Confidential Computing: Oblivious Raises €5.35 million to Enable Secure Use of Confidential Data for Machine Learning
Confidential computing start-up Oblivious announced that it has raised €5.35 million in funding to change the way we broker trust between the data scientist and data owners. The seed round was…
2023 start of Samsung combined with a shocking drop in profits
Samsung sells a lot and well, but the numbers don’t add up. In fact, they are wrong, unimaginable if it were not for the fact that it was the Korean…
Qualcomm, Nvidia spar for top spot in AI chip efficiency tests
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Artificial intelligence chips from Qualcomm Inc beat Nvidia Corp in two out of three measures of power efficiency in a new set of test data…
Google says its AI supercomputer is faster, greener than Nvidia A100 chip
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google released on Tuesday new details about the supercomputers it uses to train its artificial intelligence models, saying the systems are both faster…
US chip subsidy criteria could be a ‘burden’, says South Korea
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – Criteria to qualify for new U.S. semiconductor subsidies could be “burdensome” for companies such as Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and SK Hynix Inc, South…
Synopsys spreads AI throughout its chip design tools
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Synopsys Inc on Wednesday rolled out new artificial intelligence tools designed to get better results faster in the various stages of designing computing chips. Synopsys…
Dutch to restrict semiconductor tech exports to China, joining US effort
By Toby Sterling, Karen Freifeld and Alexandra Alper AMSTERDAM/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Netherlands’ government on Wednesday said it plans new restrictions on exports of semiconductor technology to protect national security,…
Nissan raises global EV targets; to increase U.S. localisation
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co Ltd on Monday raised its electrified car sales goals and said it will increase power train production in the United States,…
Adobe signs chip supplier Qualcomm for marketing tech software
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Adobe Inc said on Thursday it had signed a deal with semiconductor Qualcomm Inc as a customer for its cloud-based marketing software. Once best known…
Chipmaker Intel cuts dividend to lowest since 2007 to save cash
By Nivedita Balu (Reuters) – Intel Corp on Wednesday cut its dividend payout to its lowest in 16 years and decided to scale back big investments to save cash amid…