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Ukrainian pleads guilty for role in ransomware attacks targeting U.S., Canadian companies
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (352+ words) A Ukrainian man pleaded guilty in the U.S. last week to one count of conspiracy to commit computer fraud for his role in a series of ransomware attacks that targeted companies in Canada, Australia and the U.S. Thirty-five-year-old Artem Aleksandrovych Stryzhak, a…...
OpenAI and chipmaker AMD sign chip supply partnership for AI infrastructure
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (225+ words) Semiconductor maker AMD will supply its chips to ChatGPT maker OpenAI as part of an agreement to team up on building artificial intelligence infrastructure, the companies said Monday. According to a joint statement announcing the deal, AMD will provide OpenAI…...
Canadian businesses overconfident about withstanding cyber attack, survey shows
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (434+ words) Cyber crime is at an all-time high globally but many small and medium sized Canadian businesses may be over confident in their ability to withstand a cyber attack, according to a new survey. About 73 per cent of small businesses have…...
Nvidia’s new RTX6000D chip for China finds little favor with major firms, sources say
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (672+ words) BEIJING/SHANGHAI " Nvidia's RTX6000D, its newest artificial intelligence chip tailored for the Chinese market, has seen only lukewarm demand with some major tech firms opting not to place orders, two people with knowledge of procurement discussions said. The RTX6000D, designed mainly for…...
Quebec ends funding for Northvolt battery factory
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (153+ words) The Quebec government says it is ending funding for Northvolt's planned battery plant in the province's Mont'r'gie region." Economy Minister Christine Fr'chette says the government made its decision after the company failed to produce an acceptable plan for Quebecers." The…...
Sony hikes PlayStation 5 prices in U.S. as tariff uncertainty weighs
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (234+ words) Sony will raise prices of its PlayStation 5 consoles in the United States by around US$50 from Thursday, as the Japanese conglomerate navigates a slow recovery in the videogame market while U.S. tariffs threaten to raise costs. All three PlayStation 5 consoles will…...
Trump administration vying to own a big stake in Intel after SoftBank’s US$2 billion bet on company
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (441+ words) SAN FRANCISCO " U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday confirmed the U.S. government is vying for a 10 per cent stake in Silicon Valley pioneer Intel in an unusual deal that would deepen the Trump administration's financial ties with major computer chip manufacturers…...
Nvidia working on new AI chip for China that outperforms the H20, sources say
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (825+ words) BEIJING/SINGAPORE " Nvidia is developing a new artificial intelligence chip for China based on its latest Blackwell architecture that will be more powerful than the H20 model it is currently allowed to sell there, two people briefed on the matter said....
Trump opens door to sales of version of Nvidia’s next-gen AI chips in China
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (662+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday suggested he might allow Nvidia to sell a scaled-down version of its next-generation advanced GPU chip in China, despite deep-seated fears in Washington that China could harness U.S. artificial intelligence capabilities to supercharge its military. The…...
Nvidia plans massive outlay on U.S.-made electronics, FT says
9+ mon, 2+ day ago (238+ words) Nvidia Corp. aims to spend several hundred billion dollars to procure U.S.-made chips and electronics over the next four years, the Financial Times reported. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang told the FT that the latest chips designed by his company,…...