AMD is dramatically escalating its challenge to Nvidia’s AI chip market dominance by announcing a massive partnership with OpenAI. The five-year agreement will see AMD supply six gigawatts (GW) worth of processors for OpenAI’s AI data centres, aiming to bolster the infrastructure needed for demanding applications like ChatGPT. Read: Sony ULT Field 5 Review: ULTimately…
Chinese tech giant Xiaomi has unveiled its new flagship Xiaomi 17 series, a lineup designed to directly compete with Apple’s latest iPhones. During the launch event in Beijing, CEO Lei Jun repeatedly compared the new phones to Apple’s, highlighting where the Xiaomi 17 series claims to win on battery life, performance, and photography. Read: Watch…
Seacom, the company that constructed the first submarine cable along Africa’s east coast, connecting South Africa with Europe and Asia, has announced plans to build a massive new system along a similar route. Called Seacom 2.0, the system will be one of the highest-capacity undersea broadband cables ever built, offering 48 fibre pairs and over…
Iraq is advancing several solar power projects as part of a plan to meet its electricity needs. Iraq is set to open its first industrial-scale solar plant in a vast desert area in Karbala as the government attempts to tackle an electricity crisis that has led to widespread blackouts. Authorities said the plant, the largest…
A large fire broke out in two buildings in the Tondo district of Philippines capital, Manila on Saturday night, affecting around 700 families, according to local media reports. Footage of the scale of the fire was shared by the Manila Public Information Office, which said that the fire had been brought under control. Three people…
Chinese military to showcase advanced fighter planes, missile systems on 80th anniversary of end of World War II. China will stage a massive military parade next month in the heart of Beijing to commemorate 80 years since the end of World War II, and to showcase new Chinese weaponry that will be “displayed to the…
CIVICUS speaks with Matthew Renshaw, a partner at a UK law firm that represents Nigerian communities taking legal action against Shell over environmental damage caused by its operations in the Niger Delta. Two Nigerian communities, Bille and Ogale, are suing Shell in the UK over decades of oil spills in the Niger Delta that have…
Share No ‘wave of consequence’ so far, Hawaii governor says Jennifer Jett and Bella LoBue Hawaii has so far “not seen a wave of consequence, which is a great relief to us,” Gov. Josh Green told reporters. “It’s kind of a blessing to not be reporting any damage.” But he cautioned that “we have seen…
Anthony Zurcher: Passage of megabill is big win for Trump US President Donald Trump has signed his landmark policy bill into law, a day after it was narrowly passed by Congress. The signing event at the White House on Friday afternoon, coinciding with 4 July celebrations, enacts key parts of the Trump agenda including tax…
South African champions Mamelodi Sundowns begin their maiden FIFA Club World Cup campaign on Tuesday against Asia’s Ulsan Hyundai, with head coach Miguel Cardoso insisting that merely escaping Group F would represent “a huge achievement” for the Pretoria side. The fixture, to be staged at the Inter Milan Stadium, marks the first of three daunting…
