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Why a Shortage Has Made Computer Chips the New Toilet Paper

May 9, 2021

This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it on weekdays.Most people need toilet paper and computer chips every day, and yet we rarely think of either.That changed during the coronavirus pandemic when…

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China to give attention to ‘frontier’ tech from chips to quantum computing

Mar 5, 2021

GUANGZHOU, China - China is eager to advance research into so-called "frontier technology," including quantum computers and semiconductors, as it competes with the US for supremacy in the latest innovations.In its five-year development…

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Graphcore raises $222 million to tackle Nvidia with AI chips

Jan 1, 2021

Graphcore founders Simon Knowles and Nigel ToonGraphcoreLONDON - UK-based chipmaker Graphcore announced Tuesday that it has made a $ 222 million investment to compete against US rivals Nvidia and Intel.Graphcore said it will use the funds…

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Intel falls on report Microsoft will design personal chips for PCs, servers

Dec 19, 2020

Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft Corp., speaks during the company's annual general meeting on November 29, 2017 in Bellevue, Washington.David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIntel fell 6.3% on Friday after Bloomberg reported that Microsoft…