Chipmaker AMD is taking aim at competitor Nvidia with its latest hardware release: a rack-scale system designed to meet the computing needs of the world’s largest artificial intelligence labs. At the company’s sold-out Advancing AI conference in San Francisco on Thursday, AMD President and CEO Dr. Lisa Su promoted the new AI rack system known
Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk ended a hunger strike after 26 days of fasting in support of youth-led protesters demanding education reforms. In a post on Wangchuk, 59, went on strike to support the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), whose members are also demanding the resignation of India’s education minister. The activist previously said he had lost
David Ellison may have believed that Paramount Skydance could have closed its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by now. The deal was approved by the Justice Department in June (apparently over the objections of staff reviewing it). It has been officially cleared by the EU, and Paramount agreed to the relatively minor concession
Two of the holiday season’s biggest releases, “Dune: Part 3” and “Avengers: Doomsday,” are on a collision course of “Barbenheimer”-like proportions on Dec. 18, but IMAX CEO Rich Gelfond believes “Dune” already has the advantage. The third installment of Denis Villeneuve’s series has already secured IMAX and 70mm IMAX screens for opening weekend, leaving Marvel’s
US regulators will begin developing new requirements for automakers to ensure drivers and passengers can exit their vehicles safely. The new rulemaking process, outlined in a regulatory filing and first reported by Bloomberg, follows a series of incidents, including some fatal, in which people were trapped inside cars with flush, electronically actuated door handles, like
So what effect is all this having on the region as a whole? First, it is important to note that two countries previously devastated by ruinous civil wars – Iraq and Syria – are now largely peaceful and stable, at least compared to where they were. The Gaza war is technically a ceasefire, although Gazans
