Imec launches European university consortium for next generation chips
Imec is creating a new consortium with 26 European university groups to push semiconductor research beyond traditional CMOS scaling, focusing on chip design automation and advanced architectures. The collaboration will use Imec’s NanoIC pilot line to accelerate transfer of academic concepts into industry-ready technologies.
Samsung to deploy 2 nm process for HBM4E base die
Samsung plans to manufacture the base die of its next generation HBM4E memory on a 2 nm process, aiming to boost performance and efficiency while tightening its grip on the high bandwidth memory market.
Meta details MTIA roadmap for high performance inference
Meta is rolling out four generations of its Meta Training and Inference Accelerator designed with Broadcom, prioritizing memory bandwidth, inference efficiency, and seamless deployment alongside GPUs in its massive data centers.
Visa and Mastercard push agentic artificial intelligence tools for business clients
Visa and Mastercard are rolling out agentic artificial intelligence services that target payment disputes and small business management as they seek revenue beyond traditional card transactions.
Most EU businesses rely on US cloud, exposing data to foreign surveillance
More than 80% of EU businesses rely on US-based cloud and analytics services, exposing customer data to American surveillance laws and intensifying compliance risks under GDPR and the EU Artificial Intelligence Act. Italian startup Regolo pitches a fully European, zero data retention platform as a way to keep Artificial Intelligence workloads compliant and sovereign.
SAP pushes cloud, artificial intelligence and agents as licensing and antitrust pressure mounts
SAP is accelerating cloud and artificial intelligence innovation, reshaping its portfolio and governance while facing customer resistance over licensing, complex migrations, and multiple antitrust probes in the US and Europe.