https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/nvidia-groq-20-billion-deal-report
Dec 24, 2025 - NVIDIA's reported $20B Groq deal would dwarf its Mellanox buy and signal a deeper bet on AI inference chips.
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https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news/story/after-sam-altman-softbank-founder-masayoshi-son-joins-ai-chip-race-to-challenge-nvidia-dominance-417918-2024-02-17
The AI venture would complement the business of UK chip designer Arm, in which SoftBank has a 90 per cent stake after its IPO.
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/4362216/china-not-beating-us-chip-race-anytime-soon/
Dec 29, 2025 - China is facing major challenges in its effort to catch up to the U.S. in the semiconductor chip race related to artificial intelligence.
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https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/05/egyptian-chip-startup-carves-unlikely-ai-niche-amid-us-china-tech-race
Cairo-based startup InfiniLink is taking on a world tech problem in an unlikely site as the AI boom reshapes global competition.
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https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20250724PD210/rapidus-tsmc-2nm-production-startup.html
Jul 26, 2025 - Japanese chip startup Rapidus has unveiled its first 2-nanometer chip prototype, marking a symbolic step toward its goal of mass production by 2027. The...
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https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20251125PD233/taiwan-academia-sinica-itri-government.html
Nov 27, 2025 - Taiwan's national quantum program is entering the final year of its first phase, with Academia Sinica and other research groups achieving significant...
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https://hothardware.com/news/arms-race-amazon-aims-to-acquire-mobile-chip-business-from-texas-instruments
It's said that one's man trash is another man's treasure, and while it appears Texas Instruments wants to rid itself of its mobile division, mega e-tailer...
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