US chipmaker AMD is to acquire startup Nod.ai for undisclosed amount, as AI competition against rival Nvidia ramps up

US chipmaker AMD is to acquire startup Nod.ai for undisclosed amount, as AI competition against rival Nvidia ramps up
Chinese ministries say they want 50 percent expansion of national computing power by 2025 amidst trade war with US
Developer of ChatGPT, OpenAI is said to be exploring making its own AI chips and is eyeing a potential acquisition target
Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the week ending 06/10/2023.
AWS tells Silicon UK it disagrees with Ofcom findings, as AWS and Microsoft is referred to CMA watchdog for further investigation
UK regulator is reportedly pushing for an antitrust investigation into Amazon and Microsoft's cloud dominance
Amid rising tensions with certain nations, EU officials urge member states to immediately conduct risk assessments of most sensitive tech
Biden administration not blinking first, as Beijing is warned by US of imminent update to export rules on AI chips and chip-making tools
European Commission says no formal probe as yet into AI chip sector, following raid of Nvidia's offices by French competition authority
No escape. After successfully overturning last year its 2009 antitrust fine of €1.06 billion, European Commission re-imposes fine of €376.4m
Cisco makes one of its largest ever purchases, acquiring software and cybersecurity firm Splunk for $28 billion
Launch event sees Amazon offer more conversational interactions with Alexa, after upgrading it with generative AI capabilities
Successful public listing for ARM Holdings in the US after its shares rise 25 percent above Nasdaq debut price
Ahead of its shares listing on Thursday, British chip designer ARM Holdings secures a market value of $54.5bn (£43.6bn)
National security restrictions blamed as Welsh chip factory proposes to axe 100 jobs, as search for new owner continues
Project Clover effort to alleviate Chinese state surveillance fears, sees TikTol open first European data centre, with more to follow
Sanctions response. New state-backed investment fund is to be launched that seeks to raise $40 billion for China's semiconductor sector
Australian boffins develop 'proton battery' that allegedly removes the environmental challenges posed by toxic lithium-ion batteries
Apple, Alphabet, Intel, Samsung etc sign up as investors in ARM's upcoming IPO, as management lowers listing valuation
US government official denies AMD and Nvidia claims they are being denied permission to sell AI chips to Middle East
Intel says upcoming Sierra Forest data centre chip offers 240 percent efficiency gains over current-generation Xeon, as it looks for comeback
Quarterly profits at Nvidia rocket up 843 percent, as GPU powerhouse benefits massively from demand for AI chips
Microsoft rushes fix after Secureworks researchers uncovered a vulnerability in Power Platform (now known as Entra ID)
China prioritising expansion of core computing capacity as basis for digital economy, say top officials, as US cracks down
Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the week ending 18/08/2023.
Staff at Amazon who work from home too often are being tracked and will be penalised, e-commerce giant warns
Investigation into serious breach by China-based hackers of US Government emails, will examine Microsoft's role
Tech crackdown against Beijing continues after President Biden signs executive order to prohibit certain tech investments in China
UK retailer John Lewis signs Google deal to harness latest artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) tech
Amazon and Apple reportedly in talks with British chip designer ARM Holdings to be 'anchor investors' before September IPO