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Intel soars on signs AI boom for CPUs is here
23+ hour, 13+ min ago (463+ words) By Aditya Soni and Rashika Singh April 24 (Reuters) " Demand for Intel's central processors from firms offering AI services was so strong in the first quarter that it sold even chips it had originally written off, a remarkable turnaround that "sent…...
Si Five raises $400 million from Atreides, Nvidia for data-center chip technology
2+ week, 2+ day ago (388+ words) (Corrects final paragraph to remove D1 Capital Partners and Capital Group from the list of other investors, after the company updated the list) SAN FRANCISCO, April 9 (Reuters) " Silicon Valley startup Si Five "said on Thursday it has raised a $400 million round…...
Intel joins Musk's Terafab AI chip project to power humanoid, data center goals
2+ week, 4+ day ago (465+ words) By Deborah Mary Sophia April 7 (Reuters) " Intel said on Tuesday it will join Elon Musk's Terafab AI chip complex project with Space X and Tesla to make processors powering the tech billionaire's robotics and data center ambitions. The announcement comes…...
Meta unveils two $499 Ray-Ban smart glasses for prescription users
3+ week, 4+ day ago (363+ words) March 31 (Reuters) " Meta Platforms launched two new Ray-Ban prescription smart glasses on Tuesday, expanding its offerings in an area that has become one of the few breakthrough successes in the "race for artificial intelligence-powered gadgets. The new glasses, which are…...
US exempts four foreign-made drones from import ban
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (323+ words) WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) " The U. S. Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday it was exempting imports of four foreign-made drones from a sweeping import ban adopted "in December. The FCC decision followed a Pentagon determination that "four drone models " Si Fly Aviation…...
Nvidia CEO set to reveal new chips and software at AI megaconference GTC
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (236+ words) SAN JOSE, California, March 16 (Reuters) " Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang'is set to detail the company's hardware and software plans to a large crowd in San Jose, California, at the company's annual developer conference "on Monday. During a keynote address at a…...
Nvidia to focus on competition-beating AI advances at megaconference
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (670+ words) SAN FRANCISCO, March 13 (Reuters) " When Jensen Huang strides onto the stage of a packed hockey arena to kick off Nvidia's annual developer conference on Monday, he is likely to reveal products and partnerships geared toward keeping the AI chipmaker atop…...
AMD CEO to meet Samsung chief in South Korea amid race for AI memory chips, paper says
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (194+ words) SEOUL, March 11 (Reuters) " Advanced Micro Devices" CEO Lisa Su will meet Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee in "South Korea next week to discuss "cooperation on securing supplies of high-bandwidth memory used in artificial intelligence chipsets, the Maeil Business Newspaper said....
Japan targets fivefold rise in domestically made chip sales by 2040
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (203+ words) TOKYO, March 10 (Reuters) " Japan on Tuesday set a new target to boost sales of domestically "produced semiconductors fivefold by 2040 "under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's growth investment strategy as it seeks to catch up with global rivals and tap the AI…...
US lawmakers raise concerns about Intel's testing of tools from China-linked firm
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (457+ words) WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) " A bipartisan group of U. S. lawmakers led by Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren and Republican Tom Cotton on Wednesday raised national security concerns over Intel's testing of chipmaking tools made by ACM Research, as first "reported by Reuters. ACM…...