Why Not Be Terrified Of Artificial Intelligence, According To Bill Gates

Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, is a supporter of artificial intelligence and has frequently stated that he thinks models like the one behind ChatGPT are the most significant development in technology since the personal computer. He claims that the growth of the technology could result in problems like deepfakes, biassed algorithms, and academic fraud,…

EU Antitrust Approval For Broadcom’s $61 Billion VMware Merger Is Conditional

After giving remedies to aid rival Marvell Technology, U.S. chipmaker Broadcom received EU antitrust permission on Wednesday for its $61 billion proposed takeover of cloud computing company VMware. The largest-ever deal for Broadcom will help the chip manufacturer expand into corporate software. The European Commission stated, confirming a Reuters report from last month, that Broadcom…

Foxconn Abandons The $19.5 Billion Vedanta Chip Project, Hurting India

In a setback to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intentions for Indian chip manufacturing, Taiwan’s Foxconn announced on Monday that it had left a $19.5 billion joint venture in the semiconductor industry with Indian metals-to-oil behemoth Vedanta. The largest manufacturer of contract electronics in the world, Foxconn, and Vedanta agreed to establish semiconductor and display manufacturing…

Shell Projects A Significant Decline In Gas Trading Results

The second quarter’s gas trading results are anticipated to be “significantly lower” quarter over quarter, but in line with the second quarters of the previous two years, according to Shell, the largest trader of liquefied natural gas in the world. Because of maintenance in a major supplier, Norway, where Shell unexpectedly extended an outage at…

Ant’s Unexpected Share Buyback Positions The Company At A Significant 75% Discount From Its IPO

After a protracted regulatory reform of the company, Ant Group on Saturday unexpectedly announced a share purchase that values the fintech behemoth at $78.54 billion, significantly less than the $315 billion predicted in an abandoned IPO in 2020. The announcement came the day after Ant was hit with a $984 million punishment, which should put…

As The Chip Glut Persists, Samsung Elec Reports A 96% Decline In Q2 Profits

Despite a supply reduction, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said on Friday that its operating profit for the second quarter was anticipated to fall by 96%. This news was broadly in line with expectations. In a brief preliminary earnings announcement, the largest memory chip and smartphone manufacturer in the world estimated that its operational profit decreased…