Nvidia outperformed all expectations, reporting soaring profits Wednesday thanks to its graphics processing units that excel at AI workloads. But more categories of AI chips are gaining ground. Custom ASICs, or application-specific integrated circuits, are now being designed by all the major hyperscalers, from Google’s TPU to Amazon’s Trainium and …
A preliminary agreement between the U.S. and China over the ownership of TikTok could include a licensing deal for the closely guarded secret of the social media company’s algorithm, to which access has proved a major sticking point in negotiations between the countries. The Chinese government once vowed to block …
Billing itself as “the go-to source for all things local,” Newsbreak says it has over 50 million monthly users. Carlos Barria Last Christmas Eve, NewsBreak, a free app with roots in China that is the most downloaded news app in the United States, published an alarming piece about a small town shooting. It was headlined “Christmas …
The House approved a bill Wednesday that calls for China tech giant ByteDance to divest TikTok or the popular social video app will effectively be banned in the U.S. The measure passed with a resounding 352-65 vote and with one member voting present. The legislation, dubbed the Protecting Americans from …