Asda issues urgent ‘do not eat’ warning on chips due to ‘potential health risk’

ASDA has issued an urgent recall of crisps due to a ‘packaging error’ which could make some people seriously ill. The major retailer has withdrawn its Extra Special Sea Salt & Chardonnay Wine Vinegar Baked Chips removed from shelves and advised consumers with allergies not to eat them, as some packages contained Cheese and Onion … Read more

Samsung expects profits to rise due to demand for AI chips

Unlock Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor-in-chief of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Samsung Electronics expects operating profit to rise more than 15-fold in the second quarter as memory chip prices continue to recover from last year’s decline due to strong demand for artificial intelligence products. Friday’s better-than-expected outlook … Read more

Nvidia to make $12 billion this year from AI chips in China, despite US controls

Unlock Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor-in-chief of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Nvidia is on track to sell $12 billion worth of artificial intelligence chips in China this year, despite U.S. export restrictions that limit trade in one of the world’s largest semiconductor markets. The $3 trillion Silicon … Read more

Phoenix UEFI bug puts long list of Intel chips in first place

A new vulnerability in UEFI firmware threatens the security of a wide range of Intel chip families in a similar way to BlackLotus and others like it. Security firm Eclypsium has just published its report of CVE-2024-0762 (CVSSv3: 7.5) after disclosing it to Phoenix Technologies, whose UEFI firmware has been affected. Phoenix Technologies offers UEFI/BIOS … Read more

Scallops were great – but chips in this little tub could be the most expensive in Kent

Two bites in and I’m trying to figure out what that delicious taste is. Three bites in and I realize I’ve made a pretty big mistake. As a vegetarian, I somehow completely managed to miss the description on the menu, which upon double checking quite clearly mentions chorizo, also known as good old fashioned meat. … Read more

AMD’s next-generation Ryzen 9000 desktop chips and the Zen 5 architecture will arrive in July

AMD announces Ryzen 9000 and Zen 5, the second CPU architecture for its AM5 platform. AMD AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X leads the new Ryzen 9000 family. AMD There are three other variants here, with 12, 8 and 6 Zen 5 CPU cores. The Ryzen 7000 series launched with chips at the same levels. AMD AMD … Read more

Nvidia unveils its next generation of AI chips in an effort to solidify its market leadership

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Nvidia announced the next generation of its artificial intelligence processors on Sunday, a surprise move less than three months after its most recent launch. At the Computex conference in Taipei, the chipmaker’s CEO Jensen Huang … Read more

Nvidia’s revenue soars 262% thanks to record demand for AI chips

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Record sales of artificial intelligence chips boosted Nvidia’s revenue by 262 percent last quarter, exceeding expectations. The CEO said the blockbuster growth would continue this year with the launch of a new line of chips. … Read more

China asks automakers to use up to 25% local chips by 2025

Stay informed with free updates Simply log in to the Chinese business and finance myFT Digest – delivered straight to your inbox. China is pushing the country’s biggest automakers to source up to a quarter of their chips locally by 2025, as the world’s largest auto market looks to build a semiconductor supply chain amid … Read more