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Trump, TSMC announce $100bn plan to build chip factories in US
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced a $100 billion investment to build five new semiconductor facilities in the U.S., a plan revealed in collaboration with former President Donald Trump. This expansion, including three chip fabrication plants, two advanced packaging...
Trump announces 25% tariffs on autos, pharmaceuticals, and chips
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he intends to impose auto tariffs in the neighborhood of 25 percent and similar duties on semiconductors and pharmaceutical imports, the latest in a series of measures threatening to upend international trade. On Friday, Trump said levies on...
DeepSeek gives China's chipmakers leg up in race for cheaper AI
The rise of DeepSeeks artificial intelligence (AI) models is seen providing some Chinese chipmakers such as Huawei a better chance to compete in the domestic market against more powerful U.S. processors, reports Reuters. Huawei and its Chinese peers have for years struggled to match Nvidia in...
US announces new restrictions on AI chip exports
The United States introduced new export rules for advanced AI computing chips on Monday, aimed at boosting sales to allied nations and limiting access to countries such as China, reports AFP. The restrictions, which also include rules on weights for closed AI models, build on curbs announced in...
Elon Musk’s Neuralink completes third human brain-chip implant
Billionaire Elon Musk revealed that his neural interface company, Neuralink, has successfully completed the third brain-chip implant in a human patient. Neuralink Corp., which carried out its first human brain chip implant in January 2024, plans to perform 20 to 30 more implants in 2025. Musk...
Nvidia CEO reveals new gaming chips
Nvidias CEO, Jensen Huang, revealed the upcoming RTX 50-series gaming chips during his keynote at CES, the annual tech event in Las Vegas. Mr Huang explained that the new chips will leverage Nvidias Blackwell AI technology to produce movie-like visuals. They will be priced between $549 (438) and...
Apple's chipset shipments grow to 18% globally in Q3
Apples chipset shipments rose to 18% globally in the third quarter of 2024, up from 13% in Q2, following the launch of its A18 chipset. A Counterpoint Research report reveals that the tech giant based in Cupertino, California, recently introduced two chipsets the A18 and A18 Pro, reports the...