Exclusive-Cisco to cut thousands of jobs as it seeks to focus on high growth areas -sources

By Utkarsh Shetti and Supantha Mukherjee (Reuters) -Network giant Cisco is planning to restructure its business which will include laying off thousands of employees, as it seeks to focus on high-growth areas, according to three sources familiar with the matter. The San Jose, California-based company has a total employee count of 84,900 as of fiscal…

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Exclusive-Nvidia pursues $30 billion custom chip opportunity with new unit -sources

By Max A. Cherney and Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Nvidia is building a new business unit focused on designing bespoke chips for cloud computing firms and others, including advanced artificial intelligence (AI) processors, nine sources familiar with its plans told Reuters. The dominant global designer and supplier of AI chips aims to capture a…

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White House touts $11 billion US semiconductor R&D program

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House on Friday touted the U.S. government’s plan to spend $11 billion on semiconductor-related research and development and said it was launching the $5 billion National Semiconductor Technology Center. Congress in August 2022 approved the landmark Chips and Science Act. The law provides that $52.7 billion, including $39…

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