US government mulls Intel bail out
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Tuesday, 05 November 2024 11:04

US government mulls Intel bail out


Or a forced merger with AMD and Marvell

The US government, faced with spending money on a civilised healthcare system, welfare, or decent infrastructure, is considering throwing more money at Intel.  

OpenAI's Sam Altman declares AGI "achievable" with existing kit
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It might cost a bit

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claims that current hardware can achieve Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). However, this optimistic vision requires $7 trillion price tag and many years to construct 36 semiconductor plants and additional data centres.

Nvidia replaces Chipzilla in Dow Jones Industrial Average
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AI Boom kicks off the old dinosaur 

In a significant reshuffle of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Nvidia is set to replace Intel, reflecting the boom in artificial intelligence (AI) and a significant shift in the semiconductor industry.

Chipzilla must slice off its Fab business
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Monday, 28 October 2024 11:18

Chipzilla must slice off its Fab business


Former directors say

Four former Intel directors have published an article in Fortune, urging the company to spin off its fab business.

Nvidia surpasses Apple as world's most valuable company
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Tame Apple Press in shock

The Tame Apple Press spent Friday night in the pub drowning its collective sorrows as it was announced that Nvidia has overtaken Apple as the world's most valuable company.

Nvidia claims responsibility for Blackwell failures
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Nothing to do with TSMC

The leather jacketed bubble waiting to burst, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has denied that there was any tension between his outfit and TSMC.  He said that the reason that the Blackwell chip was delayed was 100 per cent down to Nvidia.

Nvidia expects to have used a billion RISC-V cores this year
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It is not all about CUDA

By the end of the year Nvidia will have shipped a billion RISC-V cores under the bonnet of its GPUS.

PSSR brings Sony closer to Nvidia’s DLSS
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Thursday, 24 October 2024 11:35

PSSR brings Sony closer to Nvidia’s DLSS


Makes AMD’s offering look dated

The PSSR AI upscaling method built for the PS5 Pro appears to clean the clock of the AMD’s FSR 3.1.

Nvidia’s VP Discusses AI Beyond generative
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Wednesday, 23 October 2024 17:37

Nvidia’s VP Discusses AI Beyond generative


Physical AI for Robots, cars, buildings, infrastructure

A surprising invitation from WCIT offered the chance to attend a keynote by Rev Lebaredian, Vice President of Omniverse and Simulation Technology at NVIDIA, and to learn more about Armenia's flourishing startup scene.

TSMC grasses on one of its partners
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Wednesday, 23 October 2024 10:19

TSMC grasses on one of its partners


Partner tried to get around Huawei ban

TSMC has told the US of a potential attempt by one of its clients to circumvent export controls related to chip technology bans on Huawei Technologies.