Chinese AI firm DeepSeek is reportedly planning to develop its own silicon for AI inference, aiming to reduce reliance on third-party providers like NVIDIA and Huawei. The move could intensify competition in China's AI market.
SpaceX is issuing bonds for the first time to fund its AI and Starship programs, days after a record $75 billion IPO. The company holds over $100 billion in cash, but the bond sale allows it to raise capital without diluting shareholder ownership.
Huawei introduces Tau Scaling Law, prioritizing system speed over transistor size to circumvent US tech restrictions, potentially redefining China's tech advancement strategy.
Huawei presents Tau Scaling Law, a new framework for chip development, focusing on reducing delays across devices and systems as Moore's Law weakens and US sanctions restrict access to advanced chipmaking tools.
SpaceX files for IPO, revealing $1.75 trillion valuation and dual-class share structure, as Elon Musk's rivalry with OpenAI escalates
Families of two Saudi scholars facing death penalty urge Cambridge University to cancel staff training deal with Saudi defence ministry, citing human rights abuses.
Senior academics describe the Judge business school’s proposal to provide services and training as ‘horrifying’Cambridge University’s business school is seeking to provide “leadership development” and “innovation management” to Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry despite concerns over its government’s record on human rights and climate change, the Guardian has learned.Cambridge’s leadership has approved a proposal by the university’s Judge business school to form a “memorandum of understanding” with the ministry for services and training, after an initial introduction by the UK’s Ministry of Defence. Continue reading...
Apple announced John Ternus as its new CEO replacing Tim Cook from September 1, alongside promoting Johny Srouji to chief hardware officer. Srouji, who previously led Hardware Technologies and developed Apple's first A4 chip in 2008, will now oversee both Hardware Engineering and hardware technologies organizations. Tom Marieb will lead hardware engineering and report to Srouji.
