The semiconductor pioneer appointed Lip-Bu Tan, a well-known tech investor and executive, as its new leader.
Category: Computer Chips
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Trump’s Call to Scrap ‘Horrible’ Chip Program Spreads Panic
The president’s attack on the key tenet of the Biden administration’s industrial policy has set off concerns that he may claw back its funding.
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TSMC, the Chip Giant, Is to Spend $100 Billion in U.S. Over the Next 4 Years
The investment plan, announced at the White House, was made as the Trump administration pushes to bring chip making back to the United States.
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Microsoft Says It Has Created a New State of Matter to Power Quantum Computers
Microsoft’s new “topological qubit” is not based on a solid, liquid or gas. It is another phase of matter that many experts did not think was possible.
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DeepSeek Doesn’t Scare OpenAI, Thanks to the ‘Jevons Paradox’
The economic theory, which traces to 1865, says that as a resource becomes more efficient to use, demand will increase. It came up a lot in A.I. circles last month.
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Taiwan Prepares for Trump’s Tariffs, and a Changed Washington
Taiwanese officials, facing a more transactional U.S. relationship, have traveled to Washington to float energy deals and defend the island’s semiconductors.
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How Did DeepSeek Build Its A.I. With Less Money?
The Chinese start-up used several technological tricks, including a method called “mixture of experts,” to significantly reduce the cost of building the technology.
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Microsoft and Nvidia Take a Quieter Approach to Trump
Other big technology companies have been boisterous in their courtship of the new administration. But Nvidia and Microsoft have avoided the Washington spotlight.
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SoftBank in Talks to Invest Up to $25 Billion in OpenAI
A new investment from the Japanese conglomerate would be separate from the $100 billion tied to a project announced at the White House last week.
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After DeepSeek, Venture Capital Investors Face Questions About Their A.I. Bets
Venture capitalists plowed money into A.I. start-ups like OpenAI and Anthropic. But the rise of the Chinese A.I. start-up DeepSeek has called that funding frenzy into question.
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Do DeepSeek’s A.I. Advances Mean US Tech Controls Have Failed?
DeepSeek’s A.I. models show that China is making rapid gains in the field, despite American efforts to hinder it.
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How DeepSeek Went From Stock Trader to A.I. Star
The little-known artificial intelligence firm has emphasized research, even as it emerged as the brainchild of a hedge fund.