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Key ChipsH100, B200, TPU v5, Trainium

Key PlayersNVIDIA, AMD, Broadcom, Cerebras

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Anthropic CEO compares Nvidia's AI chip sales to China to selling nuclear weapons to North Korea

Dario Amodei stunned the World Economic Forum in Davos by publicly criticizing Nvidia's H200 chip exports to China, comparing the move to nuclear proliferation. The remarks are particularly striking given Nvidia's $10 billion investment in Anthropic and their deep technology partnership announced just two months ago.

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Anthropic CEO compares Nvidia's AI chip sales to China to selling nuclear weapons to North Korea

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Humans& Raises $480M to Build AI Models Designed for Coordination, Not Just Chat

A three-month-old AI startup founded by alumni from Anthropic, xAI, and Google DeepMind just raised one of the largest seed rounds ever. Humans& secured $480 million at a $4.48 billion valuation to build foundation models designed for social intelligence and collaboration. The company argues that coordination between people and AI systems is the next frontier, moving beyond chatbots that serve one user at a time.

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Humans& Raises $480M to Build AI Models Designed for Coordination, Not Just Chat

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FuriosaAI targets $500M funding round as RNGD chip production begins, eyes 2027 IPO

Seoul-based AI chip developer FuriosaAI is raising $300 million to $500 million in a Series D funding round to challenge Nvidia. The startup, valued at $735 million in July, will receive its first mass-produced RNGD chips from TSMC this month. The company plans an initial public offering as early as 2027 while scaling production of its tensor contraction-based processors.

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FuriosaAI targets $500M funding round as RNGD chip production begins, eyes 2027 IPO

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Micron snaps up Taiwan chip fab for $1.8 billion to meet surging AI memory demand

Micron Technology signed a letter of intent to acquire Powerchip's P5 fabrication site in Taiwan for $1.8 billion, adding 300,000 square feet of cleanroom space to ramp up DRAM production. The deal comes as memory markets remain tight, with Micron having already pre-sold all its high-bandwidth memory output for 2026 amid soaring demand from AI infrastructure.

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Micron snaps up Taiwan chip fab for $1.8 billion to meet surging AI memory demand

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ASUS exits smartphone market as chairman confirms AI-first strategy over Zenfone and ROG phones

ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih confirmed the company will stop launching new smartphones, including Zenfone and ROG phones, to focus entirely on AI hardware. The strategic shift redirects R&D resources toward commercial PCs, robotics, and smart glasses as AI servers now account for 20% of company revenue with over 100% year-on-year growth.

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ASUS exits smartphone market as chairman confirms AI-first strategy over Zenfone and ROG phones

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Tesla restarts Dojo3 supercomputer project, pivots to space-based AI compute infrastructure

Tesla is reviving its abandoned Dojo3 AI chip project just five months after shutting it down. CEO Elon Musk says the restarted effort will focus on space-based AI compute rather than training self-driving models. The move comes as Tesla's AI5 chip design reaches completion and the company rebuilds its disbanded hardware team.

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Tesla restarts Dojo3 supercomputer project, pivots to space-based AI compute infrastructure

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Eric Demers, father of Radeon and Adreno GPUs, joins Intel to accelerate AI chip development

Eric Demers, the GPU architect who designed ATI's legendary Radeon GPUs and led Qualcomm's Adreno development for 14 years, has joined Intel to lead GPU engineering with a focus on AI. The move signals Intel's commitment to competing in the datacenter AI chip market, where Nvidia and AMD currently dominate.

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Eric Demers, father of Radeon and Adreno GPUs, joins Intel to accelerate AI chip development

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Nvidia overtakes Apple as TSMC's largest customer as AI demand reshapes chip industry

Jensen Huang confirmed that Nvidia has dethroned Apple as TSMC's largest customer, marking a significant shift in the semiconductor industry. The change reflects explosive AI demand, with enterprise customers pouring billions into AI GPUs while Apple faces unprecedented competition for advanced chip supply and potentially higher silicon costs.

