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- 01 of 05NEWS
AMD says AI chip demand keeps beating forecasts
Chipmaker AMD posted upbeat revenue guidance thanks to strong demand for processors that power AI data centres, though its shares still fell as investors wanted even bigger numbers. The results show AI spending remains heavy well beyond the biggest tech names.
OUR TAKEEven good news gets marked down when everyone expected magic.
Read more → - 02 of 05NEWS
India told it could reach the AI frontier within a year
An industry expert argued India could catch up with leading AI nations within twelve months if the government commits a 10 billion dollar push into computing power and skills. The claim comes as India's export-led services sector faces pressure to adopt AI tools quickly.
OUR TAKEBold claim, smaller cheque book, we shall see.
Read more → - 03 of 05NEWS
Japan's Furukawa Electric bets big on the AI boom
Furukawa Electric, a Japanese cable and materials maker, plans to spend 635 million dollars across Japan, the US, Brazil and India to build capacity feeding the AI data centre boom. The investment targets optical fibre and copper parts used to wire up computer farms.
OUR TAKESomeone has to make the wires, apparently it pays rather well.
Read more → - 04 of 05NEWS
UN food agency and Smart Africa launch third AI farming challenge
The Food and Agriculture Organisation and Smart Africa opened a third Innovate Africa Challenge, inviting teams to turn small AI farming pilots into tools farmers actually use every day. The scheme aims to move promising tech out of test labs and onto real fields.
OUR TAKEFewer slide decks, more actual crops, for once.
Read more → - 05 of 05NEWS
AI farming chatbot passes a million Indian users
FarmerChat, an AI tool from nonprofit Digital Green that answers farmers' questions by voice and text in local languages, has reached one million users in India. It helps smallholders with crop advice, weather and pest problems without needing to read English or type.
OUR TAKEProof AI can do more for the world than write marketing copy.
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