Taiwan indicts Nvidia manager and eight others over alleged scheme to ship B300 servers to China
Prosecutors allege the group exploited customs loopholes to export 74 servers containing restricted Nvidia B300 chips to China via Japan and Indonesia.
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Tim Cook steps down as Apple CEO on Sept 1, succeeded by John Ternus, 15 years after replacing Steve Jobs
Cook's departure marks the end of an era at Apple as the company prepares to launch iPhone 18 Pro models under new leadership.
MacRumors · +1 outlets
Amazon hikes device prices up to 60% overnight across Echo, Kindle, Fire TV, and Eero lines
Amazon quietly raised prices on its hardware lineup citing component shortages, with some products seeing the steepest increases in company history.
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Apple preparing to raise iPhone prices following similar moves by Samsung and Google
Bloomberg reports Apple will increase iPhone pricing after already raising prices on Macs and iPads two months ago.
MacRumors · +1 outlets
Nvidia warns biggest customers of 15% price hikes on AI servers due to soaring memory costs
The increases will affect Grace Blackwell and Vera Rubin systems shipping early next year as DRAM shortages persist.
Latest from Tom's Hardware · +1 outlets
Hugging Face reportedly in talks to be acquired for $13 billion
The AI community platform has been fielding acquisition offers, though founders' commitment to the open-source community may complicate a sale.
TechCrunch · +2 outlets
Twitch and Amazon face class action lawsuit over using livestreams to train generative AI without consent
The 37-page complaint filed in California alleges Twitch streamers' videos were used to train Amazon's AI models without permission or compensation.
BBC News · +3 outlets
Tesla to recall almost 3 million vehicles over hidden door handles as China demands changes
China is requiring changes ahead of a potential ban on new models in 2027 due to safety concerns with the flush door handle design.
www.theregister.com · +1 outlets
Nvidia says Groq racks will be online this year following $20 billion purchase
The race to manufacture Groq chips highlights the growing importance of low-latency inference in AI workloads.
Tech · +1 outlets
Uber faces nearly $1B fine from Dutch regulator over automated driver suspensions
The Dutch Data Protection Authority is levying an €825 million penalty under GDPR, the second largest such fine in Europe.
TechCrunch · +1 outlets
Alibaba shares plunge 10% after announcing $10.2 billion share placement to fund AI investments
The tech giant priced a large share placement in Hong Kong to raise capital for its expanding AI push.
Tech · +1 outlets
Nvidia takes minority stake in Cloverleaf Infrastructure, third land and power company investment this month
Nvidia continues securing resources for data center expansion by investing in companies that provide land and electricity.
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Apollo Global Management says hackers breached systems for four days via social engineering
The $1 trillion investment giant disclosed that attackers obtained names, Social Security numbers, and other personal data.
www.theregister.com · +2 outlets
General Intuition in talks to raise at $6B valuation from Valor and Point72 for AI robotics push
The startup building foundation models for generalized AI agents is attracting new investors as it expands into robotics.
TechCrunch · +1 outlets
32GB of DDR5 6000 RAM now costs over $400 as memory prices continue to climb
The ongoing DRAM shortage is driving up DIY PC building costs, with Gartner forecasting a $1.6 trillion year for chipmakers.
Latest from Tom's Hardware · +2 outlets
PDD Holdings beats profit estimates as revenue growth slows to 8% amid European pressure on Temu
The Temu parent reported adjusted earnings above expectations but revenue missed forecasts as regulatory scrutiny in Europe intensifies.
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Businesses are shunning Anthropic's Fable 5 for cheaper AI models
Gizmodo reports that cost-conscious enterprises are opting for 'good enough' AI alternatives over state-of-the-art models.
Gizmodo · +1 outlets
Goldman Sachs partner warns of 'huge danger' in letting AI replace bankers' reasoning skills
A senior tech leader at Goldman Sachs cautions that over-reliance on AI could weaken critical thinking in future bankers.
Tech · +1 outlets