Huawei is prepared to challenge Nvidia’s position in the AI chip industry
US restrictions on Nvidia give Huawei the chance to gain a larger market share. Baidu recently bought servers with Huawei’s Ascend 910B processors. The move appears to be an attempt to reduce...
View ArticlePayPal uses AI for seamless payment and fraud detection
An AI-enhanced checkout is significant for PayPal amid growing cyberthreats and fraud cases. Data science, machine learning, and AI lead to higher authorization rates. They’re also used to ensure a...
View ArticleNvidia is supercharging the AI revolution with H200, its most powerful chip yet
Nvidia said the H200 Tensor Core GPU has more memory capacity and bandwidth, speeding up its work with generative AI and HPC workloads. The Nvidia H200 is the first GPU to offer HBM3e — faster, larger...
View ArticleGXBank: Everything you need to know about Malaysia’s first digital bank
GXBank, led by Grab, has launched the beta version of its digital banking app for an exclusive group of 20,000 Malaysians since last week. GXBank presently provides a 3.00% annual interest rate...
View ArticleFirst-of-its-kind international agreement on AI Safety introduced by the US...
In collaboration with Britain and 18 other nations, the US has unveiled the inaugural comprehensive international non-binding agreement aimed at delivering AI safety. The 20-page document stresses the...
View ArticleGaming to learn – the latest in AI education
• Education and AI have been at loggerheads since generative AI arrived. • But like other technologies before it, AI has now been accepted in the classroom. • That means we need a new, AI literate...
View ArticleFrom AI-powered chips to chatbot: Here’s what was unveiled at AWS re-Invent 2023
AWS unveils Trainium2 and Graviton4 AI training chips at re:Invent 2023. Titan Image Generator, now in preview for AWS users on Bedrock. AWS Guardrails for Amazon Bedrock to help implement safeguards...
View ArticleChatGPT: A year of revolutionizing AI dynamics
• ChatGPT crowned a turbulent first year with in-house personnel drama at OpenAI. • While Sam Altman bounced back and forth, the impact of ChatGPT and generative AI can’t be overestimated. • The...
View ArticleNvidia in Malaysia: Here’s what transpired during CEO Jensen Huang’s visit...
The CEO of Nvidia started his media roundtable by highlighting how Malaysia stands as a critical infrastructure hub in Southeast Asia and features notable companies like YTL. Shortly after the media...
View ArticleMalaysia faces cyberthreat surge: phishing dominates, ransomware doubles
Phishing is the primary cyberthreat in Malaysia, with 54% of organizations identifying it as their top cybersecurity concern, an IDC study finds. Other threats include ransomware, unpatched...
View ArticleAlibaba Cloud ends 2023 as a key contributor to Malaysia’s digital...
Alibaba Cloud was pivotal in Malaysia’s 2023 digital transformation. Alibaba Cloud’s tech and collaborations boosted Malaysian industries in 2023. Malaysia’s auto and finance sectors leapt forward in...
View ArticleFive tech new year resolutions for enterprises in 2024
IT spending for businesses to be US$5.1 trillion in 2024. Generative AI expected to dominate tech spending. However, businesses should look to areas beyond AI for tech investments in 2024. It’s 2024...
View ArticleIs Qualcomm gearing up to rival Apple in the VR headset arena?
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon XR2+ chip for VR and mixed reality headsets, challenging the forthcoming Vision Pro by Apple. The new chip, capable of running 12 or more high-definition cameras, will be...
View ArticleAMD revolutionizes auto tech: unveiling next-gen AI engines at CES 2024
AMD has expanded its portfolio with two new devices: the Versal AI Edge XA Adaptive SoC and the Ryzen Embedded V2000A family of processors. Versal AI Edge XA chips with AI engines greatly benefit AI...
View ArticleWorld’s largest chipmaking hub to be backed by Samsung and SK Hynix
Samsung and SK Hynix will lead a US$470 billion initiative to establish the world’s largest chipmaking cluster, fortifying South Korea’s position in the global semiconductor race. The blueprint...
View ArticleGoogle’s ‘Circle to Search’: a gesture-based revolution on Android
Circle to Search is a new way to search for anything on an Android phone without switching apps. Circle to Search debuts on January 31 on specific premium Android phones. You can get it on the Pixel...
View ArticleGoogle is making a billion-dollar bet on its first data center in the UK
Google is investing US$1 billion in a new UK data center to meet rising service demand, supporting Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s tech leadership ambitions. The data center will be Google’s first in the...
View ArticleNavigating challenges and unveiling opportunities in Indonesia’s data center...
Indonesia has emerged as a significant player in the global data center market in recent years, fuelled by the expansion of hyperscale cloud providers and the steady growth of its digital economy. The...
View ArticleChina unleashes AI wave, approves 14 LLMs for commercial use
China has approved this year’s first batch of LLMs following last August’s approvals of generative AI services. The approvals come as the US ponders limiting Chinese access to US cloud providers, to...
View ArticleMalaysia’s AI divide: consumers embrace, brands lag
47% of consumers in Malaysia like AI brand interactions, but just 1 in 10 brands use generative AI for better customer experience, an Adobe study finds. In Malaysia, many brands haven’t adapted AI...
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