Qualcomm Buys Buzzy Chip Startup Modular for Nearly $4 Billion

Qualcomm's acquisition of Modular could diversify its revenue streams and challenge Nvidia's dominance in the data center AI market. The post Qualcomm acquires Modular to enhance AI capabilities for data center push appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Qualcomm's custom chip design for ByteDance could redefine AI infrastructure, but geopolitical tensions and ByteDance's in-house ambitions loom. The post Qualcomm in talks to design custom chips for ByteDance appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Nvidia, Micron, Qualcomm, and other major tech names sank Tuesday as the AI rally came under new pressure, but some analysts say this still does not look like a bubble burst.

Researchers combined an efficient algorithm with dedicated hardware to rapidly generate 3D maps for navigation using minimal memory and power.

Baidu's AI vertical integration and chip advancements could reshape global AI dynamics, reducing reliance on US tech and altering investment landscapes. The post Baidu pushes for full-stack AI capabilities as Nvidia chip access expands appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

S&P 500 record and a 6% SOX rebound put chips back in charge as Intel foundry headlines and Apple chatter sway sentiment. Key catalysts, risks, and signals to watch.

Smart glasses are still a nascent category, but chipmaker Qualcomm is hard at work upgrading the silicon to power the next wave of XR devices: the Snapdragon Reality Elite. Although Qualcomm is announcing the chip today at Augmented World Expo, we've technically already gotten a hands-on with a device powered by the new chip at last month's Google I/O: the forthcoming Aura glasses for Android XR. At the time, Xreal and Google were coy about the processor upgrades to the long-awaited spectacles. Turns out, it was the Reality Elite. Spec-wise, the new chip focuses on across-the-board performance upgrades. The GPU gets a 60 percent bump, the … Read the full story at The Verge.

Funding from investors including Nvidia, Amazon and Qualcomm will support the vendor’s development of humanoid robots and physical AI.