Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during a talk session with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at an event titled “Transforming Business through AI” in Tokyo, on Feb. 3, 2025. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images In November, following Nvidia’s latest earnings beat, CEO Jensen Huang boasted to investors about his …
Intel was once the world’s largest semiconductor company, but its market cap plummeted in recent years as the chipmaker fell behind Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and spent billions of dollars trying to catch up. Now, Intel has entered high-volume production of 18A, the new chip node it says will turn …
The logo of an Apple Store is seen reflected on the glass exterior of a Samsung flagship store in Shanghai, China Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. Wang Gang | Feature China | Future Publishing | Getty Images The cost of your smartphone might rise, analysts are warning, as the AI boom …
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 …
iPhone Air is the big newcomer among Apple‘s latest lineup that went on sale Friday, but inside the slim phone’s raised plateau is another new piece of hardware that signals a renewed focus on artificial intelligence. Apple’s custom A19 Pro chip introduces a major architecture change, with neural accelerators added …
Nscale, the UK-headquartered AI infrastructure provider. Courtesy: Nscale Two years ago, Nscale was a brand new startup in the U.K. that had yet to raise any outside funding or officially announce its existence. Last year the London-based company came out of stealth, and in December announced that it had raised …
When Texas Instruments announced a $60 billion manufacturing megaproject in July, it was a bold bet that companies would want to mass produce foundational microchips on U.S. soil. In August, Apple vowed to do just that. During the same Oval Office press conference where President Donald Trump announced a 100% …
Lisa Su, CEO of AMD, attends the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris, Feb. 10, 2025. Benoit Tessier | Reuters When Lisa Su became CEO of Advanced Micro Devices in late 2014, the company was in dire straits and on the brink of potential bankruptcy. In …
When Samsung reported fourth-quarter preliminary profit that missed market forecasts in a big way, its stock rose. Investors put aside the numbers and instead focused on comments from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, giving hope of a revival for Samsung in 2025. It comes after a near-$162-billion market cap wipeout for …
Hock Tan, CEO of Broadcom (L) and former CEO of Intel, Pat Gelsinger. Reuters | CNBC It was a big year for silicon in Silicon Valley — but a brutal one for the company most responsible for the area’s moniker. Intel, the 56-year-old chipmaker co-founded by industry pioneers Gordon Moore …
