Nvidia is not willing to give up on China. According to a report in Financial Times, Nvidia chief executive officer (CEO) Jensen Huang visited Beijing this week to meet clients and Chinese officials. Huang’s visit comes after new US export restrictions on the chipmaker’s H20 chip that triggered a $5.5bn earnings hit for Nvidia. H20…
Former US State Department official Mike Benz recently shared an X post, highlighting China’s construction of a massive new mega-dam that is expected to significantly alter the flow of major rivers in Southeast Asia. In the post, he further suggests that large-scale infrastructure projects not only benefit China economically and strategically but also serve to…
The southern Chinese megacity of Shenzhen has unleashed a barrage of policies aimed at propelling itself to the forefront of the global artificial intelligence and robotics industries, as the metropolis seeks to reaffirm its status as China’s leading technology hub. In a rare move, the city rolled out three major action plans in a single…
South Korea is lagging behind or matching China in “basic competency” in five areas of semiconductor technology, including memory chips and artificial intelligence (AI) chips, according to a report released last week by the Korea Institute of Science & Technology Evaluation and Planning. The think tank report, based on a survey of 39 South Korean…
As the global tech industry reels from the emergence of Chinese start-up DeepSeek, Congress is reacting quickly with proposals to separate US AI development from China and strengthen its competitive edge. One of the most expansive efforts is a bill by Senator Josh Hawley that seeks to ban imports of AI technology and intellectual property…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made a low-key visit to China, as he conveyed the company’s commitment to one of its largest markets amid heightened US export restrictions on advanced chips. While Santa Clara, California-based Nvidia did not disclose the details of Huang’s itinerary, video clips and news reports from local media showed the Taiwan-born American…
The findings by the US Commerce Department indicate that existing export controls are underfunded and poorly enforced, leaving gaps that allow these nations to acquire critical technology for advanced weapons development read more A new report from the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has highlighted the inadequacy of the US Commerce Department’s measures to curb…
China has opened a probe into Nvidia Corp. over suspicions that the US chipmaker broke anti-monopoly laws around a 2020 deal, taking aim at the AI heavyweight as Washington ramps up sanctions. The Chinese government has launched a probe into Nvidia for alleged anti-monopoly law violations related to its Mellanox acquisition. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo(REUTERS) Also…
Computer chip equipment maker ASML’s deep cuts to its 2025 sales forecast sparked a sell-off in chip stocks on Tuesday over worries that global chip demand may be faltering. The weaker outlook could, instead, reflect some overcapacity at chip factories that had already stocked up on ASML’s pricey tools during the pandemic and have become…
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) on Thursday (Oct. 10) unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) chip aimed at breaking Nvidia’s stronghold on the lucrative data center GPU market. The launch of AMD’s Instinct MI325X accelerator marks an escalation in the AI hardware arms race, with implications for businesses investing in AI. AMD’s announcement came during its…