Intel’s Cheaper Path Around TSMC’s Packaging
Intel plans to mass-produce a new advanced packaging technology called EMIB-T in 2027, and it says the approach will cost about 50% less than TSMC’s CoWoS, according to TechPowerUp. If…
Minnesota’s Nudify Ban Survives in Court
A federal judge in Minnesota has rejected xAI’s request to block the state’s ban on nudify applications, keeping the law in force while the case proceeds, according to TechCrunch. The…
OpenAI’s $2,000 Answer to the Scaling Debate
The blog post went up quietly on August 1, with no launch event, no demo video, and no pricing page. In it, OpenAI said its next model, Astra, which has…
Nvidia Retakes the Top Spot From Apple
At the closing bell on July 31, Nvidia was again the world’s most valuable listed company, four days after Apple became the first company to finish a session above $5…
Google Pulls AI Satellite Imagery After a Day
Google switched on a feature that let users generate AI-created satellite images inside Google Earth, and then switched it off 24 hours later. The company disabled the tool on July…
California’s AI Labeling Law Takes Effect
A law that requires AI-generated audio, video, and images to carry detectable labels took effect in California on August 1, with fines that accrue daily for companies that do not…
Qualcomm’s Bet on a Compiler, Not a Chip
Qualcomm said it has completed its acquisition of Modular, the AI infrastructure company behind the Mojo programming language and the MAX inference engine, according to HPCwire. The deal, announced in…
Korea’s Chip Exports Cross $40 Billion Again
South Korea’s chip exports topped $40 billion for a second consecutive month, according to data released on August 1 and reported by Tech Times, as the country’s semiconductor industry rode…
Amazon Lifts AI Spending as AWS Growth Accelerates
Amazon.com Inc. shares rose more than 9% in after-hours trading Thursday, a relief rally that followed a second-quarter report showing the company’s cloud unit growing faster than Wall Street expected…
Microsoft’s $450 Billion Surge Resets the AI Trade
The day after Microsoft Corp. reported earnings, its stock climbed by more than the entire market value of most companies. Shares rose enough to add about $450 billion to Microsoft’s…
