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Hunting Nvidia AI chips, thieves make off with 18 tons of sand

Stolen PlusAI trailers bore Nvidia logos but held ballast for autonomous truck testing; high-value AI chips and graphics cards are prized black-market targets

Daniela Ginzburg | 09.27.26

China is building its own Nvidia: Huawei plans new AI chip every year

Chinese tech giant Huawei is set to unveil Ascend 960 chips in a push to close the gap with the US, with annual upgrades doubling computing power and systems linking up to 1 million AI processors

ynet | 09.17.26

This tiny battery-free chip could make the supply chain smarter

What if every carton, pallet and package could tell you where it is? Israeli startup Wiliot is using tiny, battery-free sensors to track products in real time, potentially transforming global supply chains

ynet Global | 09.09.26

Nvidia crushes forecasts as AI boom powers Wall Street rally

Chip giant posts 85% revenue surge, announces $80 billion buyback and lifts its dividend, easing investor fears over China troubles and rising AI competition

Omer Kabir, Calcalist | 05.21.26

AI market awaits Nvidia earnings as chip giant’s results test the rally’s strength

Nvidia is set to report quarterly earnings this week with investors watching for signs of continued AI chip demand, Big Tech spending, China sales and whether the world’s most valuable company can keep powering Wall Street’s rally

Dennis Bihler | 05.18.26

US says Navy may escort oil tankers; Iran crisis worries chip industry

US says Navy could escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz as tensions with Iran grow, while South Korea’s chip industry warns the war may delay Middle East AI data center projects and disrupt supplies of key semiconductor materials

Reuters | 03.05.26

Astera Labs opens Israel design center to boost AI connectivity development

The new R&D hub in Tel Aviv and Haifa will focus on next-generation AI fabrics and memory solutions, led by industry veterans Guy Azrad and Ido Bukspan

Dennis Bihler | 02.09.26

מימין: אילון מאסק וג'ייסון הואנג מנכ"ל אנבידיה

Musk challenges Nvidia and AMD, vows new AI chip every nine months

Musk has set an aggressive goal for Tesla’s development team, aiming for a faster chip cycle than Nvidia and AMD, focused on mass-producing AI chips for vehicles and robots, even as experts warn the pace could compromise safety, validation and critical software

Raphael Kahan | 01.20.26

Nvidia launches Rubin platform to power next wave of AI

Featuring six new chips, Nvidia’s Rubin platform slashes AI training costs and draws early support from OpenAI, AWS, Microsoft, Meta and other tech giants aiming to scale next-gen AI systems

ynet Global | 01.06.26

Nvidia acquires assets of chip startup Groq

This is a licensing agreement under which the technology giant makes a significant investment in the small company, and receives a license to use its technology; Groq, founded by former Google engineers, raised $750 million three months ago at a valuation of $6.9 billion

Calcalist | 12.25.25

Trump approves sale of advanced AI chips to Saudi Arabia and UAE

Trump approved selling up to 70,000 of the world’s most advanced AI chips to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, reversing export limits set in his previous term meant to block technology from reaching China; the administration promises strict safeguards but security experts are concerned

Israel Wullman | 11.22.25

IBM researcher holding 300mm IBM Quantum Nighthawk wafer

IBM unveils major milestones toward quantum advantage and fault-tolerant computing

At its Quantum Developer Conference, IBM unveils its Nighthawk and Loon processors, aiming for quantum advantage by 2026 and fault-tolerant systems by 2029; upgrades to Qiskit and a new global tracker set to drive real-world quantum applications forward

ynet Global | 11.16.25

מנכ"ל אנבידיה, ג'נסן הואנג, עם כרטיס המסך RTX 5090

Nvidia faces nepotism scandal as CEO’s children land high-paying roles

Both children of CEO Jensen Huang hold senior roles at $4.45 trillion chip giant; daughter Madison earns over $1 million leading simulation marketing; son Spencer develops cloud robotics tech

Israel Wullman | 08.14.25

Israeli startup Hailo unveils groundbreaking AI chip for local generative AI without cloud

Israeli unicorn Hailo launches the Hailo-10H, a compact AI chip capable of running generative AI models locally—without cloud or GPU dependency—meant for devices such as cars, cameras and laptops

Tal Shahaf | 07.24.25

Chinese scientists develop 'fastest transistor ever'—without silicon

As global chipmakers race toward 3-nanometer tech, Chinese researchers unveil groundbreaking, silicon-free transistor that’s faster, more efficient and locally manufacturable

Raphael Kahan | 05.15.25