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NVIDIA to Showcase Data Center Innovations at Hot Chips 2024
NVIDIA engineers to unveil advancements in the Blackwell platform, liquid cooling, and AI-driven chip design at Hot Chips 2024.
Microsoft Develops Secret AI Chips to Reduce Development Costs
Microsoft has been developing its own AI chips since 2019 to reduce reliance on Nvidia’s GPUs due to rising costs. The project, called “Athena,” is already being tested by Microsoft’s machine-learning staff and OpenAI developers.
UK to Invest £100m in Global AI Chips Race
The UK government commits £100M to fortify its position in the AI chip market, targeting essential components from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel. Despite this, concerns arise about the UK's global semiconductor share and its comparison to the US and EU investments. Amid geopolitical tensions, the UK plans an AI summit and emphasizes its dedication to being a global AI leader.
Intel to Discontinue Blockscale Bitcoin Mining Chips
Intel plans to cut costs by discontinuing its Blockscale Bitcoin mining chips, with the company stopping orders for the ASICs by Oct. 20 and ending shipping roughly in April 2024. Intel launched the Blockscale mining chips in April 2022 with a hash rate of up to 580 gigahash per second. The move is part of Intel's strategy to prioritize certain chips for outside customers while monitoring market opportunities in the crypto space.
Microsoft Reveals Azure Maia AI Accelerator and Azure Cobalt CPU
Microsoft unveiled Azure Maia 100 AI Accelerator and Azure Cobalt CPU, optimized for AI and cloud computing, with deployment scheduled for early 2024.
Yotta Data Services Boosts Indian AI Capabilities with Nvidia Chip Acquisition
Yotta Data Services in Mumbai has empowered India's tech landscape by acquiring Nvidia AI chips, a move set to democratize AI solutions for local businesses and startups.
Reuters: U.S. Aims to Thwart Chinese Access to AI Chips via Overseas Outlets
The U.S. is contemplating tightening restrictions to prevent Chinese firms from accessing American AI chips via overseas outlets, reinforcing its stance on curbing China's AI military advancements. The move comes amid existing challenges in enforcing export controls, with the new rules expected to broaden the scope of restrictions on the AI chip market.
Amazon Invests $4 Billion in AI Startup Anthropic for Advanced Foundation Models
Amazon and AI startup Anthropic have entered into a $4 billion investment agreement to develop advanced foundation models. The collaboration will provide Anthropic with AWS resources and allow Amazon to build on Anthropic's AI models. Both companies are committed to AI safety and responsible scaling.
UK to Invest £100m in Global AI Chips Race
The UK government commits £100M to fortify its position in the AI chip market, targeting essential components from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel. Despite this, concerns arise about the UK's global semiconductor share and its comparison to the US and EU investments. Amid geopolitical tensions, the UK plans an AI summit and emphasizes its dedication to being a global AI leader.
US Government Grants $162 Million to Microchip Technology for Semiconductor Production Boost
US grants $162M to Microchip Technology, bolstering domestic semiconductor production under the CHIPS & Science Act.
SK Hynix Reports Q4 Profit and Plans for AI GPU Chips
SK Hynix reported a Q4 2023 operating profit of 346 billion won, marking its first profit since Q3 2022, driven by high-end AI chip demand. However, profit-taking led to a 2.6% share drop.
UK to Invest 100m Pounds in Global AI Chips Race
The UK government commits £100M to fortify its position in the AI chip market, targeting essential components from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel. Despite this, concerns arise about the UK's global semiconductor share and its comparison to the US and EU investments. Amid geopolitical tensions, the UK plans an AI summit and emphasizes its dedication to being a global AI leader.
UK to Invest £100m in Global AI Chips Race
The UK government commits £100M to fortify its position in the AI chip market, targeting essential components from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel. Despite this, concerns arise about the UK's global semiconductor share and its comparison to the US and EU investments. Amid geopolitical tensions, the UK plans an AI summit and emphasizes its dedication to being a global AI leader.
