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Nvidia's AI chips continue to reach China despite US restrictions. Officials are now asking why the company failed to spot warning signs. Source: bloomberg.com
San Francisco-based semiconductor startup Volantis announced on Thursday that it raised $88 million in venture capital. The funding will go toward tackling a key challenge in connecting AI processors with memory. Source: reuters.com
One of AI's most stubborn problems is that systems struggle to absorb new knowledge without losing what they previously learned. Genesis is a chip pitched as a solution to this forgetting problem. Source: news.utsa.edu
As China pushes for self-reliance in AI, DeepSeek and Huawei are jointly building software tools for advanced chips. The effort targets a key pillar of Nvidia's dominance in the AI industry. Source: nytimes.com
Synopsys, a maker of software used to design computing chips, said Wednesday it has struck a revenue-sharing agreement with OpenAI. The two companies will work together on an AI model for chip design work. Source: reuters.com
Nvidia's CUDA software suite has become the AI industry's go-to toolkit for building neural networks on GPU chips. DeepSeek and Huawei are now challenging that software foundation of Nvidia's dominance. Source: thedailyupside.com
Tech companies are stepping up lobbying of the administration as they lose ground in Congress, where worries about AI risks are growing quickly. Source: politico.com
While Nvidia may be acquiring Hugging Face, AMD is set to get an AI software company of its own after announcing this week that it will buy World Labs, founded by Fei-Fei Li, known as the 'godmother of AI.' Source: hpcwire.com
DeepSeek has made public software it developed together with Huawei Technologies Co. for programming AI chips. The release highlights the close cooperation between the two Chinese companies. Source: bloomberg.com
Chinese AI firm DeepSeek announced on Wednesday a partnership with Huawei Technologies to build programming tools optimized for Huawei's Ascend chips. The move is aimed at reducing dependence on Nvidia hardware. Source: reuters.com
AMD and world-models company World Labs announced that AMD will acquire the AI startup by the end of the year, subject to regulatory approval. Source: arstechnica.com
With a new suite of six tools, the AI model developer aims to build an 'independent' software ecosystem for AI processors. Source: scmp.com
Nvidia is rolling out a tool it says can quickly detect and contain AI agents that begin acting outside their intended behavior. Source: axios.com
NVIDIA introduced the Open Agent Safety Platform, an open-source software stack and reference design meant to strengthen security around AI agents from testing through deployment. Source: nvidianews.nvidia.com
As part of the acquisition agreement, Fei-Fei Li, widely known as the 'Godmother of AI,' will become part of AMD. Source: forbes.com
Samsung Electronics and five of its affiliates are putting $1 billion into Helix, an AI infrastructure company launched by KKR, as part of the group's broader push into global AI infrastructure. Source: cnbc.com
AMD says acquiring World Labs will boost its AI hardware, software and systems development, particularly in the emerging area of physical AI. Source: wsj.com
The acquisition brings top-tier AI research talent into AMD, strengthening its role in shaping future AI infrastructure and the broader open AI ecosystem. Source: newsroom.amd.com
The acquisition unites two prominent women in AI, giving AMD a new strategic asset as it competes with GPU rival Nvidia. Source: fortune.com
With the $8.2 billion purchase of World Labs, AMD CEO Lisa Su gains Fei-Fei Li — dubbed the 'Godmother of AI' — as a potential future leadership figure for the company. Source: finance.yahoo.com