Alphabet plans to invest $3.3 billion to build two new data centers in South Carolina, CEO Sundar Pichai said. Meanwhile, its parent company Google and its rivals invest heavily in infrastructure to support the development of artificial intelligence applications.
It is reported that OpenAI revenue in August 2024 was $300 million, an increase of 170% from the beginning of 2023. In terms of annual revenue, the company expects it to be around $3.7 billion in 2024. Financial professionals analyzed that the company expects to lose about $5 billion in 2024.
A fire broke out at Tata Electronics iPhone component factory, halting production.
It is rumored that Kingston, the largest storage module manufacturer, has launched a price reduction strategy to sell off mid- and low-end products to clear inventory.
Apple reportedly withdraws from OpenAI funding round negotiations. Microsoft may invest another $1 billion.
Tokyo Electron, which provides chip equipment to global foundry giants such as TSMC and Samsung, said it would recruit and train engineers in India and provide technical support to Tata Electronics.
British startup Pragmatic Semiconductor has unveiled a 32-bit microprocessor. The groundbreaking bendable 32-bit microprocessor costs less than $1 to manufacture.
Fujifilm plans to invest US$91.293 million to build a new chip material factory in Japan. Nikkei reported.
OpenAI CEO plans to build 36 wafer fabs for $7 trillion. TSMC executives say it’s ridiculous.
