AMD launches new AI chips to take on leader Nvidia

By Arsheeya Bajwa TAIPEI (Reuters) – Advanced Micro Devices unveiled its latest artificial intelligence processors on Monday and detailed its plan to develop AI chips over the next two years in a bid to challenge industry leader Nvidia. At the Computex technology trade show in Taipei, AMD CEO Lisa Su introduced the MI325X accelerator, which is set to be made available in the fourth quarter of 2024. The race to develop generative artificial intelligence programs … Read more…

Skydance awaits word on its enhanced bid for Paramount

By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – Skydance Media on Monday was awaiting a response to its enhanced bid for entertainment conglomerate Paramount Global, in which it offered to buy nearly half of the nonvoting Paramount shares at $15 each, according to a source familiar with the matter. CNBC reported a deal could be announced in the coming days, though another knowledgeable person said no decision has been reached. Both sources spoke on condition of anonymity. “We … Read more…

Dell shares slump as heavy AI investments expected to dent margin

(Reuters) – Dell Technologies shares tumbled about 14% in premarket trading on Friday, as the PC and server maker expects sizeable AI investments to dent its quarterly profit. Dell is on track to lose more than $17 billion in market value, if premarket losses hold. The stock has more than doubled this year. Companies, including Dell, have been investing heavily in pricey hardware to build-out advanced servers with the ability to process complex artificial intelligence … Read more…

Investors flock to Aramco share sale that could raise $13 billion

By Yousef Saba, Hadeel Al Sayegh and Maha El Dahan DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia’s sale of shares in oil giant Aramco drew more demand than the stock on offer within hours of kicking off on Sunday, a landmark deal that could raise up to $13.1 billion in a major test of international appetite for the kingdom’s assets. The banks on the deal will take institutional orders through Thursday and will price the shares the following … Read more…

Trend Micro taps Nvidia software tools for AI cybersecurity offering

By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Trend Micro on Sunday said it is working with Nvidia to create new cybersecurity tools that use artificial intelligence and are designed to protect the data centers where AI work happens. The tools, which Trend Micro planned to show at the Computex conference in Taiwan beginning on Sunday, will be capable of running on Nvidia’s chips and are designed to detect intruders and make sure that data is only seen … Read more…

Tesla shareholder sues Musk for alleged $7.5 billion insider trading

(Reuters) – A Tesla shareholder filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing CEO Elon Musk of insider trading when he sold over $7.5 billion of shares of the electric car maker in late 2022, saying the billionaire entrepreneur sold the shares before potentially disappointing production and delivery numbers were made public. Shareholder Michael Perry, in the lawsuit filed in Delaware Chancery Court, said that Tesla’s share price plummeted after the company’s fourth-quarter numbers were made public … Read more…

Delta Air Lines committed to Boeing MAX 10, doesn’t expect delivery soon

By Lisa Barrington DUBAI (Reuters) – Delta Air Lines is still committed to the Boeing 737 MAX 10 model that it has on order for deliveries beginning next year, even though it does not anticipate receiving the aircraft for some time, CEO Ed Bastian said on Saturday. Delta, one of the largest U.S. airlines, operates a large mixed fleet including planes from Airbus and Boeing, which is engulfed in a quality and corporate crisis. Bastian … Read more…

Tesla to recall 125,227 vehicles over faulty seat belt warning system

(Reuters) -Tesla is recalling 125,227 vehicles in the United States due to a malfunction in its seat belt warning system that can increase the risk of injury in a collision, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday. The regulator said the vehicles failed to comply with the federal safety requirements as their seat belt warning light and audible chime may not get activated when the driver is unbelted. The recall affects certain 2012-2024 … Read more…

US lawmakers ask FBI for briefing on GenScript Biotech’s links to China

By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives committee on China has asked the FBI and the intelligence community for a briefing on GenScript Biotechnology Co and three subsidiaries to determine if the Chinese Communist Party has influence over their operations. In a letter dated May 30 to the FBI and the U.S. office of the director of national intelligence, committee chair John Moolenaar and ranking member Raja Krishnamoorthi said GenScript’s work with … Read more…

Salesforce plummets as weak forecast sparks concerns of AI competition

By Kanchana Chakravarty and Arsheeya Bajwa (Reuters) -Salesforce shares slumped about 18% on Thursday, after its lowest-ever quarterly revenue growth forecast raised fears that high interest rates and rival AI offerings were hampering demand at the cloud-based software firm. The company could lose more than $48 billion in market value if losses hold, as it also reported quarterly revenue that was below expectations for the first time since 2006. “Weak bookings in Q1 further test … Read more…