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Why Intempus thinks robots should have a human physiological state

Teddy Warner, 19, has always been interested in robotics. His family was in the industry, and he says he โ€œgrew upโ€ working in a machinist shop while in high school. Now Warner is building a robotics company of his own, Intempus, that looks to make robots a bit more human. Intempus is building tech to [โ€ฆ]
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Tensions flare between the US and China over Huaweiโ€™s AI chips

Just a few weeks after the U.S. and China made significant steps to de-escalate the growing trade war between the two countries, tensions are flaring again โ€”ย this time over semiconductors. Chinaโ€™s Commerce Ministry in Beijing released a statement on Wednesday that threatened legal action against anyone who enforces U.S. export restrictions on Huaweiโ€™s AI chips, [โ€ฆ]
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A timeline of the US semiconductor market in 2025

Itโ€™s already been a tumultuous year for the U.S. semiconductor industry. The semiconductor industry plays a sizable role in the โ€œAI raceโ€ that the U.S. seems determined to win, which is why this context is worth paying attention to: from Intelโ€™s appointment of Lip-Bu Tan to CEO โ€” who wasted no time getting to work [โ€ฆ]
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Reveloโ€™s LatAm talent network sees strong demand from US companies, thanks to AI

While many tech companies are mandating that their employees return to their offices, and putting an emphasis on building in-person teams, they are also turning in droves to Latin America to find developer talent โ€”ย especially for post-training AI models. Revelo, a full-stack platform of vetted developers in Latin America, is seeing a new surge in [โ€ฆ]
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Huawei aims to take on Nvidiaโ€™s H100 with new AI chip

Chinese tech conglomerate Huawei is looking to take on semiconductor behemoth Nvidia with a new advanced AI chip. Huawei is making progress developing its latest Ascend AI GPU, the Ascend 910D, according to the Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar. The company has been reaching out to other Chinese firms to find test partners, the [โ€ฆ]
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Intel reverses course, opts not to spin out Intel Capital

Semiconductor giant Intel wonโ€™t spin out its venture arm, Intel Capital, after all. During Intelโ€™s Q1 earnings call Thursday, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan said the company has reversed its decision to spin out its 34-year-old venture arm. Instead, Intel Capital will remain internal and continue to invest with Intelโ€™s interests in mind. โ€œWe have made [โ€ฆ]
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Parallel Systems is building autonomous electric rail for short-distance freight

The business of moving goods in the United States is dominated by trucks, which handle about two-thirds of the 20.2 billion tons of freight thatโ€™s transported annually. Parallel Systems founder and CEO, Matt Soule, wants to change that by putting a modern autonomous and electric twist on the centuries-old railroad system.ย  The Los Angeles-based company [โ€ฆ]
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Nvidiaโ€™s H20 AI chips may be spared from export controls โ€”ย for now

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang appears to have struck a deal with the Trump administration to avoid export restrictions on the companyโ€™s H20 AI chips. The H20, the most advanced Nvidia-produced AI chip that can still be exported from the U.S. to China, was reportedly spared thanks to a promise from Huang to invest in new [โ€ฆ]
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Intel and TSMC are reportedly launching a joint chipmaking venture

Semiconductor giants Intel and TSMC are reportedly teaming up. The two firms are said to have reached a tentative agreement to create a joint venture that will operate Intelโ€™s chipmaking facilities, according to The Information. TSMC will have a 20% stake in the new venture. Instead of funding its stake with capital, TSMC will share [โ€ฆ]
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