President Trump’s cuts to foreign assistance, including shutting down USAID, create an opportunity for Asian nations to step up in providing humanitarian aid to aid-dependent regions like Africa. This shift in aid distribution may lead to Asian countries playing a more prominent role in global humanitarian efforts. This change could potentially reshape the landscape of international aid provision.
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Nvidia CEO says power-saving optical chip tech will need to wait for wider use
Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang revealed at a conference in San Jose, California that while co-packaged optics technology will be used in new networking chips for energy efficiency, it is not yet reliable enough for flagship GPUs due to the superiority of traditional copper connections. Silicon Valley is investing in optics technology for AI systems, with companies like Ayar Labs and Lightmatter raising significant venture capital. Nvidia is aiming to increase computing power with new server...
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