U.S. Tightens Grip on AI Chips: U.S. makes new rules for AI chip export rules to China, launches Nvidia investigation
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U.S. Tightens Grip on AI Chips: U.S. makes new rules for AI chip export rules to China, launches Nvidia investigation

The U.S. government escalated its long-running effort to block China’s access to cutting-edge AI hardware.

April 23, 20252 min read
Big AI Spending Continues to Rise: Tech giants increase cloud spending to meet growing infrastructure demands
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Big AI Spending Continues to Rise: Tech giants increase cloud spending to meet growing infrastructure demands

Top AI companies announced plans to dramatically ramp up their spending on AI infrastructure.

February 26, 20253 min read
Big AI Spending Continues to Rise: Tech giants increase capital spending to meet growing infrastructure demands
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Big AI Spending Continues to Rise: Tech giants increase capital spending to meet growing infrastructure demands

Top AI companies announced plans to dramatically ramp up their spending on AI infrastructure.

February 26, 20253 min read
Generated Chip Designs Work in Mysterious Ways: Researchers used deep learning and an evolutionary algorithm to design chips in minutes
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Generated Chip Designs Work in Mysterious Ways: Researchers used deep learning and an evolutionary algorithm to design chips in minutes

Designing integrated circuits typically requires years of human expertise. Recent work set AI to the task with surprising results.

January 22, 20252 min read
Generated Chip Designs Work in Mysterious Ways: Researchers used deep learning and an evolutionary algorithm to design chips in minutes
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Generated Chip Designs Work in Mysterious Ways: Researchers used deep learning and an evolutionary algorithm to design chips in minutes

Designing integrated circuits typically requires years of human expertise. Recent work set AI to the task with surprising results.

January 22, 20252 min read
AI Supercomputer on Your Desk: Nvidia introduced Project Digits, a $3,000 home supercomputer for AI models
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AI Supercomputer on Your Desk: Nvidia introduced Project Digits, a $3,000 home supercomputer for AI models

Nvidia’s new desktop computer is built specifically to run large AI models.

January 15, 20252 min read
AI Supercomputer on Your Desk: Nvidia introduced Project Digits, a $3,000 home supercomputer for AI models
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AI Supercomputer on Your Desk: Nvidia introduced Project Digits, a $3,000 home supercomputer for AI models

Nvidia’s new desktop computer is built specifically to run large AI models.

January 15, 20252 min read
Garbage Out: Generative AI and GPU boom spawns growing e-waste problem
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Garbage Out: Generative AI and GPU boom spawns growing e-waste problem

Rapid progress in generative AI comes with a hidden environmental cost: mountains of obsolete hardware.

December 4, 20242 min read
Garbage Out: Generative AI and GPU boom spawns growing e-waste problem
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Garbage Out: Generative AI and GPU boom spawns growing e-waste problem

Rapid progress in generative AI comes with a hidden environmental cost: mountains of obsolete hardware.

December 4, 20242 min read
AI Power Couple Recommits: Amazon deepens Anthropic partnership with $4 billion investment
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AI Power Couple Recommits: Amazon deepens Anthropic partnership with $4 billion investment

Amazon and Anthropic expanded their partnership, potentially strengthening Amazon Web Services’ AI infrastructure and lengthening the high-flying startup’s runway.

November 27, 20242 min read
AI Power Couple Recommits: Amazon deepens Anthropic partnership with $4 billion investment
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AI Power Couple Recommits: Amazon deepens Anthropic partnership with $4 billion investment

Amazon and Anthropic expanded their partnership, potentially strengthening Amazon Web Services’ AI infrastructure and lengthening the high-flying startup’s runway.

November 27, 20242 min read
Further Chip Restrictions on China: TSMC stops advanced chip production for China on U.S. orders
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Further Chip Restrictions on China: TSMC stops advanced chip production for China on U.S. orders

The largest manufacturer of AI chips told its Chinese customers it would stop fabricating their most advanced designs, further limiting China’s access to AI hardware.

November 20, 20242 min read
Further Chip Restrictions on China: TSMC stops advanced chip production for China on U.S. orders
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Further Chip Restrictions on China: TSMC stops advanced chip production for China on U.S. orders

The largest manufacturer of AI chips told its Chinese customers it would stop fabricating their most advanced designs, further limiting China’s access to AI hardware.

November 20, 20242 min read
No Game Engine Required: AI creates an interactive Minecraft-like world in real time
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No Game Engine Required: AI creates an interactive Minecraft-like world in real time

A real-time video generator lets you explore an open-ended, interactive virtual world — a video game without a game engine.

November 20, 20242 min read
No Game Engine Required: AI creates an interactive Minecraft-like world in real time
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No Game Engine Required: AI creates an interactive Minecraft-like world in real time

A real-time video generator lets you explore an open-ended, interactive virtual world — a video game without a game engine.

November 20, 20242 min read

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