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Big Tech strategy, semiconductor supply chains and the money behind the technology industry, reported by The Silicon Ledger.
Scaleout Systems showed that small, efficient AI models can enable drones to independently identify and strike targets without human intervention or external communications, using hardware from Nvidia and BAE Systems.
The Nvidia chief executive rejected warnings from AI safety researchers and called for accelerated development without new government oversight, arguing that existing safeguards are sufficient.
PS Audio and Naim have discontinued flagship CD players after suppliers stopped manufacturing the optical drives these devices require, with component costs doubling as manufacturers scrambled for remaining inventory.
A new proof of concept mines Bitcoin using a simulated fruit fly connectome in a web browser, claiming that organic neurons could theoretically achieve 10 times the efficiency of advanced silicon ASICs.
Oracle is repositioning enterprise security around the data layer with a three-part framework designed to counter risks introduced by AI systems. The company will detail its approach at a virtual event on September 22.
Elon Musk's semiconductor startup Terafab has encountered a legal obstacle before production begins: a small U.S. company called Tera-print, which has marketed Tera-Fab-branded lithography tools for roughly ten years, sent a cease-and-desist letter demanding the name be abandoned.
Intel has suspended its bug bounty program on Intigriti that previously paid researchers up to $100,000 per vulnerability, replacing it with a disclosure program offering no financial compensation.
AMD has published a white paper with extensive performance data for its EPYC Venice server processors, asserting that its 256-core flagship substantially outpaces Nvidia's Vera architecture across multiple workload categories.
