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Google claims that it has developed artificial intelligence software that can design computer chips faster than humans can. The tech giant said in a paper in the journal Nature on Wednesday that a chip that would take humans months to design can be dreamed up by its new AI in less than six hours. The AI has already been used to develop the latest iteration of Google’s tensor processing unit chips, which are used to run AI-related tasks, Google said.    “Our method has been used in production… Source link

You may or may not have noticed, but Google says YouTube videos should now look better and load faster. That’s thanks to a new chip the company has designed inhouse and deployed in its data centers to compress video content. Google says the chips, called Video (Trans)Coding Units, or VCUs, do that faster and more efficiently than was possible before. Traditional CPUs, the company found, aren’t great at video transcoding. Related: You Can Now… Source link

Apple (AAPL) has seemingly been the only business that hasn’t been impacted by the ongoing global chip shortage. Until now. On Wednesday, the company announced that its revenue in the June quarter could take a $3 billion to $4 billion hit as a result of the semiconductor crisis. Apple had a blow-out Q2, with the company reporting an incredible 54% year-over-year jump in revenue on strong hardware sales across the board. We’re talking incredible sales performance from the iPad and Mac… Source link

Apple (AAPL) reported its Q2 2021 earnings after the closing bell on Wednesday, blowing away analysts’ expectations on the top and bottom line. Revenue was up a whopping 54% year-over-year on strong hardware sales in the quarter. Still, executives on Apple’s conference call warned of the impact of the ongoing global chip shortage on Apple’s hardware business. Supply constraints could have a revenue impact of $3 billion to $4 billion in the June quarter, Apple’s CFO Luca Maestri said on the… Source link

TipRanks 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks Under $10 That Are Poised to Take Off COVID is receding, and markets are rising; those are the two trends that investors have most on their minds right now. It’s entirely sensible that they’ll go together. As the economy reopens, money will begin to circulate faster – and find its way in the equity market. With economic conditions improving, investors are on the lookout for the best returns in an expansionary environment. One natural place for them to… Source link

The global computer chip shortage could have larger ramifications than making it harder to buy the latest video game console or more expensive to buy a car. According to a new Goldman Sachs (GS) note, the slowdown in chip availability could in theory smack U.S. GDP by as much as 1% in 2021. In a research note led by Goldman’s Spencer Hill, an analysis looked at the economy-wide effects of the shortage by assuming a 20% chip shortfall that lasts three quarters and affects the 169 U.S…. Source link

Angela Lang/CNET To keep YouTube humming, Google has developed a custom chip to keep YouTube… Source link

The UK government is to examine the sale of computer chip designer Arm Holdings to a US company on national security grounds. Japan’s SoftBank intended to sell the UK tech company to Nvidia for about $40bn (£29.5bn). But Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden said he wanted the UK’s competition watchdog to assess its implications. “Following careful consideration of the proposed takeover, I have today issued an intervention notice,” he said. “As a next step and to help me gather the relevant… Source link

Andrew Hoyle/CNET Google’s upcoming flagship phone the Pixel 6 will be powered by a home-made chip, 9to5Google… Source link

(Bloomberg) — A global semiconductor shortage has upended the supply of everyday devices from smartphones to gaming consoles to tech-dependent cars. With companies warning the issue may last into the second half, the fallout threatens to weigh on share prices for months to come. Since news broke in November that Apple Inc. faced a shortage of chips for its latest iPhone, warnings about the impact have been coming thick and fast. Truckmaker Volvo Group and electric-vehicle company Nio Inc…. Source link