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Exclusive-ASML CEO sees tight supply in booming chip market as AI demand soars
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (675+ words) ANTWERP, Belgium, May 20 (Reuters) " The booming global semiconductor market will be "tense" with tight supply for the foreseeable future, the head of chip-making machine giant ASML told Reuters, with demand from AI, satellites and robots outpacing what the industry can…...
ASML says first chips made with High-NA machines to arrive in months
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (402+ words) By Toby Sterling and Nathan Vifflin ANTWERP, May 19 (Reuters) " ASML expects the first chips made with its next-generation High-NA EUV machines to be delivered within months, Chief Executive Christophe Fouquet said on Tuesday, as the "Dutch company addresses concerns about…...
As chip industry chases AI, U. S. national labs look to newcomers for supercomputers
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (462+ words) For more than a decade, the chips handling this secretive and demanding work came from mainstream semiconductor firms like Nvidia or Advanced "Micro Devices. "The pressure we're feeling right now is on the computing front and also from the supply…...
China's SMIC says foreign clients shifting orders back to China
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (433+ words) By Che Pan and Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, May 15 (Rtrs) " China's top contract chipmaker, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp, on Friday said orders from overseas clients are increasing as the global artificial intelligence boom tightens capacity at foreign foundries. "There "are still…...
Young Europeans turn to AI chatbots for emotional support, survey shows
2+ week, 1+ day ago (407+ words) By Lucie Barbier and Leo Marchandon May 5 (Reuters) " Nearly one in two young people in Europe have used AI chatbots to discuss intimate or personal matters, as the technology increasingly serves as a source of "emotional support, an Ipsos BVA…...
Samsung Electronics appoints new TV chief amid mounting challenges
2+ week, 2+ day ago (43+ words) SEOUL, May 4 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics replaced its TV head "for the first time in more than two years, as it faces mounting competition "from Chinese "rivals at home "and aboard. Samsung said in a statement on Monday that it "has…...
Chinese hackers vulnerable to U. S. arrest if they travel, FBI official says
2+ week, 6+ day ago (349+ words) April 30 (Reuters) " The Chinese government's hack-for-hire ecosystem has "gotten out of control" and provides cyber criminals with "a form of plausible deniability," a senior FBI official said on "Thursday, warning that Chinese hackers can be arrested when they "travel outside…...
Exclusive-Big Chinese tech firms scramble to secure Huawei AI chips after Deep Seek V4 launch, sources say
3+ week, 16+ hour ago (741+ words) BEIJING, April 29 (Reuters) " Demand for Huawei's Ascend 950 AI chips has surged following the release of Deep Seek's V4 artificial intelligence model that runs on the Shenzhen-based tech firm's chips, with major Chinese internet firms rushing to secure orders, three people familiar…...
Nvidia acquisition of Sched MD sparks worry among AI specialists about software access
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (648+ words) By Max A. Cherney and Stephen Nellis TORONTO/SAN FRANCISCO, April 6 (Reuters) " A niche acquisition by Nvidia has raised concerns among artificial-intelligence and supercomputer specialists who see the move as a test of the biggest AI chip company's commitment to maintaining…...
US regulator bans imports of new foreign-made routers, citing security concerns
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (372+ words) March 23 (Reuters) " The U. S. Federal Communications Commission said on Monday it was banning the import of all new foreign-made consumer routers, the latest crackdown on Chinese-made electronic gear "over security concerns. China is estimated to control at least 60% "of the U. S. market…...