Tag: geopolitical tensions
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The Register: Europe looks Russia’s way after Baltic Sea data cables severed
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/baltic_sea_cables_cut/ Source: The Register Title: Europe looks Russia’s way after Baltic Sea data cables severed Feedly Summary: Probe continues into disruption affecting Germany, Sweden, Finland, Lithuania Two optical fiber internet cables under the Baltic Sea appear to have been disrupted, Germany and Finland confirmed, prompting fresh concerns over possible Russian interference with technology…
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Slashdot: TSMC Halts Advanced Chip Shipments To Chinese AI Companies
Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/24/11/08/2248227/tsmc-halts-advanced-chip-shipments-to-chinese-ai-companies Source: Slashdot Title: TSMC Halts Advanced Chip Shipments To Chinese AI Companies Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: TSMC’s decision to cease supplying 7 nm and smaller chips to Chinese companies working on AI processors and GPUs indicates a significant compliance move in response to U.S. export restrictions. This decision…
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The Register: TSMC halts advanced chip shipments to Chinese AI companies
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/08/tsmc_chinese_ai_shipments/ Source: The Register Title: TSMC halts advanced chip shipments to Chinese AI companies Feedly Summary: Move to suspend 7 nm and smaller processes follows US pressure Semiconductor giant TSMC is expected to stop supplying chips made with 7 nm or smaller processes to customers in China that are developing AI processors or…
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Hacker News: TSMC will stop making 7 nm chips for Chinese customers
Source URL: https://www.ft.com/content/a736beeb-b38a-484e-bbe9-98e92ecb66d9 Source: Hacker News Title: TSMC will stop making 7 nm chips for Chinese customers Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is halting the production of advanced AI chips for Chinese customers, driven by increasing US export controls aimed at restricting China’s AI capabilities. This…
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The Register: UK councils bat away DDoS barrage from pro-Russia keyboard warriors
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/01/uk_councils_russia_ddos/ Source: The Register Title: UK councils bat away DDoS barrage from pro-Russia keyboard warriors Feedly Summary: Local authority websites downed in response to renewed support for Ukraine Multiple UK councils had their websites either knocked offline or were inaccessible to residents this week after pro-Russia cyber nuisances added them to a daily…
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The Cloudflare Blog: 4.2 Tbps of bad packets and a whole lot more: Cloudflare’s Q3 DDoS report
Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/ddos-threat-report-for-2024-q3 Source: The Cloudflare Blog Title: 4.2 Tbps of bad packets and a whole lot more: Cloudflare’s Q3 DDoS report Feedly Summary: The number of DDoS attacks spiked in the third quarter of 2024. Cloudflare mitigated nearly 6 million DDoS attacks, representing a 49% increase QoQ and 55% increase YoY. AI Summary and…
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The Register: TSMC blows whistle on potential sanctions-busting shenanigans from Huawei
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/22/tsmc_huawei_sanctions_report/ Source: The Register Title: TSMC blows whistle on potential sanctions-busting shenanigans from Huawei Feedly Summary: Chip giant tells Uncle Sam someone could be making orders on the sly TSMC has reportedly tipped off US officials to a potential attempt by Huawei to circumvent export controls and obtain AI chips manufactured by the…
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The Register: Tesla, Intel, deny they’re the foreign company China just accused of making maps that threaten national security
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/21/tesla_tsmc_china_legal_worries/ Source: The Register Title: Tesla, Intel, deny they’re the foreign company China just accused of making maps that threaten national security Feedly Summary: As TSMC defends itself against report it may have helped Huawei Tesla has denied it was involved in illegal-map making activities in China after Beijing asserted an unnamed foreign…
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Hacker News: The AI Investment Boom
Source URL: https://www.apricitas.io/p/the-ai-investment-boom Source: Hacker News Title: The AI Investment Boom Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the booming investment in data centers and high-end computing hardware driven by the rapid growth of AI technologies. Major tech companies, including Microsoft and Amazon, are redirecting resources toward energy-intensive infrastructure, including…