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AMD To Buy Server Maker ZT Systems Amidst AI BattleAMD To Buy Server Maker ZT Systems Amidst AI Battle

AMD To Buy Server Maker ZT Systems Amidst AI Battle

AMD plans to retain 1,000 engineers from acquisition of ZT Systems to help it more rapidly roll out AI GPU-based…

7 months ago
UK Watchdog Clears HPE’s Acquisition Of JuniperUK Watchdog Clears HPE’s Acquisition Of Juniper

UK Watchdog Clears HPE’s Acquisition Of Juniper

British competition regulator, the CMA, clear's HPE's $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks a week after EU approval

8 months ago
Microsoft, CrowdStrike Hit Back At Delta’s Compensation BidMicrosoft, CrowdStrike Hit Back At Delta’s Compensation Bid

Microsoft, CrowdStrike Hit Back At Delta’s Compensation Bid

Delta's old infrastructure blamed for its long recovery from global IT outage that resulted in over 6,000 cancelled flights

8 months ago
Intel To Cut 15 Percent Of Workforce, Suspends DividendIntel To Cut 15 Percent Of Workforce, Suspends Dividend

Intel To Cut 15 Percent Of Workforce, Suspends Dividend

Shares in Intel plummet over 20 percent after chip giant confirms thousands of job losses and suspends dividend payments

8 months ago
EU Approves Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s $14bn Juniper AcquisitionEU Approves Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s $14bn Juniper Acquisition

EU Approves Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s $14bn Juniper Acquisition

European Commission approves HPE's $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks, leaving the UK the last remaining obstacle

8 months ago
US To Exempt Allies From Expanded China Chip Equipment Export RulesUS To Exempt Allies From Expanded China Chip Equipment Export Rules

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

8 months ago
Intel To Cut Thousands Of Jobs – ReportIntel To Cut Thousands Of Jobs – Report

Intel To Cut Thousands Of Jobs – Report

Another round of layoffs reportedly on the cards for staff at Intel, in an effort to rebound from earnings slump

8 months ago
Microsoft Expected To Report 31 Percent Azure Growth Amidst AI PressureMicrosoft Expected To Report 31 Percent Azure Growth Amidst AI Pressure

Microsoft Expected To Report 31 Percent Azure Growth Amidst AI Pressure

Microsoft expected to report 31 percent growth in Azure cloud unit as it faces pressure from investors to justify billions…

8 months ago
Amazon Developing Cheaper AI Chips – ReportAmazon Developing Cheaper AI Chips – Report

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…

8 months ago
Wiz Rejects $23 Billion Acquisition Bid From Google – ReportWiz Rejects $23 Billion Acquisition Bid From Google – Report

Wiz Rejects $23 Billion Acquisition Bid From Google – Report

Memo to staff from co-founder explains reason for walking away from Google's takeover bid, and confirms IPO intentions

8 months ago
Nvidia Said To Develop ‘Blackwell’ AI Chip For ChinaNvidia Said To Develop ‘Blackwell’ AI Chip For China

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

8 months ago
Crowdstrike CEO ‘Deeply Sorry’ For Global IT OutageCrowdstrike CEO ‘Deeply Sorry’ For Global IT Outage

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

9 months ago
OpenAI, Broadcom In Talks Over Development Of AI Chip – ReportOpenAI, Broadcom In Talks Over Development Of AI Chip – Report

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

9 months ago
IT Spending Set For 7.4 Percent Growth In 2024 – GartnerIT Spending Set For 7.4 Percent Growth In 2024 – Gartner

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

9 months ago
Nvidia Completes Stock Split To Make Shares More AffordableNvidia Completes Stock Split To Make Shares More Affordable

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…

10 months ago

Nvidia Overtakes Apple As Second Most Valuable Tech Firm

Value of Nvidia continues to surge as it reaches $3 trillion market cap, making it the second most valuable tech…

10 months ago

Microsoft Invests 4 Billion Euros In France For AI, Cloud

Global spending spree from Microsoft continues, with huge investment for new data centre to drive AI and skills in France

11 months ago

SoftBank-Owned ARM To Develop AI Chips

SoftBank-owned UK chip design firm ARM Holdings to develop AI accelerator chips for data centres amidst investment boom

11 months ago

Microsoft Announces Big Investments In Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand

Microsoft's AI investments continue in south east Asia, after investments in Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, as well as Thailand

11 months ago

Intel Shares Sink As AI Surge Hits Chip Revenue

Intel shares sag after company shares gloomy revenue predictions, as data centre chip demand hit by priority for AI spending

11 months ago

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…

12 months ago

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

12 months ago

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

1 year ago

McDonald’s International Outage Caused By Third Party

McDonald's says outage affecting thousands of locations across world caused by third-party tech provider carrying out 'configuration change'

1 year ago

Meta Sues Former VP, After Move To AI Startup

Former data centre VP is sued by Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, which alleged “brazenly disloyal and dishonest conduct”

1 year ago

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

1 year ago

Amazon Web Services Plans Saudi Arabia Infrastructure Region

Amazon Web Services plans new infrastructure region in Saudi Arabia as country pitches itself as prospective hub for AI cloud…

1 year ago