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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan flattens leadership structure, names new AI chief
Intel’s new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, is flattening the company’s leadership structure in a sweeping move to revive the struggling semiconductor giant. Key chip groups will now report directly to Tan, while Sachin Katti, previously head of networking chips, has been named...
245% Tariffs, Rare Earth Tensions, and Tech Gridlock
The White House has confirmed that some Chinese imports are now subject to a staggering 245% tariff. This includes layered levies: 125% reciprocal tariffs, 20% related to the fentanyl crisis, and Section 301 penalties up to 100%. China has responded with its own 125%...
OpenAI Close to Finalizing The Biggest Funding Round in History $40 Billion SoftBank-Led Funding
OpenAI is reportedly finalizing a record-breaking $40 billion funding round, led by SoftBank Group Corp., with participation from Magnetar Capital, Coatue Management, Founders Fund, and Altimeter Capital. This round could value OpenAI at $300 billion—nearly double its...
Intel Names Chip Industry Veteran Lip-Bu Tan as Its Next CEO
Intel has appointed semiconductor veteran Lip-Bu Tan as its new CEO, entrusting him with the massive challenge of reviving a struggling chip giant that once dominated the industry. Taking over on March 18, Tan inherited a company reeling from market-share losses,...
Trump, Chip Maker TSMC Announce $100 Billion Investment in U.S.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) and President Trump have announced a massive $100 billion investment to expand semiconductor production in Arizona, bringing the company's total U.S. investment to $165 billion. The plan includes three new chip plants, two...
Diffusion-Based Language Models (DLMs) Are Here to Challenge LLMs
Stanford professor Stefano Ermon and his company, Inception, have developed a novel AI model that could redefine text generation. Unlike traditional large language models (LLMs), which generate words sequentially, Inception’s diffusion-based language model (DLM)...
Nanomanufacturing process slashes chip production costs by 99%
A new nanomanufacturing process developed by Northeastern University professor Ahmed Busnaina could transform the microelectronics industry by reducing chip production costs to just 1% of current methods. Traditional chip fabrication relies on a subtractive approach,...
‘The knowledge economy is on the way out.’ These are the skills workers will need in the age of AI, says LinkedIn
The rise of AI is ushering in a new era of work, shifting from the knowledge economy to what LinkedIn’s Aneesh Raman calls the "innovation economy." As AI automates both physical and intellectual tasks, uniquely human abilities—creativity, curiosity, courage,...
The Myth of Going ‘All In’: Why Balance Beats Burnout
In sports, business, and other fields, single-minded focus is often the path to burnout and disappointment. To achieve ambitious goals, well-roundedness is a better bet. The common belief that single-minded dedication leads to success is misleading. Steve Magness, a...
Trump Team Seeks to Toughen Biden’s Chip Controls Over China
The Trump administration is preparing stricter semiconductor export controls, building on Biden’s efforts to curb China’s technological advancements. Officials are in talks with Japan and the Netherlands to limit maintenance support for Chinese semiconductor equipment...
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