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NXP Semiconductors NV and VIS Corp. today announced plans to build a new chip plant, or fab, in Singapore at a cost of $7.8 billion. The facility is expected to come online in 2027. Once operational, it will be capable of producing …
SAP acquires application usability specialist WalkMe for $1.5B
SAP SE has inked a $1.5 billion deal to acquire WalkMe Ltd., the developer of a software-as-a-service platform that makes enterprise applications easier to use. The companies announced the deal this morning. SAP’s $1.5 billion offer values Tel Aviv-based WalkMe at $14 …
Report: Apple will integrate ChatGPT into iOS 18 as opt-in feature
Apple Inc. will ship the next major release of iOS with OpenAI’s ChatGPT artificial intelligence assistant, Bloomberg reported today. The iPhone maker is expected to debut iOS 18 at its WWDC developer event on Monday. Besides the ChatGPT integration, the update will …
LLM developer Cohere reportedly raises $450M at $5B valuation
OpenAI rival Cohere Inc. has secured $450 million in fresh funding at a $5 billion valuation, Reuters reported today. It’s believed the round included the participation of multiple existing investors in the startup including Nvidia Corp. and Salesforce Ventures. It’s unclear if …
In public letter, former OpenAI researchers urge increased transparency on AI risks
A group of machine learning researchers today released a public letter urging the tech industry to develop advanced artificial intelligence models in a more transparent manner. The letter, titled “A Right to Warn about Advanced Artificial Intelligence,” has 13 signatories. The group …
Intel debuts AI-optimized Lunar Lake laptop processor and Xeon 6 server chip series
Intel Corp. today introduced two new chip lines designed for laptops and servers that both promise to significantly outperform the company’s previous-generation silicon. The Lunar Lake series of laptops systems-on-chip will be made at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. fabs. It features …
Cloudera acquires AI tooling startup Verta
Cloudera Inc. today announced that it has acquired Verta Inc., a venture-backed developer of tools for building artificial intelligence applications. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition comes about three years after Cloudera, a major provider of data management …
Microsoft details $3.2B plan to expand its data center capacity in Sweden
Microsoft Corp. will spend 33.7 billion Swedish crowns, or $3.2 billion, to expand its data center capacity in Sweden. The company will make the investment over two years as part of an initiative detailed this morning. The move comes three years after the …
AMD debuts ‘world’s fastest’ consumer desktop processor and AI-optimized server chips
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. today detailed the Ryzen 9 9950X, a central processing unit for consumer-grade desktops that the company touts as the fastest chip in its category. The processor debuted early today at the Computex hardware event taking place in Taiwan. Alongside …
HPE’s Aruba unit debuts platform for building private 5G networks
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.’s Aruba unit today debuted a new hardware and software bundle, HPE Aruba Networking Enterprise Private 5G, that companies can use to build their own 5G networks. Organizations rely on Wi-Fi routers to provide wireless connectivity at their offices. …