Trump inks $2.2 trillion tech and chip deals with Gulf states, boosting their AI ambitions in exchange for massive investments, positioning Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar as emerging AI superpowers and key U.S. tech allies.
CoreWeave, an AI cloud computing startup specializing in GPU infrastructure, saw its stock soar over 50% after securing a $7 billion lease deal with Applied Digital, cementing its position as a major player in the rapidly growing AI industry.
Boston Dynamics' unveiling of its robust electric humanoid Atlas signals an industry shift, with new models like X1 Gamma, Figure 02, and upgraded Unitree H1 showcasing visual and performance upgrades as companies scale up production and deployment of humanoid robots.
A new analysis warns that the remarkable progress in AI reasoning models, which has driven recent breakthroughs, could hit a roadblock by 2026 due to factors like computing limitations and high research costs, potentially stalling further massive performance gains.
China surges ahead in semiconductors and biotechnology, accelerating bifurcation of global supply chains and data flows between China and US-led tech ecosystems, exemplified by Huawei's domestic revival despite global hurdles.
Escalating U.S.-China trade tensions and expanded U.S. chip controls are disrupting the global humanoid robot supply chain, potentially giving American makers an edge due to China's reliance on advanced AI chips and hardware components from Chinese companies.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is advocating for revisions to AI chip export rules, aiming to accelerate global diffusion of US AI technology while maintaining dominance, as China rapidly closes the gap in AI capabilities despite Nvidia's planned $500B US investment.
Huawei challenges Nvidia's dominance in the AI chip market by unveiling the Ascend 910D, a powerful AI chip designed to match the performance of Nvidia's H100 GPU for AI model training, as the Chinese tech giant pursues technological independence amid US export controls on advanced chips.
Alarming security flaws in Apple's AirPlay protocol enable hackers to hijack millions of AirPlay-enabled devices like speakers, TVs, and even vehicle head units, posing a widespread risk due to manufacturers' failure to patch vulnerable third-party products.
Huawei unveils its Ascend 910D AI chip, aiming to surpass Nvidia's H100 chip performance and challenge the tech giant's dominance in the high-end AI chip market, despite ongoing trade restrictions on exporting advanced chips to China.