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Google must double AI compute every 6 months to meet demand, AI infrastructure boss tells employees
Amin Vahdat, VP of Machine Learning, Systems and Cloud AI at Google, holds up TPU Version 4 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, on July 23, 2024. Marc Ganley Google ‘s AI infrastructure boss told employees that the company has to double its compute capacity every six months in order to meet demand for […]
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Nvidia is king in AI chips, but Google and Amazon want to catch up by making their own
Nvidia outperformed all expectations, reporting soaring profits Wednesday thanks to its graphics processing units that excel at AI workloads. But more categories of AI chips are gaining ground. Custom ASICs, or application-specific integrated circuits, are now being designed by all the major hyperscalers, from Google‘s TPU to Amazon‘s Trainium and OpenAI’s plans with Broadcom. These […]
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Amazon cut thousands of engineers in its record layoffs, despite saying it needs to innovate faster
The Amazon Puget Sound Headquarters is pictured on Oct. 28, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. Stephen Brashear | Getty Images Amazon‘s 14,000-plus layoffs announced last month touched almost every piece of the company’s sprawling business, from cloud computing and devices to advertising, retail and grocery stores. But one job category bore the brunt of cuts more […]
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Global investors battle between long- and short-term wins amid Nvidia volatility
Global investors are bracing for a battle between long and short-term wins amid a dramatic sell-off in artificial intelligence-related stocks. AI darling Nvidia buoyed an otherwise deflated market when it reported strong earnings after the bell on Wednesday, sending its own stock soaring and carrying related names alongside it. However, the rally quickly reversed on Thursday with Nvidia ultimately […]
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Foxconn highlights growing AI ambitions at ‘Tech Day’ as it grows beyond iPhone assembler identity
The entrance to a Foxconn construction site in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, in May 2019. Katie Tarasov | CNBC Foxconn showcased its push into artificial intelligence at its annual ‘Hon Hai Tech Day’ in Taiwan on Friday, underscoring the world’s largest contract manufacturer’s efforts to evolve beyond its role as the biggest assembler of Apple’s iPhones. […]
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SoftBank sinks over 10% as Nvidia-fueled rout sweeps Asian chip names
The logo of Japanese company SoftBank Group is seen outside the company’s headquarters in Tokyo on January 22, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images A sector-wide pullback hit Asian chip stocks Friday, led by a steep decline in SoftBank, after Nvidia‘s sharp drop overnight defied its stronger-than-expected earnings and bullish outlook. SoftBank plunged more […]
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OpenAI taps iPhone assembler Foxconn to manufacture data center components in U.S.
OpenAI is partnering with Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer, to design and build artificial intelligence data center components in the U.S., the AI startup’s latest announcement tied to its massive infrastructure development plans. While no financial terms were disclosed, OpenAI said in Thursday’s announcement that it will have early access to evaluate […]
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Is Jack Ma back? Inside the rise, fall and return of China’s tech mogul
Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma is widely regarded as one of China’s most prominent business figures, but his journey hasn’t been without setbacks. Jack Ma is regarded as one of China’s most prominent business figures. His rise from a modest background to co-founding one of China’s earliest e-commerce companies brought both Alibaba and Ma global recognition. The journey has not been without setbacks, however. Ma’s sudden retreat from public view […]
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Feds charge 4 in plot to export restricted Nvidia chips to China, Hong Kong
Four men have been indicted on federal criminal charges related to a plot to export Nvidia chips worth millions of dollars to China and Hong Kong in violation of tight U.S. restrictions, court documents show. One of the defendants, Brian Curtis Raymond, a 46-year-old resident of Huntsville, Alabama, was identified last week as the chief […]
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Joby lawsuit accuses air taxi rival Archer of using stolen information to ‘one-up’ deal
An electric air taxi by Joby Aviation flies near the Downtown Manhattan Heliport in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 12, 2023. Roselle Chen | Reuters Air taxi maker Joby Aviation in a new lawsuit accused competitor Archer Aviation of using stolen information by a former employee to “one-up” a partnership deal with a real […]
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