AI Industry Development & Policy Dynamics

According to Tom's Hardware, Intel on Friday announced plans to discontinue SGX support after Xeon Diamond Rapids in favor of Trust Domain Extensions (TDX), its next-generation confidential computing technology. The company will continue supporting existing SGX-enabled platforms into the early 2030s

According to The Information, OpenAI is exploring the possibility of relaunching its Sora video generation model and is in talks with an AI startup focused on video technology for film production, reported on October 12. The company had previously paused Sora development as part of efforts to

According to Aethir, AI compute infrastructure company Axe Compute officially launched on Nasdaq today (October 12) and completed its opening bell ceremony. Aethir announced it will continue supporting Axe Compute in building next-generation AI compute infrastructure.

According to Odaily and MSX.COM data, the U.S. stock market opened today with the Dow up 0.28%, S&P 500 up 0.1%, and Nasdaq down 0.03%. The VIX fear index rose 3.98%. AI stocks fell broadly: Astera Labs dropped 3.98%, Micron fell 3.92%, Teradyne declined 3.15%, Arm fell 2.73%, and Advanced Micro

According to Odaily, AI computing operator KONST completed a $30 million Series B funding round led by ADATA Technology, with M Mobility and Pegatron Venture Capital participating as strategic investors. The funding will be used to expand KONST's AI data center infrastructure and accelerate its

According to an announcement on October 12, Yiheng Group (08365) intends to jointly establish Insmen GROUP, a cross-border technology and digital asset investment platform, with Insmen Strategic Investment Holdings Limited, Aqua Labs Investment LLC, and other partners. The platform will focus on

According to Phoenix Technology, on October 12, Liang Wenfeng has been intensively focused on the embodied AI sector in recent days, engaging with multiple entrepreneurs in the field to discuss directions including robotics, large language models, and real-world interaction. Insiders revealed that L

This week, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) releases third-quarter earnings and guidance on Thursday, October 15, with investors closely watching for signals on AI-driven demand for advanced chips and potential price increases next year. Markets are focused on TSMC's A14

Microsoft unveiled its third-generation Maia 300 AI accelerator on Monday and announced it will mainly rely on its own silicon to handle incoming requests, reducing dependence on Nvidia's graphics processing units. Production of the Maia 300 starts in 2027, with the company targeting

According to CNBC, Microsoft released its third-generation Maia 300 AI acceleration chip today, announcing plans to make Maia the primary architecture for AI model inference and gradually reduce reliance on Nvidia GPUs. The chip will enter production in 2027, with each data center rack

According to Tom's Hardware, AMD today unveiled Helion, a reference rack-scale design supporting up to 32,768 Zen 6 cores in a CPU-only deployment with 128 EPYC 9996 processors. The standardized 21-inch rack, based on OCP's ORv4 specification, also supports a hybrid configuration with up to 16

According to the White House, on October 8, six technology executives received the National Medal of Science or National Medal of Technology and Innovation during the "Science: A New Golden Age" summit hosted by President Trump. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, AMD CEO Su Zifeng, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk rec

According to reports on October 12, Microsoft President Brad Smith said artificial intelligence currently receives less regulatory oversight than everyday consumer products, comparing AI safety standards unfavorably to household appliances and food items. Smith called for comprehensive global AI reg

Former Plaud executive Peter Mo has raised $26 million for his new AI startup Ambi, which launched apps that listen to users continuously to provide real-time assistance. The company announced the funding on Monday, led by Luminous Ventures and Original Design Manufacturer Huaqin. Ambi aims to

According to TechCrunch, Peter Mo, a former executive at Plaud, raised $26 million on Monday for Ambi, an AI app designed to listen to users continuously in the background and provide real-time intelligence and suggestions. The funding round was led by Luminous Ventures and Original Design

According to PANews, on Oct 12 pre-market, international oil prices surged with WTI crude futures rising 1.78% to $93.483 per barrel and Brent crude climbing 1.64% to $106.434 per barrel. Separately, Elon Musk stated that building truly advanced AI requires massive training data and must solve

Revolut is preparing to expand beyond financial services into a broader technology business, with CEO Nik Storonsky stating the company's transaction data can support proprietary artificial intelligence models. The digital bank processes between 30 million and 40 million transactions each day,

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan said Monday that Chinese frontier AI models cost less per token and adoption has been very fast. He called the performance of models like DeepSeek, Kimi and GLM good enough and stated he is a strong believer in open source as the best way to drive efficiency. Tan's position

According to Reuters, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan said on Monday that Chinese frontier AI models like DeepSeek, Kimi and GLM cost less per token and have seen very fast adoption. He called their performance "good enough" and expressed strong support for open-source AI, stating that markets will decide

According to ChainCatcher, robotics AI startup Winverse AI completed its seed round with a valuation of approximately $400 million, led by AI research institute DeepSeek. Founded by former Tencent AI scientists, the company is backed by multiple investors including Long-Z Investments, a venture