Applied Materials plans to expand its Southeast Asia workforce by 25% in 2026, hiring ~1,000 workers mainly in Singapore, a key chip packaging equipment hub (Cheng Ting-Fang/Nikkei Asia)

Applied Materials plans to expand its Southeast Asia workforce by 25% in 2026, hiring ~1,000 workers mainly in Singapore, a key …

Who is Elon Musk and what is his net worth?

Who is Elon Musk and what is his net worth? https://bit.ly/4vt6x8G The boss of X, Tesla and SpaceX is the world's richest pe…

Barcelona-based HR software startup Factorial raised a $150M Series D led by General Catalyst at a $2.5B valuation to expand AI agents and grow in Germany (Mauro Orru/Wall Street Journal)

Barcelona-based HR software startup Factorial raised a $150M Series D led by General Catalyst at a $2.5B valuation to expand AI …

London-based Gigaton, which is developing AI to automate industrial control systems for cement, steel, glass, and chemicals plants, raised a $26M Series A (Mike Butcher/Pathfounders)

London-based Gigaton, which is developing AI to automate industrial control systems for cement, steel, glass, and chemicals plan…

SK Hynix Chair Chey Tae-won says the company plans to double its memory chip capacity over the next five years, responding to a shortage that could last to 2030 (Debby Wu/Bloomberg)

SK Hynix Chair Chey Tae-won says the company plans to double its memory chip capacity over the next five years, responding to a …

Zhipu AI says it plans to apply for a listing in Shanghai; Zhipu's Hong Kong-listed shares are up over 10x since its January IPO, giving it an $83B market cap (Reuters)

Zhipu AI says it plans to apply for a listing in Shanghai; Zhipu's Hong Kong-listed shares are up over 10x since its January…

A look at Pangram, considered the gold standard for detecting AI writing, and the dangers of its claimed one in 10,000 false-positive rate when used at scale (Matteo Wong/The Atlantic)

A look at Pangram, considered the gold standard for detecting AI writing, and the dangers of its claimed one in 10,000 false-pos…

Nvidia unveils DGX Station, a desktop Windows PC powered by its GB300 Grace Blackwell chip with up to 748 GB of memory, capable of running 1T-parameter models (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE)

Nvidia unveils DGX Station, a desktop Windows PC powered by its GB300 Grace Blackwell chip with up to 748 GB of memory, capable …

AI adoption follows the J-curve path of general-purpose tech, like early US factory electrification, requiring years of investment before noticeable ROI gains (Exponential View)

AI adoption follows the J-curve path of general-purpose tech, like early US factory electrification, requiring years of investme…

Sources: Apple delays iPhone-connected smart glasses to late 2027, aiming to disrupt the mid-tier $200-$500 eyewear market the way it disrupted the watch market (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Sources: Apple delays iPhone-connected smart glasses to late 2027, aiming to disrupt the mid-tier $200-$500 eyewear market the w…

A look at AMD CEO Lisa Su's and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's contrasting China playbooks, with Su keeping a lower profile; China accounts for ~20% of AMD's revenue (Reuters)

A look at AMD CEO Lisa Su's and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's contrasting China playbooks, with Su keeping a lower profile; …