Samsung says AI to drive technology demand in second half
By Joyce Lee and Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday it expected demand for artificial intelligence to hold strong in the second half, driving sales of…
Second global AI safety summit faces tough questions, lower turnout
By Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) – Last year, a who’s who of world leaders, corporate executives and academic experts gathered at Britain’s Bletchley Park for the world’s first global AI…
Huawei was right, the US ban made it stronger
Huawei US ban: Ren Zhengfei’s words from 2019, spoken in the midst of the US embargo on Huawei, resonate with a powerful truth today: ‘We are a wounded animal, but…
Huawei teases launch of new smartphone, high-end model anticipated
By Brenda Goh and Liam Mo BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese tech giant Huawei has started allowing customers to register their interest in an upcoming smartphone model it has yet to…
Arizona independents in play as Biden pushes big Intel investments
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s move on Wednesday to pump $19.5 billion into Intel‘s expanding chip-making business could pay dividends with a critical part of the…
Italy finalising $3.3 billion Silicon Box plant deal, source says
By Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) – Italy is finalising the terms of a state-backed deal with semiconductor firm Silicon Box worth around 3 billion euros ($3.3 billion) to build an…
Aixtron slumps as outlook disappoints, client issues warning
By Mateusz Dobrzyniewski and Amir Orusov (Reuters) – Aixtron’s shares fell as much as 22% on Thursday after the German semiconductor tools maker forecast a 2024 margin below expectations and…
Dutch seek to lure South Korean semiconductor talent with university programme
By Toby Sterling EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (Reuters) – A group of 60 top students from South Korean technical universities on Friday completed the first “Future Chips Academy” in Eindhoven, intended in…
Nvidia stock surges as revenue forecast tops estimates, AI demand continues
By Arsheeya Bajwa and Max A. Cherney (Reuters) – Nvidia on Wednesday forecast a roughly threefold surge in quarterly revenue that handily beat estimates as the company banked on towering…
How a Chinese rocket failure boosted Elon Musk’s SpaceX in Indonesia
By Stefanno Sulaiman, Devjyot Ghoshal and Joe Brock JAKARTA (Reuters) – When a Chinese rocket malfunctioned shortly after launch in April 2020, destroying Indonesia’s $220 million Nusantara-2 satellite, it was…