Following reports of Apple's withdrawal from the development of self-driving electric vehicles, Samsung Electronics is reportedly discontinuing its preliminary research on software algorithms for autonomous vehicles. The company will shift its focus to research and development in robotics due to uncertain commercialization prospects for self-driving technology.
Amazon participated in the private placement for SIP Core provider Alchip, purchasing around a 0.3% share in Alchip for US$16 million. Regarding this move, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Tim Culpan wrote on LinkedIn that in the current era of the AI development boom, having independent chip R&D capabilities is a major advantage in differentiating one's competitiveness.
To maintain its leading position in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Nvidia has mastered its CUDA software, constantly emphasized its affiliation with Taiwan and TSMC, and has even secured strong connections with the server supply chain in practice.
Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of global technology company Tencent, has recently announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. (BRI) and Hi Cloud Indonesia, a cloud service provider (CSP). The collaboration aims to drive innovation in BRI's banking services by leveraging technology, with a specific goal to enhance customer service and transaction experiences.
Siemens and Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate digital transformation and sustainability in smart manufacturing systems.
Beijing-based startup 01.AI, founded by AI pioneer Kai-Fu Lee has officially rolled out its free AI one-stop platform "Wanzhi" tailored for the Chinese market.
Google has announced that the Circle to Search feature will continue to be introduced to more Android devices, with an estimated 200 million devices worldwide expected to use it by the end of 2024. The team also shared the origins of the Circle to Search feature and its differences from the Google Lens function.
Quanta released its first quarter financial report during its online earnings call on May 15, noting quarterly growth in gross margin, operating margin, and net income after tax, as well as three key factors in the company's upcoming strategy. AI servers will generate more than half of server-related revenue, AI notebooks, and PCs are still in their early stages, and opportunities still lie in autonomous driving.
As AI continues to be deployed in an ever-increasing range of industries, Cloud Service Providers (CSP) have accordingly increased their investments in AI-related hardware, with Nvidia's latest GB200-equipped servers the clear favorite due to its vast improvements over currently available products in terms of inference performance, training performance, and energy efficiency.
OpenAI Chief Scientist and co-founder Ilya Sutskever is leaving the artificial intelligence company, a departure that ends months of speculation in Silicon Valley about the future of a top AI researcher who played a key role in the brief ouster of Sam Altman last year.
Advanced Technologies & Solutions (AT&S), an Austria-based PCB and IC substrate manufacturer, has announced plans to sell its plant in Ansan, South Korea, which largely services the medical industry.
From Nvidia and Microsft to Taiwan's TSMC, Quanta, Wistron, and Foxconn, companies are constantly exploring the future of their businesses with the theme of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Samsung Electronics has reclaimed the top position in the global smartphone market in the first quarter of 2024, driven by the strong performance of its Galaxy S24 series. However, despite its global success, the South Korean tech giant continues to struggle in the Chinese market.
In the past six months, Southeast Asia has become a focal point for CEOs of prominent tech companies such as Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft, attracting a growing number of enterprises to explore its digital market.
As tech giants race to maintain their edge in the AI competition, reports have emerged from current and former employees alleging widespread mismanagement issues within these companies.
As the AI and HPC markets develop, high-performance computing is rapidly growing, driving the demand for high-speed transmission. Naturally, the complexity of chip design has also increased significantly, and communication between chips is a key factor in processing speed.
Google announced the launch of the sixth generation TPU called Trillium, boasting 4.7 times the computing power of TPU v5e and a doubling of High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) performance, all while reducing energy consumption. Cloud customers can access it later in 2024, with an emphasis on utilizing liquid cooling technology.
Broadcom anticipates that AI chip revenue will contribute 35% to its semiconductor revenue in 2024, up sharply from 15% in 2023. The AI revenue for the year is estimated to soar past US$10 billion, more than double the 2023 level of US$4.3 billion.
Google announced numerous updates to AI services, focusing on multimodal capabilities, improved model capacity, AI assistant, and AI-powered search features, with demonstrations showing the potential of on-edge AI for smartphones and notebooks.
According to Kai-Fu Lee, former head of Google China, the performance gap between the large-language models developed by Chinese and US firms is closing fast.
