Scientists Develop AI Computer Chips That Operate At the Speed of Light

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 3 weeks ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Scientists at Aalto University have demonstrated a major breakthrough in AI hardware by performing single shot tensor computing at the speed of light. Instead of…

Amazon and Microsoft Join Push to Curtail NVIDIA’s China Chips Exports

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 3 weeks ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 5 min read

Major cloud providers Amazon and Microsoft have thrown their weight behind a sweeping US policy push that would force chipmakers to prioritise domestic orders for…

US Approves Resumption of Nvidia Chip Exports to UAE

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 2 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The United States government has accorded its approval to the resumption of billions of dollars’ worth of Nvidia chip exports to the UAE under a…

Meta Acquires Rivos as Part of Ambitious AI Chip and Hardware Push

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 2 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Meta has acquired AI chip startup Rivos, according to people familiar with the deal, as the company accelerates efforts to bring more of its operations…

Details Emerge on Huawei’s Ambitious Chips and AI Power Roadmap

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

In a significant departure from its typically discrete approach, Huawei has publicly detailed its upcoming plans for chips and computing power, signaling a bold challenge…

Google’s AI Chip Reveals A State of Matter “From A Parallel Universe”

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 3 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In a landmark quantum computing experiment, a collaboration between Google Quantum AI, the Technical University of Munich (TUM), and Princeton University has for the first…

China Data Centres Shift to Local Chips as Tech War with US Deepens

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

China data centres are shifting to local chips as Beijing steps up efforts to reduce dependence on foreign technology amid tightening US export curbs. The…

China Pushes US to Relax Export Controls on AI Chips

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

China is urging the United States to relax export controls on artificial intelligence chips as part of trade negotiations ahead of a possible summit between…

World’s Lowest-Loss AI Chip Can Massively Improve Quantum Computing

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In a major leap toward practical quantum computers, Xanadu and HyperLight have unveiled a record-breaking low-loss AI chip breakthrough. This new photonic chip is one…

Nvidia Warns Against Use of Smuggled AI Chips in China

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 4 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Nvidia has strongly criticized the use of unauthorized AI chips in China, stating that assembling data centers using these smuggled products is a “losing proposition.”…

Malaysia Imposes New Controls on U.S.-Made AI Chips

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Malaysia has moved swiftly to impose stricter oversight on the movement of high-performance artificial intelligence (AI) chips originating from the United States. Effective immediately, exporters,…

OpenAI Clarifies It Has No Plans to Use Google’s AI Chips at Scale

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

OpenAI has publicly confirmed that it currently has “no active plans to use Google’s in-house chip” to power its AI systems. This clarification comes shortly…

Nvidia Shares Hit Record as Insiders Sell Over $1 Billion

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Nvidia shares soared to new record highs this month, driven by intense investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence, even as company insiders sold more than $1…

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