Tag: Silicon
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The Register: Despite Wall Street jitters, AI hopefuls keep spending billions on AI infrastructure
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/25/shaking_off_wall_street_jitters/ Source: The Register Title: Despite Wall Street jitters, AI hopefuls keep spending billions on AI infrastructure Feedly Summary: Sunk cost fallacy? No, I just need a little more cash for this AGI thing I’ve been working on Comment Despite persistent worries that vast spending on AI infrastructure may not pay for itself,…
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The Register: Intel cranks up accelerators in Xeon 6 blitz to outgun AMD
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/24/intel_xeon_6/ Source: The Register Title: Intel cranks up accelerators in Xeon 6 blitz to outgun AMD Feedly Summary: But you’re probably not cool enough for Chipzilla’s 288-core monster Facing stiff competition from its long-time rival AMD and the ever-present specter of custom Arm silicon in the cloud, Intel on Monday emitted another wave…
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New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : Apple to Build A.I. Servers in Houston and Spend $500 Billion in U.S.
Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/business/apple-500-million.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: Apple to Build A.I. Servers in Houston and Spend $500 Billion in U.S. Feedly Summary: The company pledged the multibillion-dollar investment over the next four years, and said it would create 20,000 jobs. The new Texas facility is set to open in 2026. AI…
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Slashdot: Palantir CEO Calls for Tech Patriotism, Warns of AI Warfare
Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/02/20/0333203/palantir-ceo-calls-for-tech-patriotism-warns-of-ai-warfare?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Palantir CEO Calls for Tech Patriotism, Warns of AI Warfare Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Palantir CEO Alex Karp emphasizes the need for collaboration between Silicon Valley and the U.S. government to enhance defense capabilities against emerging threats from autonomous technologies. His insights reflect a growing…
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The Register: Telco to open lab to test cell network interoperability with satellites
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/19/vodafone_satellite_lab_spain/ Source: The Register Title: Telco to open lab to test cell network interoperability with satellites Feedly Summary: Because 4G notspots aren’t much good to anyone Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile plan to open a research hub this summer to test and validate the integration of orbital services with terrestrial cellphone networks.… AI Summary…
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The Register: Yup, AMD’s Elba and Giglio definitely sound like they work corporate security
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/11/cisco_amd_dpu/ Source: The Register Title: Yup, AMD’s Elba and Giglio definitely sound like they work corporate security Feedly Summary: Which is why Cisco is adding these Pensando DPUs to more switches Cisco is cramming into more of its switches Pensando data processing units (DPUs) from AMD, which will be dedicated to handling security,…
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Hacker News: Kaspersky finds hardware backdoor in 5 generations of Apple Silicon (2024)
Source URL: https://www.xstore.co.za/stuff/2024/01/kaspersky-finds-hardware-backdoor-in-5-generations-of-apple-silicon/ Source: Hacker News Title: Kaspersky finds hardware backdoor in 5 generations of Apple Silicon (2024) Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant security concern regarding a hardware backdoor found in Apple’s silicon. Identified as CVE-2023-38606, this vulnerability reportedly affects five generations of Apple mobile CPUs,…
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Slashdot: OpenAI Set To Finalize First Custom Chip Design This Year
Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/02/10/162234/openai-set-to-finalize-first-custom-chip-design-this-year?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: OpenAI Set To Finalize First Custom Chip Design This Year Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: OpenAI is actively working on developing its own AI chips to reduce reliance on Nvidia, with the intention of entering mass production by 2026. This move is viewed internally as a…
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Slashdot: How To Make Any AMD Zen CPU Always Generate 4 As a Random Number
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/02/09/2021244/how-to-make-any-amd-zen-cpu-always-generate-4-as-a-random-number?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: How To Make Any AMD Zen CPU Always Generate 4 As a Random Number Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google security researchers have identified a vulnerability in AMD’s security architecture, allowing them to inject unofficial microcode into processors, which can compromise the integrity of virtual environments…