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DeepSeek Nvidia chip questions: Singapore responds

Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said in a statement Saturday that it expects U.S. companies to comply with U.S. export controls and local laws, following questions over the chips used by China’s DeepSeek to produce its AI model. Markets were rocked this week after DeepSeek claimed its large language model outperforms OpenAI’s but […]

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TSMC fourth-quarter profit beats expectations on strong AI chip demand

A logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is seen during the TSMC global RnD Center opening ceremony in Hsinchu on July 28, 2023. (Photo by Amber Wang / AFP) Amber Wang | Afp | Getty Images Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s fourth-quarter revenue and profit beat expectations, as demand for advanced chips used in artificial […]

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TSMC beats sales estimates as AI chip boost continues

The logo for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 26, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. posted December quarter revenue that topped analyst estimates, as the company continues to get a boost from the AI boom. The world’s […]

Technology

Qualcomm wins a legal battle over Arm chip licensing

A federal jury in Delaware determined on Friday that Qualcomm didn’t breach its agreement with Arm through its 2021 acquisition of Nuvia, a startup founded by three former Apple engineers. As reported earlier by Bloomberg and Reutersthe decision stems from a two-year-long legal battle that accused Qualcomm of misusing the chip designs Arm licensed to […]

Technology

Google says its breakthrough Willow quantum chip can’t break modern cryptography

Experts believe that one day, quantum computers could make today’s systems of encryption utterly obsolete. But Google tells The Verge its new “breakthrough” Willow chip is nowhere near ready for that. “The Willow chip is not capable of breaking modern cryptography,” Google Quantum AI director and COO Charina Chou tells The Verge. A so-called “cryptanalytically […]

Sports

Sources — Chip Lindsey accepts Michigan O-coordinator job

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 10, 2024, 07:44 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Chip Lindsey has agreed to a deal to become the new offensive coordinator at Michigan, sources told ESPN on Tuesday night. The Wolverines had been targeting Lindsey in the wake of last week’s […]

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China retaliates against latest US chip restrictions

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. China has banned shipments to the US of several “dual-use” minerals and metals used in semiconductor manufacturing and military applications, in a rapid retaliation by Beijing against export curbs from Washington that pushed the shares […]

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Asian chip stocks mostly rise, shrugging off new U.S. semiconductor export curbs on China

A Chinese flag is displayed next to a “Made in China” sign seen on a printed circuit board with semiconductor chips, in this illustration picture taken February 17, 2023. Florence Lo | Reuters Major Asian chip stocks outside of China rose Tuesday, shrugging off a new round of U.S. semiconductor export curbs aimed at impairing Beijing’s capability […]