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Stephen Nellis

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Behind $500 billion AI data center plan, US startups jockey with tech giants 

- This week's announcement by President Donald Trump of a massive private-sector investment to build more AI data centers casts a spotlight on

Behind $500 billion AI data center plan, US startups jockey with tech giants 
Asia|Business|Technology

Samsung unveils AI smartphones with Qualcomm chips, teases slimmer Galaxy phones

Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled its newest Galaxy S25 smartphones, powered by Qualcomm's chips and Google's artificial-intelligence model,

Samsung unveils AI smartphones with Qualcomm chips, teases slimmer Galaxy phones
Business|Political|Technology|US

Microsoft relaxes data center grip on OpenAI amid $500 billion joint venture

Microsoft on Tuesday said it has changed some key terms of a deal with OpenAI after the ChatGPT creator announced a joint venture with Oracle and Japan's

Microsoft relaxes data center grip on OpenAI amid $500 billion joint venture
Business|Technology

Oracle rolls out AI agents for sales professionals

Oracle on Tuesday released a new set of artificial intelligence agents to help salespeople with a range of tasks around dealing with customers.

Oracle rolls out AI agents for sales professionals
Science|Technology

Microsoft, US lab use AI to speed search for new battery materials

Microsoft has worked with a U.S. national laboratory to use artificial intelligence to rapidly identify a material that could mean producing batteries that require 70%

Microsoft, US lab use AI to speed search for new battery materials
Business|Finance|Technology

Synopsys expects strong second quarter on AI-powered chip design demand

Synopsys forecast second-quarter revenue and profit above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, anticipating a surge in demand for its software to design

Business|Technology

LinkedIn taps AI to make it easier for firms to find job candidates

LinkedIn on Tuesday said it will add artificial intelligence features to its core businesses, allowing recruiters to find job candidates by asking questions in natural

LinkedIn taps AI to make it easier for firms to find job candidates
Business

ChatGPT-owner OpenAI is exploring making its own AI chips -sources

By Anna Tong, Max A.

ChatGPT-owner OpenAI is exploring making its own AI chips -sources
Technology

Exclusive-US-China tech war: RISC-V chip technology emerges as new battleground

By Stephen Nellis and Max A.

Exclusive-US-China tech war: RISC-V chip technology emerges as new battleground
News|US

US lawmakers press White House for tougher enforcement of China chip rules

Two senior Republican lawmakers in the U.S.

US lawmakers press White House for tougher enforcement of China chip rules
Business|Technology

Adobe unveils new image generation tools in AI push

Adobe on Tuesday said it is rolling out new image-generation technology that can draw inspiration from an uploaded image and match its style, in its latest push to

Adobe unveils new image generation tools in AI push
Business|Economy|Technology|US

Biden to cut China off from more Nvidia chips, expand curbs to more countries

The Biden administration said on Tuesday it plans to halt shipments to China of more advanced artificial intelligence chips

Biden to cut China off from more Nvidia chips, expand curbs to more countries
News

Analysis-US throws Nvidia a lifeline while choking off China's chipmaking future

By Stephen Nellis and Max A.

Analysis-US throws Nvidia a lifeline while choking off China's chipmaking future
Business|Technology

Exclusive-Nvidia to make Arm-based PC chips in major new challenge to Intel

Nvidia dominates the market for artificial intelligence computing chips. Now it is coming after Intel’s longtime stronghold of personal computers.

Exclusive-Nvidia to make Arm-based PC chips in major new challenge to Intel
Business|Technology

Qualcomm unveils new PC laptop chip with AI features for 2024

Qualcomm on Tuesday gave details about a chip for Microsoft Windows-based laptops that it claims will be faster at some tasks than Apple's chips for Mac computers.

Qualcomm unveils new PC laptop chip with AI features for 2024
Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology|US

Onsemi cuts jobs, sees weak 4th quarter on slowing EV demand

Chipmaker Onsemi forecast a tepid fourth quarter and cut about 900 jobs, sparking fears that weak electric vehicle (EV) demand has begun to hurt orders for

Onsemi cuts jobs, sees weak 4th quarter on slowing EV demand
Business|Technology

Apple expected to unveil new Macs as PC industry slump eases

Apple is expected to unveil at an event on Monday new Mac computers and possibly a new chip to power them as it gears up for a fresh bout of competition against Windows-

Apple expected to unveil new Macs as PC industry slump eases
Business|Technology

LinkedIn hits 1 billion members, adds AI features for job seekers

LinkedIn, the business-focused social network owned by Microsoft, on Wednesday said it now has more than 1 billion members and is adding more artificial intelligence

LinkedIn hits 1 billion members, adds AI features for job seekers
Business|Finance|Technology

Qualcomm beats estimates on China strength, shares rise

Chip designer Qualcomm forecast first-quarter sales and profits above Wall Street targets on Wednesday as a smartphone sales slump finally starts to ease,

Qualcomm beats estimates on China strength, shares rise
US

US lawmakers press Biden for plans on Chinese use of open chip technology

A wider bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is asking the Biden administration about its plans to respond to China's rising use of RISC-V chip design

US lawmakers press Biden for plans on Chinese use of open chip technology
Business|News|Technology

China iPhone sales strong, Apple tells investors as Huawei threat looms

Apple said on Thursday that demand for its iPhones in China was strong, trying to reassure investors who are worried it is losing ground to a newly

China iPhone sales strong, Apple tells investors as Huawei threat looms
Business|News|Technology

Aeva inks sensor deal with Nikon for industrial machines

Aeva Technologies on Monday said that it has signed a deal to produce sensors for Nikon industrial machines that can scan objects like cars coming off an assembly line

Aeva inks sensor deal with Nikon for industrial machines
Business

Nvidia upgrades flagship chip to handle bigger AI systems

Nvidia on Monday added new features to its top-of-the-line chip for artificial intelligence, saying the new offering will start to roll out next year with Amazon.com,

Nvidia upgrades flagship chip to handle bigger AI systems
Business

Microsoft introduces its own chips for AI, with eye on cost

Microsoft on Wednesday announced a duo of custom-designed computing chips, joining other big tech firms that - faced with the high cost of delivering artificial

Microsoft introduces its own chips for AI, with eye on cost
Business|Science

IBM shows new quantum computing chip, targeting 2033 for large systems

International Business Machines on Monday showed a new quantum computing chip and machine that it hopes will serve as the building blocks of much larger systems a decade

IBM shows new quantum computing chip, targeting 2033 for large systems

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