Trump should revise rules for AI chip exports, says Nvidia CEO
Huang says policies and support from the administration are crucial to accelerating the global diffusion of American AI technology Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang said…
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China’s Baidu says its Kunlun chip cluster can train DeepSeek-like models
[BEIJING/SHANGHAI] China’s Baidu has successfully “illuminated” a cluster comprising 30,000 of its self-developed, third-generation P800 Kunlun chips, which can support the…
Huawei readies new AI chip for mass shipment as China seeks Nvidia alternatives: sources
[SINGAPORE/BEIJING] Huawei Technologies plans to begin mass shipments of its advanced 910C artificial intelligence chip to Chinese customers as early as next month, two people familiar…
Nvidia CEO visits Beijing after US bars chip sales to China
Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang arrived in Beijing on Thursday (Apr 17), shortly after the Trump administration barred the company from selling H20 artificial intelligence (AI)…
US: Wall Street falls, Nvidia drops after new US chip export curbs
Wall Street fell on Wednesday (Apr 16), with the Nasdaq leading declines after Nvidia flagged steep charges from new US controls on chip exports to China, the latest flashpoint in…
AMD set to produce its CPU chip at TSMC plant in Arizona
Trump administration is currently investigating whether imports of semiconductors threaten national security, which could be a precursor to slapping tariffs on those products Advanced…
Intel’s anticipated $28 billion chip factories in Ohio are delayed until 2030
Intel‘s promised $28 billion chip fabrication plants in Ohio are facing further delays, with the first factory in New Albany expected to not be completed until 2030, local media outlet The…
Asian chip shares tumble on Nvidia earnings, tariff fears
A POOR market reception of Nvidia’s earnings and the spectre of additional US tariffs have knocked down Asian chip stocks, dragging Japan’s tech-heavy Nikkei average down to its lowest…
The Download: Amazon’s quantum chip, and preventing battery fires
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Amazon’s first quantum computing chip makes its…
Amazon’s first quantum computing chip makes its debut
The hardware savings also stem from AWS’s careful implementation of an operation known as a C-NOT gate, which is performed during error correction. Amazon’s researchers showed that the…
China says Taiwan seeks to give away chip industry to US
China said on Wednesday (Feb 26) that Taiwan was seeking to give away the island’s semiconductor industry to the United States as a “souvenir” and leverage it to seek political support…
US: S&P 500, Nasdaq muted as US plans tighter curbs on chip exports to China
The benchmark S&P 500 and the Nasdaq had a subdued start on Tuesday (Feb 25) as markets braced for the potential impact of more stringent US trade controls on Beijing and awaited quarterly…
Trump team seeks to toughen Biden’s chip controls over China
DONALD Trump’s administration is sketching out tougher versions of US semiconductor curbs and pressuring key allies to escalate their restrictions on China’s chip industry, an early…
The Download: Microsoft’s quantum chip, and explaining rising energy demand
The must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 DOGE has ‘god mode’ access to government systems The risk of…
Microsoft unveils quantum computing chip for future data centres
MICROSOFT announced its first quantum computing chip, a major step in the company’s effort to produce devices that might someday solve problems beyond the reach of modern computers. The…
A new Microsoft chip could lead to more stable quantum computers
Microsoft has been on a quest to synthesize this state, called a Majorana fermion, in the form of quasiparticles. The Majorana was first proposed nearly 90 years ago as a particle that is…
Taiwan’s legacy chip industry contemplates future as China eats into share
WHEN Taiwan’s Powerchip Technology entered a deal with the eastern Chinese city of Hefei in 2015 to set up a new chip foundry, it hoped the move would help provide better access the…
SoftBank nears deal to acquire chip designer Ampere
SOFTBANK Group is in advanced talks to acquire Ampere Computing, sources familiar with the matter said. The Japanese company is discussing a deal that could value the Oracle-backed chip…
Texas Instruments forecast signals chip slump is persisting
TEXAS Instruments gave a disappointing earnings forecast for the current period, a sign it’s contending with still-sluggish chip demand and higher costs tied to a factory expansion. Profit…
Nvidia slams Biden for trying to ‘pre-empt’ Trump with chip rules
NVIDIA criticised new chip export restrictions that are expected to be announced soon, saying the White House was trying to undercut the incoming Trump administration by imposing…
Chip designer Arm considers acquiring Ampere computing
SOFTBANK Group and its majority-owned Arm Holdings are exploring a deal for Ampere Computing, according to sources familiar with the matter. Ampere, the Oracle-backed semiconductor…
Honda unveils first US-made EVs, plans for high-performance chip
HONDA Motor debuted prototypes of its two latest electric vehicles (EVs) – a sedan and an SUV – with a new software operating system that will be built at its plant in Ohio and sold…
US: Wall St opens higher after report of selective Trump tariffs; chip stocks gain
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Monday (Jan 6) as optimism around AI boosted technology stocks, and a report suggested the incoming Trump administration could adopt a less…
Qualcomm defeats Arm’s claim over chip design licence breach
Qualcomm prevailed at trial against Arm’s claim that it breached a licence for chip technology that the world’s largest maker of mobile-phone processors acquired when it bought a startup…