One chip company's newest tactic to attract workers: Help pay off their student loans

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The New York-based chipmaker GlobalFoundries rolled out a student debt relief program this year — part of the company's broader efforts to address workforce challenges.

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Intel is seeking an investor for its chip unit as it struggles to keep up in the AI race: report

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Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger.
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has previously mentioned that Intel was looking to sell part of its stake in Altera.

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America's chipmaking push will continue no matter who gets elected

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Efforts to boost the US's production of semiconductor chips are likely to continue regardless of who wins the presidential election.

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AMD just launched its new AI chip, but analysts say it's still a year behind Nvidia

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (L) and AMD CEO Lisa Su. (R)
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su.

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Nvidia's value soars by $400 billion in 5 days. That's more than Costco is worth.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
Jensen Huang is the CEO of Nvidia, now the world's second-most valuable company.

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Meet 14 power players leading TSMC, the world's biggest chipmaker that's taken center stage as the AI wars heat up

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The TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) logo on the company building in Hsinchu.

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The world's largest chipmaker TSMC is about to be tested as it uses more and more power

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Outside of a TSMC microchip fabrication plant in Taichung, Taiwan. September 13th, 2023.
Outside of a TSMC microchip fabrication plant in Taichung, Taiwan. September 13th, 2023.

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Hurricane Helene's devastation has shut down a one-of-a-kind mine for AI chips

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Hurricane Helene has caused widespread devastation since it made landfall in the US last week.

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This chart shows one potential advantage AWS's AI chips have over Microsoft and Google

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Nvidia might actually lose in this key part of the AI chip business

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  • Inference made up 40% of Nvidia's $26.3 billion Q2 data center revenue.
  • Inference computing demand will increase as AI matures.
  • Companies like Groq and Cerebras are launching inference chips to compete with Nvidia.

In AI hardware circles almost everyone is talking about inference.

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