Tag: tech sector
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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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The Register: UK gov report to propose special zones for datacenters, ‘AI visas’
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/31/uk_gov_datacenter_zone/ Source: The Register Title: UK gov report to propose special zones for datacenters, ‘AI visas’ Feedly Summary: Vendors not keen on ‘lengthy bureaucracy,’ and cost when they try to hire skilled foreigners UK government is to recommend streamlining the visa process for those with AI skills and the creation of special zones…
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Hacker News: GenAI’s dirty secret: It’s set to create a mountainous increase in e-waste
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/28/genai_dirty_secret/ Source: Hacker News Title: GenAI’s dirty secret: It’s set to create a mountainous increase in e-waste Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The research highlights a significant environmental challenge posed by the rapid growth of generative AI (GenAI), projecting a staggering increase in e-waste generated by AI servers. This…
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Hacker News: How the Unchecked Power of Companies Is Destabilizing Governance
Source URL: https://hai.stanford.edu/news/tech-coup-new-book-shows-how-unchecked-power-companies-destabilizing-governance Source: Hacker News Title: How the Unchecked Power of Companies Is Destabilizing Governance Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text revolves around Marietje Schaake’s book, “The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley,” which highlights the growing power of tech companies and their implications for democracy.…
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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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New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : Amazon, Google and Microsoft Are Investing in Nuclear Power
Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/business/energy-environment/amazon-google-microsoft-nuclear-energy.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: Amazon, Google and Microsoft Are Investing in Nuclear Power Feedly Summary: Large technology companies are investing billions of dollars in nuclear energy as an emissions-free source of electricity for artificial intelligence and other businesses. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Technology companies are increasingly…