AI Chip
Next generation of Meta's custom AI chip, MTIA, is able to support new generative AI (GenAI) products and services
Google Unveils ARM-based AI CPU, Google Axion
Google announced first ARM-based CPU Google Axion, as well as upgraded TPU AI chips, but it won't be selling them to customers
Intel Unveils Latest AI Chip To Counter Nvidia
Nvidia AI chip challenger? Intel takes wraps off its latest artificial intelligence chip, called the Gaudi 3 AI accelerator
US To Urge Holland To Halt ASML Servicing Tools For China
Turning the screws on Beijing. Biden Administration to urge the Netherlands to stop ASML servicing some tools in China
Taiwan Earthquake Prompts Chip Supply Concerns
Chipmakers in Taiwan reportedly briefly suspend some production for inspections, after the island hit by 7.4-magnitude earthquake
Intel Shares Slide After Foundry Business Posts $7 Billion Loss
Intel's share price falls 8.2 percent after its contract chip-making business posted an operating loss of $7 billion
US Tightens AI Chip Export Restrictions To China
New restrictions online. Export rules of AI chips to China, announced last October, went into force late last week
The Netherlands To Spend Billions To Retain ASML Operations
Dutch government will spend 2.5 billion euros ($2.7 billion) to improve infrastructure in Eindhoven, to ensure ASML doesn't move abroad
China Bans Intel, AMD Chips, Windows OS From Government Computers
Beijing reportedly begins blocking the use of Intel and AMD chips in government computers, and sidelines Microsoft's Windows OS
Intel To Spend $100bn In US, After Biden’s $20bn Award
Big investment planned for US, after Intel wins nearly $20 billion in loans and funding from Biden Administration
UK Joins EU’s Chip Research Program
UK joins European Union's chip funding research scheme, pledging £35 million for EU's 'Chips Joint Undertaking'
Former Google Chinese Staffer Charged With Stealing AI Secrets
US arrest software engineer for allegedly stealing AI tech from Google, while secretly working for two Chinese firms
UK Approves Newport Wafer Fab Sale To US Vishay Intertechnology
Government approves sale of UK's largest chip-making facility to US firm, after blocking sale to Chinese owned entity
US SEC Investigates If OpenAI Investors Were Misled – Report
Financial regulator examines internal comms of CEO Sam Altman, after his shock firing for not being “consistently candid in communications”