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Intel teams with Google Cloud to develop new class of data center chip

A Google Cloud logo outside the Google Cloud computing unit’s headquarters at the Moffett Place office complex in Sunnyvale, California, U.S., June 19, 2019. REUTERS/Paresh Dave/File Photo Oct 27 (Reuters) – Intel Corp (INTC.O) and Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google Cloud on Wednesday said they have worked together to create a new category of chip that Intel hopes will become a major seller in the booming cloud computing market. The new chip, which is called Mount Evans and will be sold to… Source link

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Google announces Pixel 6 phone with new chip, subscription service

A sign is pictured outside a Google office near the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Paresh Dave Oct 19 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google on Tuesday announced the newest iteration of its smartphone – Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro – which will be powered by the company’s first chip called Tensor. The tech giant also launched Pixel Pass, a subscription service starting at $45 per month for U.S. customers that will include the Pixel 6 and… Source link

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TSMC Forecasts Bullish End to 2021 on Strong Chip Demand

(Bloomberg) — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. forecast fourth-quarter sales and margins that exceeded some analysts’ estimates, as demand for chips stayed robust in the face of worsening snarls in the supply chain. Most Read from Bloomberg The world’s No. 1 foundry said Thursday it expects revenue of as much as $15.7 billion in the three months ended December, helping full-year sales grow by about 24% in dollar terms. Gross margin may be as high as 53%, with executives reiterating… Source link

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Chip Dip Slip? Not So Much for Alphabet’s (GOOG) Google

The ongoing semiconductor shortage is nailing industries across the globe. Electronic devices—from computers to can openers to cars—all need semiconductors to function properly. As a result, products like vehicles are shipping without key features, and many others aren’t even being made because foundational components simply aren’t available. A recent example is Alphabet Inc.’s (GOOG, GOOGL) Google, which had to delay a new “ultra-affordable” Android phone launch in India. Why? A… Source link

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Chip shortage pushes Reliance, Google to delay India smartphone launch

A Jio mobile phone is on display inside a digital store of Reliance Industries Ltd, Mumbai, India, October 7, 2020. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni/File Photo BENGALURU, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries (RELI.NS) delayed the launch of a low-cost smartphone it is developing with Google (GOOGL.O) to November, citing an industry-wide semiconductor shortage. The “ultra-affordable” smartphone, developed jointly by Reliance’s telecom arm and Google, was set to be rolled out from… Source link

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Tesla’s Musk signals concerns over Nvidia deal for UK chip maker -The Telegraph

Aug 28 (Reuters) – Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk has signaled competition concerns over Nvidia Corp’s planned purchase of British chip designer Arm, the Telegraph reported on Saturday, citing multiple sources. E-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc and smartphone maker Samsung Electronics Co Ltd have also lodged opposition to the deal with U.S. authorities, the newspaper reported. Earlier this year, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission opened an in-depth probe into the takeover. The probe findings… Source link

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