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AI boom reshapes Wall Street as TSMC joins trillion-dollar club
The entry of Taiwanese chip giant TSMC into the elite club of the world's most valuable companies is further proof that the generative AI revolution is shaking up Wall Street. The top ten of the world's most valuable companies is headed by Microsoft and Apple, closely followed by AI chip designer Nvidia.
Investors pour $27.1 billion into AI startups, defying a downturn
Investors poured $27.1 billion into AI startups in the United States from April to June, accounting for nearly half of all U.S. startup funding in that period, according to PitchBook, which tracks startups. In total, U.S. startups raised $56 billion, up 57% from a year earlier and the highest three-month haul in two years.
S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record highs on AI momentum, Dow edges up after weak retail sales
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit record highs fueled by Nvidia's surge, overtaking Microsoft as the most valuable company. Chip stocks, including Qualcomm and Micron, rallied, boosting the Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index to a new peak.
Amazon pledges $230 million to boost generative AI startups
The initiative will offer early stage companies AWS cloud computing credits, mentorship, and education to enhance their use of AI and machine learning technologies, according to the company. Participating startups will gain access to AWS computing, storage, database, and custom AI chip services through these credits.
Amazon pledges $230 million to boost generative AI startups
Cloud computing giant Amazon Web Services on Thursday announced a $230 million commitment aimed at accelerating the development of generative artificial intelligence applications by startups worldwide. The training of generative AI models behind apps such as ChatGPT requires an immense amount computing power that quickly depletes the cash reserves of startups.
Japan's Advantest says AI demand boosting memory tester business
HBM, a type of high performance memory where chips are stacked to save space and reduce power consumption, is used when processing the large amount of data needed for AI tasks.
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Zomato’s Rs 300-crore Blinkit boost; Ola Electric gets IPO nod
Food delivery company Zomato will infuse Rs 300 crore into its quick commerce unit Blinkit. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
Apple brings ChatGPT and more AI to devices, Wall Street unimpressed
In the nearly two-hour long presentation at Apple's annual developer conference, executives including CEO Tim Cook touted how voice assistant Siri would be able to interact with messages, emails, calendar, as well as third party apps. Siri will be able to write emails and change the tone of voice to suit the occasion.
Apple poised to launch its late start in the AI race with ambitions to overtake the early leaders
The widely anticipated display of AI to be embedded in the iPhone and other Apple products will be the marquee moment at an event that traditionally previews the next version of software that powers the company's hardware lineup.
Japan's Nikkei rises as chip-related shares track US peers higher
Japan's Nikkei share average rose 0.55% to close at 38,703.51, led by Tokyo Electron and chip-related stocks, but gains were limited ahead of global central bank meetings.
Japan's Nikkei jumps as chip-related shares track US peers higher
Japan's Nikkei share average rose over 1% on Thursday, led by Tokyo Electron and other chip-related stocks tracking U.S. peers higher.
US stocks bounce back ahead of long weekend
The Nasdaq index surged over 1% and was heading for its fifth consecutive week of gains, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average faced a potential first weekly loss in five after hitting a two-week low on Thursday. Trading activity is expected to be muted as the U.S. equity market is closed on Monday for Memorial Day.
Japan's Nikkei hits closing high as Nvidia earnings boost tech
Japan's Nikkei share average rose to a one month high led by tech stocks after Nvidia's strong earnings. Analyst Kenji Abe from Daiwa Securities mentioned the positive impact on Japanese tech stocks, especially semiconductor-related companies.
US stocks listless in countdown to Nvidia results, Fed minutes
All eyes will be on whether semiconductor bellwether Nvidia's first-quarter results, due after markets close, can meet sky-high expectations and sustain the bumper gains the company's shares and other AI-related stocks recorded. The Nasdaq briefly touched a fresh record high in choppy trading.
Japan's Nikkei stumbles as Nvidia earnings results loom
Japan's Nikkei share average fell 0.85% to 38,617.10 as investors awaited Nvidia's earnings, which will influence global stocks, including Wall Street and AI-related stocks. Chip stocks like Tokyo Electron and Advantest declined ahead of the results. The index previously hit a record intraday high and saw declines in Fast Retailing and Shin-Etsu Chemical.
