Russia’s Ambitious Quest: Building 10 Supercomputers by 2030
October 09, 2023 – Russia has set an ambitious goal: to build up to 10 supercomputers by 2030, each capable of accommodating 10,000 to 15,000 NVIDIA H100 GPUs, providing the country with performance nearly equivalent to that used to train large language models like ChatGPT. According to reports from foreign media outlets like Tom’s Hardware,…
Craig Federighi on Siri: No Consciousness, But Continuous Improvement Ahead
October 23, 2024 – In an exclusive interview with The Wall Street Journal, Craig Federighi, Apple’s Senior Vice President and Head of Software, delved into the company’s approach to AI and how it distinguishes itself from its competitors. Federighi highlighted examples where Siri, Apple’s virtual assistant, can perform tasks such as opening garage doors or…
Apple’s M5 Chip Enters Mass Production, Packaged by ASE, JCET, and Amkor
February 6, 2025 – According to a report by ET News, Apple has commenced mass production of its next-generation M5 chip, which began packaging last month. The packaging process is being handled by China’s JCET, Taiwan’s ASE Technology, and Amkor from the US, with ASE Technology being the first to engage in mass production. Informed…
Google Confirms New Round of Layoffs Affecting Hundreds of Employees Globally
January 11, 2024 – Google has confirmed in an emailed statement that it is implementing layoffs across several teams, stating, “Organizational changes, including the elimination of certain roles globally, are ongoing within certain teams.” According to Bloomberg, the tech giant has initiated a new round of layoffs affecting hundreds of employees. Those impacted include staff…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s US$55 Billion Compensation Plan Rejected by Delaware Court
January 31, 2024 – News emerged on the 31st that Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s US$55 billion compensation plan has been rejected by the Chief Justice of the Court of Chancery in Delaware, following raised by Tesla shareholders. The judge opined that the massive stock option award granted to Musk by Tesla in 2018 was unfair,…
Alibaba’s Grand Entry: Establishes Robotics & Embodied Intelligence Squad, Ushering AI into the Real World
October 9, 2025 – On October 8, Lin Junyang, the head of Alibaba’s Tongyi Qianwen large – language model, made a post on the social media platform X. He announced that a small – scale team focusing on robotics and embodied intelligence has been established. Lin pointed out that multi – modal foundation models are…
Microsoft Spends Hundreds of Millions on Carbon Credits to Offset AI’s Environmental Impact
July 11, 2024 – In a significant move to support its overall carbon strategy, Microsoft has recently signed a contract with Occidental Petroleum, agreeing to purchase 500,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) “credits” over the next six years. The tech giant has been aggressively expanding its data centers to fuel the growth of the…
Musk Denies SpaceX Subsidizes Rocket Launches, Claims Profitability in Every Rideshare Mission
May 31, 2024 – As SpaceX gears up for its highly anticipated fourth test flight of Starship on June 5, Elon Musk, the company’s leader, has refuted claims that SpaceX subsidizes its Falcon 9 rocket rideshare and other launch missions. This rebuttal comes in the wake of allegations made by a competing CEO, who accused…
DeepSeek V4 Flash’s 8 Trillion Token Milestone: A Strategic Execution Line for Global AI Competitors
August 4, 2026 – DeepSeek V4 Flash has officially been in the market for four days, and its adoption rate is skyrocketing thanks to a significant performance boost. On OpenCode alone, the model processed a staggering 8 trillion tokens in a single day. According to OpenCode’s official announcement, this massive 8 trillion token milestone was…
Qualcomm CEO Amon: Major Smartphone Computing Architecture Shift Set for 2026 Reveal
December 23, 2025 – At the UBS 2025 Global Technology and AI Conference held earlier this month, Cristiano Amon, the CEO of Qualcomm, made a bold prediction that a significant transformation in smartphone computing architecture is on the horizon. Amon revealed that Qualcomm has been pouring resources into the research and development of this new…