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The ransom economy: a third of Australian victims pay, half get nothing back
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (127+ words) Capital Brief Hackers are getting more sophisticated with the ransomware industry becoming professionalised, and Australian businesses are paying for it. Literally. New research shows 30% of Australian organisations were targeted by ransomware in the last year and a third of those…...
Google commits to using future generations of Intel chips in data centres
2+ week, 3+ day ago (238+ words) The news: Intel announced on Thursday that Google has committed to using multiple generations of its Xeon processors and other chips in its AI data centres, expanding the companies" multiyear agreement. The context: The deal will see the search engine…...
Alibaba and China Telecom launch 10, 000-chip AI data centre using own chips
2+ week, 4+ day ago (172+ words) The news: Alibaba and China Telecom are launching a data centre in Shaogon, Guangdon province in southern China to be powered by Alibaba's own chips. The numbers: The e-commerce giant said the 10, 000-card cluster powered by its Zhenwu AI chips…...
NRFC invests $50m in Advanced Navigation's GPS alternative systems
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (222+ words) The news: The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC) has invested $50 million in preferred equity in Advanced Navigation to support inertial navigation systems (INS) as an alternative to GPS. The systems are designed to maintain high accuracy when GPS signals are…...
US drafts rules requiring American approval for all AI chip exports worldwide: Bloomberg
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (253+ words) The news: The US has drafted rules that would restrict AI chip exports to anywhere in the world without American approval, giving Washington sweeping control over who can build AI infrastructure globally, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources. " The proposed rules…...
Drone Shield secures $8. 2m contract with 'western military' customer
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (133+ words) Defence technology company Drone Shield has received an $8. 2 million contract from an unnamed "western military" government department. The news: Defence technology company Drone Shield has received an $8. 2 million contract from an unnamed "western military" government department The context: The contract…...
Beijing to limit access to Nvidia's H200 chips despite export approval from Trump: FT
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (195+ words) The news: Chinese regulators are expected to limit access to Nvidia's advanced H200 microchips, according to sources cited by the Financial Times, despite US President Donald Trump's decision to permit the export of the chips to China. The context: Trump on…...
Samsung, SK Hynix agree to supply chips for Open AI's Stargate
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (348+ words) The news: Open AI announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with Samsung and SK Hynix as part of the AI giant's Stargate initiative. The context: The partnerships will see Samsung and SK Hynix increase their supply of advanced memory…...
Huawei sheds secrecy to outline chip and computing plans
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (293+ words) The news: Chinese chip maker Huawei broke years of silence on its manufacturing strategy to outline its long-term plans for the first time on Thursday, revealing plans to launch powerful computing clusters and help China become less reliant on foreign…...
US revokes TSMC's waiver for shipments of chip supplies to China: Bloomberg
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (208+ words) The news: The US Government has revoked Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's authorisation to ship essential equipment to its key Chinese chipmaking factory, potentially halting its ability to continue production at the facility. The context: Bloomberg reports that US officials recently…...