Tech sovereignty has become a looming priority for a number of nations these days, and now, with the demand for compute power at its highest level yet thanks to uptake of newer technologies like artificial intelligence, a startup working in semiconductors has received a major boost in aid of that effort for Germany and Europe. […]
China’s $47B semiconductor fund puts chip sovereignty front and center
China has closed a third state-backed investment fund to bolster its semiconductor industry and reduce reliance on other nations, both for using and for manufacturing wafers — prioritizing what is called chip sovereignty. China’s National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, also known simply as ‘the Big Fund,’ had two previous vintages: Big Fund I (2014 […]
Jake Bates: UFL star and Lions target shockingly misses chip shot FG
UFL star and Michigan Panthers kicker Jake Bates, who has reportedly drawn interest from the Detroit Lions, has had a wildly successful year in 2024 but has started to come back down to earth a bit in recent weeks. Bates has not made a field goal in each of the past two games and has […]
AI chip startup DEEPX secures $80M Series C at a $529M valuation
DEEPX is a South Korean on-device AI chip (NPU, or neural processing unit) startup that makes hardware and software for various AI applications in electronic devices. The company announced this week that it has raised $ 80 million (KRW 108.5 billion) in a Series C round at a valuation of $ 529 million (KRW 723 billion), which […]
Here’s everything Apple just announced at its Let Loose event, including new iPad Pro with M4 chip, iPad Air, Apple Pencil and more
Today is Apple iPad Event day, and we’re ready to bring you all the iPad goodness you can stand, including if some of the rumors are true of what’s coming, like a new iPad Pro, iPad Air, Apple Pencil and a keyboard case. Don’t have time to watch? That’s ok — we’ve summed up the […]