Elon Musk’s Neuralink receives Canadian approval for brain chip trial – ET HealthWorld

Elon Musk’s Neuralink receives Canadian approval for brain chip trial – ET HealthWorld

Bengaluru: Elon Musk‘s Neuralink said on Wednesday it has received approval to launch its first clinical trial in Canada for a device designed to give paralysed individuals the ability to use digital devices simply by thinking. The brain chip startup said the Canadian study aims to assess the safety and initial functionality of its implant … Read more

Neuralink implanted second trial patient with brain chip, Musk says – ET HealthWorld

Neuralink implanted second trial patient with brain chip, Musk says – ET HealthWorld

By Rachael Levy London: Neuralink has successfully implanted in a second patient its device designed to give paralyzed patients the ability to use digital devices by thinking alone, according to the startup’s owner Elon Musk. Neuralink is in the process of testing its device, which is intended to help people with spinal cord injuries. The … Read more

Musk’s Neuralink says tiny wires of brain chip in first patient now stable – ET HealthWorld

Musk’s Neuralink says tiny wires of brain chip in first patient now stable – ET HealthWorld

By Leroy Leo and Sriparna Roy London: The tiny wires of Neuralink’s brain chip implant used in the first participant in a trial run by Elon Musk’s company have become “more or less very stable”, a company executive said on Wednesday. The company had in May said that a number of tiny wires inside the … Read more

US is slowing AI chip exports to Middle East by Nvidia, AMD

US is slowing AI chip exports to Middle East by Nvidia, AMD

US officials have slowed the issuing of licenses to chipmakers such as Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. for large-scale AI accelerator shipments to the Middle East, according to people familiar with the matter, while officials conduct a national security review of AI development in the region. It’s unclear how long the review will … Read more

US weighs sanctioning Huawei’s secretive Chinese chip network

US weighs sanctioning Huawei’s secretive Chinese chip network

The Biden administration is considering blacklisting a number of Chinese semiconductor firms linked to Huawei Technologies Co. after the telecom giant notched a significant technological breakthrough last year, people familiar with the matter said. Such a move would mark another escalation in a US campaign to ringfence and curtail Beijing’s AI and semiconductor ambitions. It … Read more

Chip designer Arm targets $52 billion valuation in year’s largest IPO

Chip designer Arm targets  billion valuation in year’s largest IPO

Washington: British chip designer Arm is targeting a valuation of more than $52 billion for its initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq exchange on Thursday, according to a company press release. Arm, whose semiconductor design is integrated into the vast majority of smartphones worldwide, has priced its shares at $51, the firm announced Wednesday, … Read more

Intel Begins Informing Customers About Price Hike Plans of Chip Products

Intel Begins Informing Customers About Price Hike Plans of Chip Products

Intel Corp said on Thursday it has started informing customers of its plan to raise prices for many of its chip products due to rising costs, a move that the company had first hinted in its first-quarter earnings call on April 28. The price increases could come into effect in autumn and the percentage increases … Read more

Micron Forecasts Q4 Earnings Below Expectations, Raises Concern

Micron Forecasts Q4 Earnings Below Expectations, Raises Concern

Memory-chip firm Micron Technology announced a significantly weaker than expected business outlook on Thursday, raising concern that following nearly two years of strong demand, the industry was turning towards a down cycle. Micron forecast adjusted revenue for the current quarter at $7.2 billion (nearly Rs. 56,800 crore), plus or minus $400 million (nearly Rs. 3,200 … Read more