Ai Chips

Vera Rubin Space-1: Nvidia launches AI chip for data centres in space

An Nvidia graphics processing unit (GPU) was launched into space late last year by startup Starcloud in what was touted as an off-planet debut for the technology, but now Nvidia is creating a module intended as a building block for data centers there.

Silent boom: Chinese tech giant quietly builds country’s second 7-nm chip facility — amid tech war with US

The development comes after Washington eased some of its tech export controls since last year, allowing Nvidia to sell its second-most-powerful AI chips to China.

Meta unveils plans for batch of in-house AI chips

Meta plans to release the new chips at six-month intervals because it is rapidly expanding the number of data centers it uses to run apps like Instagram and Facebook.

Buying a OnePlus or Oppo phone? Prices may rise next week

Rising demand for AI infrastructure is driving up memory costs worldwide, and smartphone makers like Oppo and OnePlus are starting to pass those increases on to buyers.

Oracle layoffs: Software company plans thousands of job cuts as data center costs rise

The layoffs will impact divisions across Oracle and may be implemented as soon as this month. Some cuts will be aimed at job categories that the company expects will shrink due to AI.

China's new five-year plan calls for AI throughout its economy, tech breakthroughs

The focus on tech reflects China's need to grapple with its rapidly ageing workforce and looming demographic crisis, its fierce battle with the United States for supremacy in core technologies, as well as dramatic progress made by Chinese AI model developers such as DeepSeek.

Iran crisis could disrupt supply of key chipmaking materials, South Korea warns

The warnings come as chipmakers grapple with severe supply bottlenecks due to surging chip demand from AI data centre operators that has tightened supplies to many other industries, including smartphones, laptops and automobiles.

China's annual parliament meet to unveil roadmap for tech race with the West

The challenge for Beijing is how to turn individual breakthroughs into systematic, large-scale gains across manufacturing, logistics and energy.

AI and war: Are algorithms reshaping the battlefield and the future of military conflicts

From AI-enabled drones in Ukraine to debates over killer robots, experts are arguing how artificial intelligence is transforming military conflicts in the 21st century, challenging conventional strategy, ethics and the very nature of war.

MWC 2026: Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon Wear Elite chip for wearable AI devices

At MWC 2026, Qualcomm has announced its latest AI chipset called Snapdragon Wear Elite chip, for smart watches and wearable AI devices. The chip features a thinner physical design, a sleek 3nm build, and, for the first time, a five-core CPU.