US stocks range-bound on Fed policy caution, Nvidia results watch
The Dow fared better than its peers, boosted by financials and a 1.5% rise in Microsoft, a day after the tech giant launched its new line of personal computers with AI features. JPMorgan Chase rose 1.3%, recovering from Monday's 4.5% slide. That, coupled with gains in other major big banks, steered a 1.2% advance in the S&P 500 banks index.
Japan's Nikkei retakes 39,000 level for first time since mid-April
A milder inflation report last week has investors once again pricing in U.S. rate cuts as early as September, buoying global market sentiment and in turn boosting Japanese equities
Go Digit IPO opens; quick commerce boost for FMCG firms
Go Digit General Insurance launched its Rs 2,615 crore initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday. More details on this in today's ETtech Top 5.
Google launches Trillium chip, improving AI data center performance fivefold
Alphabet's effort to build custom chips for AI data centers represents one of the few viable alternatives to Nvidia's top-of-the-line processors that dominate the market. Together with the software that is closely tied to Google's tensor processing units (TPUs), the chips have allowed the company to take a significant share of the market.
SoftBank sells off Vision Fund assets as Son pivots to AI, chips
SoftBank is shifting focus to AI and semiconductors, while its Vision Fund is selling stakes or writing down billions of dollars worth of its publicly-listed companies. SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son is looking to bankroll a $100-billion chip venture to compete with Nvidia for providing semiconductors to power the development of AI services.
Japan's Nikkei closes at 3-week high on US rate-cut outlook, tech boost
U.S. stocks injected fresh momentum as markets priced in a higher chance of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates this year. A U.S. jobs report on Friday showing growth slowed more than expected in April further fuelled buying.
AMD, Super Micro tumble as earnings fall short of lofty AI expectations
Its forecast of $4 billion in AI chip sales for 2024 fell short of Wall Street's lofty expectations, having been used to Nvidia's massive forecasts over the past year.
Samsung reports a 10-fold increase in profit as AI drives rebound in memory chip markets
The South Korean semiconductor and smartphone giant said its operating profit for the Jan-March quarter came in at 6.6 trillion won ($4.8 billion), up from the 640 billion won ($465 million) it earned during the same period last year.
Chip startup SiMa raises $70 million to quicken AI on cars and robots
SiMa.ai raised $70 million from Maverick Capital, Point72, Jericho, Amplify Partners, Dell Technologies Capital, and Fidelity Management. The startup designs chips for AI applications in consumer devices to process data into different content forms for a future where AI is mainstream.
US updates export curbs on AI chips and tools to China
The rules, released in October, seek to halt shipments to China of more advanced AI chips designed by Nvidia and others as Washington cracks down on Beijing over concerns its advancing tech sector could help boost China's military.
US updates export curbs on AI chips and tools to China
Biden administration tightens rules on China's access to U.S. AI chips, aiming to hinder Beijing's chip industry. Commerce Dept oversees export controls, including restrictions on technology shipments.
ETtech Explainer: All you wanted to know about Nvidia’s Blackwell AI chip
Nvidia highlighted that Blackwell chips enable organisations to develop and operate real-time generative AI on trillion-parameter large language models while reducing costs and energy consumption by up to 25 times compared to its predecessor.
Sam Altman eyes semiconductor industry, in talks to raise nearly $7 trillion to boost AI chip production
According to a Wall Street Journal report published on Thursday, Altman is engaged in conversations with investors, including those from the United Arab Emirates, to secure trillions in funding aimed at bolstering global production of chips specifically designed for AI technology. This initiative could require raising as much as $5 trillion to $7 trillion, as per the report.
Japan's Advantest sees memory demand for AI boosting chip tester business
Advantest said it sees sales of memory testers reaching 244 billion yen ($1.65 billion) in the financial year ending March, an increase of 5 billion yen from its October outlook but down a quarter on the same period a year earlier.
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