Bill Gates' COVID Conspiracy Grows In Italian Parliament, Allegations of Population Control by Political Anti-Vaxxer
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many subjects to the forefront: our reliance on oil, manufacturing in China, the need for digital dollars, the frailty of our global supply chain, and our lack of preparation to deal with the outbreak. However perhaps the strangest topic online and the most unavoidable has been the conspiracy theory chasing Bill Gates and his foundation’s efforts to produce a vaccine. The accusations range from him directly being the cause of the pandemic, to being the head of an Illuminati like circular cabal bent on controlling the world through microchips, and now an insidious plan to depopulate the planet of billions of people.
China Creates New Regulatory Authority for Blockchain Products and Digital Payments
Earlier this month, China's President Xi Jinping made announcements on blockchain prompting banks to begin investing in the industry. In line with this, it is reported the next direction will be a new digital currency for citizens in China to use.
BTC Breaks Its Strong $10,000 Support Amidst US-China War Trade Cool Off
The price of Bitcoin has taken a serious hit in the past few days as the largest cryptocurrency has dipped below its supposedly strong support of $10k and bounced back up.
Blockchain, Brands and Clothing: Will 2020 Continue to Be a Year of Growth?
According to the global brand counterfeiting report 2018, “The growth in global trade and technology has positively affected many markets across the world, but along with that, it has some major adverse effects as well. Business organizations spend a lot of money, time and resources on protecting their brand and trademarks. But even after all the measures, the counterfeit market is booming rapidly.”
China’s Central Bank Digital Currency Research Unit Signs Deal with Huawei
The Chinese central bank, People’s Bank of China’s (PBoC) Digital Currency Research Institute has signed an agreement with multinational telecommunications giant Huawei.
Huawei Files Patent For Blockchain Ledger Storage and Device
Chinese technology giant Huawei has applied for a patent on a new blockchain-based storage systems.
China's Bitmain shows Bitcoin Mining remains Profitable After Posting $300 Million in Revenues
Bitmain, one of the largest mining equipment makers globally, has reported revenues of $300 million thus far in 2020. While its business has faced turmoil in recent times, the core strategy continues to reap benefits.
Jihan Wu Regains Control Of China Bitcoin Miner Making Giant Bitmain
Jihan Wu has regained his status as legal representative and executive director of Bitmain stripping Micree Zhan of broad controlling powers.
Could Bitcoin and Blockchain Be Affected by the Coronavirus?
Blockchain, Bitcoin and Viruses. What can we expect?
Aave Launches Upgrade, DeFi Tokens to Gain as Bitcoin Fails to Break $16K
Aave DeFi protocol launched an upgrade on its public testnet today. The news comes as Defi tokens may be preparing for a bull run, with Bitcoin failing to rally.
Matrixport: Jihan Wu's Spin Off Start-up Meeting Demand for Cryptocurrency Services Beyond Bitmain's Mining Ecosystem
Cynthia Wu is the Head of Business Development and Sales at Matrixport where she is also focused on building business for Cactus Custody and managing Matrixport’s key investor relations. In this first part of our exclusive interview, Wu shares her insights with Blockchain.News on the state of the Bitcoin mining, the surge in Bitcoin’s Hashrate and the potential impact that the coming Bitcoin halving will have on Bitcoin miners.
Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Thinks Mining Monero on HTC Phones is a “Fool’s Game”
Ethereum co-creator has downplayed the partnership between HTC and Midas Labs, which enables Monero mining on mobile phones.
Trump Handed Digital Future to China by Going After Bitcoin, Bolton's Book Reveals
President Trump’s opposition to Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies is well documented as is his determination to maintain the US Dollar's global status. According to a passage from ex-national security advisor John Bolton’s book—Trump’s administration has actually handed Bitcoin and Ethereum a huge advantage over other cryptocurrencies.