Intel expands Chengdu chip operations
Never mind the cybersecurity concerns
Despite calls for security investigations into its chips, Intel has announced plans to expand its chip packaging and testing base in Chengdu.
Chinese SSD makers taking over the market
Kingston still king for now
Chinese SSD manufacturers are making significant strides in the SSD market, driven by strong local demand and support.
White house orders spooks to use AI tools
Accelerate adoption
The White House is directing the Pentagon and intelligence agencies to accelerate their adoption of artificial intelligence.
Foreign powers stepping up cyber attacks on US
Trying to influence the US election
Software King of the World Microsoft has noticed an uptick in the amount of attacks by foreign powers trying to influence the US elections.
Chinese want Intel chips checked for backdoors
Security issues
The Cybersecurity Association of China (CSAC) said Intel chips flogged in China should be subject to a security review.
ASML shocks Wall Street with financial guidance
Short term woes, woes and thrice woes
The cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street choked on their aperitifs yesterday when computer chip equipment maker ASML warned that it might be making as much cash in the short term as expected.
US government wants to further limit sales of Nvidia AI chips
They should only be sold to those we like
US officials have discussed limiting sales of advanced AI chips from Nvidia and other American companies on a country-specific basis.
Chinese boffins crack encryption with a D-Wave quantum computer
Encryption is potentially dead and alive
Chinese boffins have used a D-Wave quantum computer to mount a successful quantum attack on widely used encryption algorithms.
China’s x86 CPU a long way behind US
8-core Zhaoxin KaiXian KX-7000 processor close but no cigar
Chinese tech magazine PC Watch has acquired the 8-core Zhaoxin KaiXian KX-7000 processor, China’s latest entry into the x86 CPU market.
China creates single generative AI
Can run across several data centres
China has developed a single generative AI (GAI) model across multiple data centres—a massive feat considering the complexity of using different GPUs in a single data centre, let alone servers in multiple geographic locations.