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SEEQC Wants to Make Quantum Computing Less Complicated

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The startup raised $30 million from Booz Allen Hamilton Ventures, NordicNinja and others.

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CIO Upside

What Enterprise Leaders Can Take Away From CES

In Las Vegas, AI took center stage – and with it, Nvidia.

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Autos

Nvidia Wants to Be Indispensable to the Self-Driving Industry Also

After making itself an integral part of the supply chain for generative AI, Nvidia is eyeing other futuristic tech bets.

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International Economics

China Places Export Bans on Raw Materials to US In Trade War Reprisal

Beijing’s move came swiftly in response to the White House’s decision to slap new curbs on exports of vital chip components to China.

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Semiconductors

Intel’s CEO Resigns After Failed Turnaround Effort

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If the artificial intelligence revolution has ushered in a boomtime for chipmakers, no one seems to have told Intel.

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Patent Drop

Meta To Try Out AI Business Tools as Enterprise Market Heats Up

A patent for AI chip architecture from Meta could make model development more robust as it builds AI tools for businesses.

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Semiconductors

TSMC To Halt Shipments to China

Imposing export controls on high-powered computer chips is easy, but enforcing them is much harder. Just ask TSMC.

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Patent Drop

Intel ‘Cobots’ Patent Highlights Growing AI Robotics Market

Intel wants to make AI robots more collaborative and scalable. But it faces steep competition.

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Patent Drop

Nvidia Eyes AI Guardrails Patent as Chip Sales Soar

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It’s hard to place exactly how much responsibility chipmakers have in ensuring that their tech is used the right way.

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Patent Drop

Nvidia Robotics, Self-Driving Patents Could Make Its Chips Even More Popular

Autonomous machines may need to be proactive, not reactive, to keep accidents from happening.

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Patent Drop

Intel’s IP ‘Land Grab’ Highlights Lagging in Robotics, AI Market

Intel is “playing catch-up” in robotics – and AI as a whole, one expert said.

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Semiconductors

Intel’s Bad Year Keeps Getting Worse and Worse

Intel’s contract chipmaking business suffered a major setback after it failed some major initial tests, sources said.

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Banking

Goldman Sachs Taps a New Generation of Leadership Ahead of Deals Boom

The toast of Wall Street has elevated a new generation of executives to run its investment banking and trading operations.

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Artificial Intelligence

Mistral CEO Says the Company Wants an IPO

Mistral is among a clutch of privately held AI startups like OpenAI and Anthropic that have seen valuations soar.

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Policy & Power

Is Trump Pivoting From a Trade War to an International Tax Fight?

The Trump 2.0 era may have officially begun this week, but the much-hyped tariff-fueled trade war has not. At least, not yet.

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