2025-07-02

SoftBank's acquisition of AI chip designer Ampere may be facing an FTC probe

SoftBank's $6.5 billion acquisition of AI-chip designer Ampere is facing an in-depth US government probe that may delay the deal, according to Bloomberg. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has op [...]

2025-07-02

How to buy a GPU in 2025

One of the trickiest parts of any new computer build or upgrade is finding the right video card. In a gaming PC, the GPU is easily the most important component, and you can hamstring your experience b [...]

2025-03-20

SoftBank is buying ex-Intel president Renee James' chip design company for $6.5 billion

In case you need further evidence that companies involved in AI chip manufacturing are looking to give themselves whatever edge they can, SoftBank is adding to its institutional expertise by buying fo [...]

2025-01-23

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 review: Pure AI excess for $2,000

A $2,000 video card for consumers shouldn't exist. The GeForce RTX 5090, like the $1,599 RTX 4090 before it, is more a flex by NVIDIA than anything truly meaningful for most gamers. NVIDIA CEO Je [...]

2025-01-22

OpenAI and Softbank team up for a $500 billion AI data center venture

OpenAI will build and open AI infrastructure worth $500 billion in the United States over the next four years in partnership with SoftBank. The two entities have teamed up to establish a new company c [...]

2025-09-22

NVIDIA is investing up to $100 billion in OpenAI to build 10 gigawatts of AI data centers

NVIDIA will invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI as the ChatGPT maker sets out to build at least 10 gigawatts of AI data centers using NVIDIA chips and systems. The strategic partnership announced toda [...]

2025-08-22

The US government is taking an $8.9 billion stake in Intel

President Donald Trump says the US government is taking a 10 percent stake in chip maker Intel. Trump shared the news during a press conference on Friday, though an official announcement is still fort [...]

2025-11-13

Alembic melted GPUs chasing causal A.I. — now it's running one of the fastest supercomputers in the world

Alembic Technologies has raised $145 million in Series B and growth funding at a valuation 13 times higher than its previous round, betting that the next competitive advantage in artificial intelligen [...]

2025-03-17

What to expect at NVIDIA's annual GTC conference with CEO Jensen Huang

NVIDIA's GPU Technology Conference, also known as GTC, is coming up. The event is happening March 17-21 in San Jose, California, but you can also follow along with all the big developments here a [...]