by Jeffrey Cooper | May 12, 2025 | AI, Technology
The online giant bought a mysterious chip startup 10 years ago. It now looks like one of the smartest deals in tech history. The $350 Million Bet That Powers Amazon’s AI Ten years ago, a discreet barroom meeting between Annapurna Labs co-founder Nafea Bshara and...
by Jeffrey Cooper | Feb 28, 2025 | Semiconductors, Technology
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,...
by Jeffrey Cooper | Feb 28, 2025 | AI, Business, Economy, Personal, Technology
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,...
by Jeffrey Cooper | Feb 24, 2025 | AI, Technology
Apple’s Big Bet on U.S. AI Manufacturing Apple has announced a massive $500 billion investment in the U.S. over the next four years, including 20,000 new jobs and a state-of-the-art AI server facility in Houston, Texas, opening in 2026. This move comes after CEO Tim...
by Jeffrey Cooper | Feb 22, 2025 | AI, Semiconductors, Technology
As AI computing demands soar beyond the limits of traditional semiconductor technology, heterogeneous integration (HI) and Silicon Photonics are emerging as the next frontier in advanced packaging. The shift toward chiplet-based architectures, Co-Packaged Optics...
by Jeffrey Cooper | Feb 8, 2025 | AI, Technology
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman predicts that AI will enable 100 years of scientific progress in just one year, dramatically accelerating breakthroughs in medicine, climate solutions, and technological advancements. His vision aligns with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who...