Elon Musk says the next-generation Grok 3 model will require 100,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs to train
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and founder of xAI, made some bold predictions about the development of artificial general intelligence (AGI) and […]
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Memory makers reportedly stop publishing contract DRAM prices following Taiwan earthquake — further price hikes are expected
Memory makers have halted disclosing contract prices of DRAM in Q2 2024, following a major earthquake in Taiwan, which may point to […]
US CHIPS and Science program puts R&D funding on hold — highlighting intense demand that far exceeded initial expectations
Due to the ‘overwhelming’ interest in CHIPS funding, the Commerce Department has temporarily halted its plans to provide financial support for semiconductor research […]
Floppy disk-reliant San Francisco train control system spurs concerns of ‘catastrophic failure’ — and it won’t be replaced for at least another decade
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s (SFMTA’s) train control center has been reliant on a floppy disk-based computer system since 1998, according […]
Best Buy Geek Squad agents raise specter of mass layoffs in unofficial community forums — some may have been displaced by AI
Best Buy has laid off a large number of its Geek Squad employees this week, according to a report published by 404 […]
NASA is confident it can recover the Voyager 1 but it’ll require some time
The historic NASA Voyager 1 probe, the farthest man-made object from Earth, has been malfunctioning in deep space due to a critical […]
Intel confirms new round of layoffs in its Sales and Marketing Group
Intel laid off an unspecified number of employees in its Sales and Marketing division and confirmed these findings with CRN. Intel didn’t […]
Taiwan hit with 7.4 earthquake, endangering tech supply chain
On Wednesday at around 7:58 local time, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off of Taiwan’s east coast, with the epicenter 18km from […]
Make AI servers in Mexico, US tech firms tell Taiwanese manufacturers
U.S. tech giants are keen for their Taiwanese AI server manufacturing partners to set up in Mexico, according to a new report […]
US govt wants to talk to tech companies about AI electricity demands — eyes nuclear fusion and fission
U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is looking to fast-track talks with tech companies as their demands for electricity to power artificial intelligence […]