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NTT Docomo’s venture arm has invested in Ayar Labs, a US startup developing next-generation optical I/O technologies. -
China’s antitrust regulator has opened an investigation into chip-making giant Nvidia over alleged breaches of anti-monopoly behaviours.
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Google has unveiled its latest quantum computing chip, Willow, a next-generation hardware unit that dramatically reduces quantum computational errors and can perform complex calculations exponentially faster than classical supercomputers.
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IBM researchers claim to have uncovered a way for fibre optic-level speeds to work in data centres, unveiling a new co-packaged optic (CPO) module that could revolutionise AI training efforts.
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Elon Musk’s OpenAI rival xAI is set to further expand its Colossus supercomputer facility, with an announcement from the Greater Memphis Chamber claiming the site will scale to a whopping one million GPUs.
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A new supercomputer has come online in the UK that’s set to power AI and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads.
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has been ordered to halt shipments of AI-related chips to Chinese customers by US export officials.
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The Biden administration is pressing on with handing out subsidies to semiconductor manufacturers despite President-Elect Donald Trump’s threats to scrap the CHIPS Act.
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Embattled semiconductor firm Intel has unleashed its secret weapon to try and boost morale among staff: free coffee.
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Donald J. Trump has secured a returned to the White House to become the 47th US President.
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Intel beat analyst expectations in its Q3 earnings and expressed optimism about improvements in Q4 — backed by revenue growth across its entire portfolio, though it still reported a significant loss.
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Intel is reportedly expanding its chip packaging and testing facility in Chengdu, China despite the embattled firm’s scaling back expansion projects in Europe.
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The US Treasury Department has issued a Final Rule restricting US investments in foreign technologies deemed to pose a “national security concern,” specifically targeting sectors like semiconductors, quantum technology, and AI.
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Elon Musk has announced that xAI, his AI startup rivalling OpenAI, plans to double the size of its Colossus supercomputer cluster, which currently consists of 100,000 Nvidia GPUs.
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Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump has threatened to repeal the CHIPS and Science Act and replace it with tariffs.
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has finally addressed the design flaw that pushed back production of its next-generation GPUs, laying the blame as “100% Nvidia's fault.”
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Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC) has secured $325 million in direct funding from the US government to construct a new manufacturing facility at its campus in Hemlock, Michigan.
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Arm Holdings has reportedly cancelled Qualcomm’s licence to develop hardware based on its architecture.