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Nvidia overtakes Apple as TSMC's largest customer as AI demand reshapes chip industry

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Memory shortage to persist beyond 2026 as AI demand reshapes chip industry and drives prices up

Major memory manufacturers including Kioxia, Micron, and SK Hynix report sold-out capacity through 2026 as AI infrastructure consumes available supply. The memory chip shortage is driving prices up by as much as 30%, affecting everything from consumer SSDs to smartphones. Micron calls the shortage unprecedented, while industry executives warn that affordable storage options may be gone for good.

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Memory shortage to persist beyond 2026 as AI demand reshapes chip industry and drives prices up

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Taiwan and U.S. strike $500 billion trade deal to build strategic AI partnership and chip dominance

Taiwan and the United States have finalized a trade agreement that slashes tariffs from 20% to 15% in exchange for $250 billion in Taiwanese investment in semiconductors, energy, and AI operations. The deal includes another $250 billion in credit guarantees and offers zero tariffs within manufacturing quotas, aiming to reshape America's semiconductor sector while preserving Taiwan's vital chip industry.

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Taiwan and U.S. strike $500 billion trade deal to build strategic AI partnership and chip dominance

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SiFive becomes first RISC-V designer to integrate Nvidia NVLink for AI data centers

SiFive has become the first maker of RISC-V chip designs to integrate Nvidia NVLink Fusion interconnect technology. The partnership enables RISC-V CPU cores to connect with Nvidia's AI chips at speeds matching Intel and Arm implementations. Products featuring this integration won't reach the market until 2027 or later, but the move signals a multi-generational commitment between both companies.

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SiFive becomes first RISC-V designer to integrate Nvidia NVLink for AI data centers

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Aeva unveils high-power optical amplifier to tackle AI data center power and thermal challenges

Mountain View-based Aeva announced a new semiconductor optical amplifier delivering over 28 dBm optical output power with greater than 20% wall-plug efficiencies at temperatures up to 50 degrees Celsius. The technology addresses mounting power efficiency and thermal management challenges as AI workloads scale rapidly in data centers. Aeva stock surged 8% following the announcement, as the company expands beyond its LiDAR sensing roots into the AI infrastructure market.

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Aeva unveils high-power optical amplifier to tackle AI data center power and thermal challenges

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OpenAI taps Samsung Exynos for Sweetpea earbuds as it builds AI hardware ecosystem

OpenAI is developing AI-powered earbuds codenamed Sweetpea that will feature Samsung's 2nm Exynos application processor for on-device processing. The partnership marks OpenAI's push into consumer hardware, with projected first-year shipments of 40-50 million units. Meanwhile, OpenAI continues work on its Titan AI ASIC with Broadcom to reduce dependence on NVIDIA GPUs.

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OpenAI taps Samsung Exynos for Sweetpea earbuds as it builds AI hardware ecosystem

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Memory suppliers caught between AI boom and consumer DRAM shortages as market dynamics shift

Micron defends its exit from the Crucial brand while SK hynix commits to consumer business amid intensifying memory shortages. Enterprise requirements now consume 50-60% of overall memory supply, forcing manufacturers to balance AI infrastructure demands against consumer needs. Production increases won't materialize until 2028, signaling prolonged supply constraints.

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Memory suppliers caught between AI boom and consumer DRAM shortages as market dynamics shift

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OpenAI seeks US supply chain partners for major robotics and consumer devices expansion

OpenAI has issued requests for proposals from US-based manufacturers as it prepares to expand into robotics and consumer devices, alongside a massive data center buildout. The ChatGPT maker is seeking components including silicon, motors, and cooling equipment, signaling an aggressive push into hardware that aligns with the Trump administration's reindustrialization priorities.

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OpenAI seeks US supply chain partners for major robotics and consumer devices expansion

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