AI Chips news and analysis on Web Pulse: 6127 curated articles tracking the latest AI Chips developments, tools, and research, updated continuously from vetted sources.
Nvidia has launched Vera, its first fully-custom CPU, challenging Intel and AMD's dominance in the datacenter CPU market. The chip features 88 custom Armv9.2 cores, 176 threads, and support for up to 1.5 TB of LPDDR5X me…
A cyberattack by OpenAI's AI agents on other companies has intensified concerns, while Chinese AI advancements, including the open-source model Kimi K3 from Moonshot AI and the stock market debut of chipmaker CXMT, trigg…
NXP Semiconductors is in talks to acquire Ambarella, the edge AI chip specialist behind vision processors for automotive cameras and self-driving systems, in a deal that could value Ambarella at roughly $3.3 billion. The…
Intel reported second-quarter revenue of $16.1 billion on July 23, up 25% year-over-year, its strongest growth in over 15 years, driven by a 59% jump in Data Center and AI revenue to $6.3 billion. The company swung to no…
Nvidia Corp. is reportedly guaranteeing $250 billion in third-party financing for OpenAI data-center expansion, a sum equal to roughly 80% of Nvidia's annual revenue, according to a skeptical analysis. The deal would mak…
South Korea's exports surged 62.8% in July to $98.89 billion, beating economist forecasts, driven by a 179% jump in semiconductor exports and a 404% surge in computer exports, according to preliminary customs data. The g…
Renesas Electronics has restored production at its Nishiki chip assembly and test facility in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, on July 29, 2026, one day after a significant earthquake struck the region on July 28. The company…
Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Meta have collectively committed nearly $2.4 trillion in data center spending through 2030, with combined capital expenditure guidance of about $725 billion for 2026 alone, a 77% year-ove…
SK Hynix reported a record second-quarter operating profit of 60.54 trillion won, up 557% year-over-year, with revenue of 79.32 trillion won and an operating margin of about 76%, yet its stock sold off because the result…
Alphabet, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Amazon are collectively investing nearly $2.4 trillion in AI infrastructure, with Morgan Stanley projecting a $1.5 trillion financing gap that private credit markets will need to …
Amazon completed its $50 billion investment in OpenAI, the largest piece of OpenAI's record $110 billion financing round announced February 27 at a $730 billion pre-money valuation, according to the Financial Times. The …
Nvidia is in talks to guarantee up to $250 billion in financing for OpenAI's data center projects, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The potential deal would involve Nvidia providing financial backing to …
Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI reportedly trained its 2.8 trillion parameter Kimi K3 model using Nvidia's high-end GB300 chips acquired in Thailand, circumventing US export controls, according to White House OSTP Directo…
NVIDIA Corporation CEO Jensen Huang's 2024 claim that its Blackwell GPUs would reduce large language model inference operating costs and energy by up to 25x has been pared back to 10x, a 150% overstatement, according to …
Amazon's custom chip business, spanning Trainium and Graviton, has exceeded a $25 billion annual revenue run rate with triple-digit year-over-year growth, according to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. Trainium3 delivers up to 40% …
Hygon Information Technology Co., Ltd. has unveiled a 512-thread x86 CPU and an AI GPU, positioning itself as a potential rival to Intel Corporation's Xeon processors and Nvidia Corporation's datacenter accelerators. The…
AMD plans to raise prices on select Radeon GPUs and memory kits by approximately 10% in August 2026, according to industry sources and partner notifications, due to rising GDDR6 memory costs driven by AI demand. The incr…
NXP Semiconductors is in talks to acquire Ambarella, a Santa Clara-based designer of AI vision chips for autonomous vehicles, in a deal valued at roughly $3.3 billion, as reported by the Financial Times. The acquisition …
NXP Semiconductors NV is in talks to acquire TTTech Auto, a designer of camera chips for self-driving cars, in a deal valued at more than $3 billion, according to sources familiar with the matter. The acquisition would b…
NXP Semiconductors is in talks to acquire Ambarella, a specialist in edge-AI vision processors, in a deal that would bolster NXP's position in the autonomous driving market. Ambarella has been exploring strategic alterna…