Intel shares jump as chipmaker sees second-quarter revenue at upper end of outlook

(Reuters) – Shares of Intel Corp rose about 5% after the chipmaker’s finance chief said on Wednesday that the company is on track to hit the upper end of its second-quarter revenue forecast. Semiconductor stocks have rallied over the past week after gaming and AI chip company Nvidia Corp forecast quarterly revenue that stunned Wall…

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German family-owned Schmid Group aims for SPAC listing on NYSE

By Emma-Victoria Farr FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s Schmid Group said on Wednesday it plans to list in New York via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), in a deal estimated to give the technology firm a valuation of $640 million. The fifth generation family-owned business, which specialises in electronics, would become a publicly-listed company on…

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AI boom triples valuation of Lightmatter, US startup using light for computing

By Jane Lanhee Lee OAKLAND, California (Reuters) – Lightmatter, a Boston-based startup using light for AI computing, said on Wednesday it raised $154 million and tripled its valuation as customers in need of faster, more energy efficient computing for AI work are buying its systems. “We use light to link computer chips together and we…

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Private astronaut crew, including first Arab woman in orbit, returns from space station

By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -An all-private astronaut team of two Americans and two Saudis, including the first Arab woman sent into orbit, splashed down safely off Florida on Tuesday night, capping an eight-day research mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying them parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico off…

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Toyota says some customers in Asia, Oceania face risk of data leak

By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday that information on customers in some countries in Oceania and Asia, excluding Japan, may have been left publicly accessible from October 2016 to May 2023. Customer information that may have been accessible externally included names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and vehicle identification…

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Foxconn sees AI driving strong server demand, but full year to be flat

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Apple Inc supplier Foxconn said on Wednesday artificial intelligence applications would strongly drive demand for its server business this year but reiterated 2023 overall would be a flat one for the company on global economic woes. Foxconn Chairman Liu Young-way told the company’s annual shareholders meeting the firm remained cautious about this…

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Deepfaking it: America’s 2024 election collides with AI boom

(Note: Strong language in paragraph 10) By Alexandra Ulmer and Anna Tong (Reuters) – “I actually like Ron DeSantis a lot,” Hillary Clinton reveals in a surprise online endorsement video. “He’s just the kind of guy this country needs, and I really mean that.” Joe Biden finally lets the mask slip, unleashing a cruel rant…

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