Nvidia Blackwell, Google TPUs, AWS Trainium: Comparing top AI chips

Nvidia outperformed all expectations, reporting soaring profits Wednesday thanks to its graphics processing units that excel at AI workloads. But more categories of AI chips are gaining ground. Custom ASICs, or application-specific integrated circuits, are now being designed by all the major hyperscalers, from Google’s TPU to Amazon’s Trainium and OpenAI’s plans with Broadcom. These…

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Arm custom chips get a boost with Nvidia partnership

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, reacts during the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, October 31, 2025. Kim Soo-hyeon | Reuters Arm on Monday said that central processing units based on its technology will be able to integrate with AI chips using Nvidia’s NVLink Fusion technology. The move will make…

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Bitcoin falls below $95,000 as four-day rout picks up steam

Representation of Bitcoin cryptocurrency in this illustration taken Sept. 10, 2025. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Bitcoin dipped below $95,000 on Friday, pushing the world’s oldest cryptocurrency further into the red and continuing its four-day decline amid a broader artificial intelligence-linked stock pullback. The digital asset was last trading at $94,896.03, down 3.5% on the day….

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AI-washing and the massive layoffs hitting the economy

Corporate America is getting rocked by historic rounds of white-collar layoffs, leading some to wonder: Has AI finally come for their jobs? While the proliferation of generative and agentic artificial intelligence is playing a role, recent job cut announcements from companies like Amazon, UPS and Target are about a lot more than just the advance…

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