The documentary A Chip Odyssey, directed by Chu-Chen Hsiao and more than five years in the making, is set to premiere on June 13. The film is based on interviews with over 80 industry insiders and scholars, and had its media preview on May 13, attended by journalists as well as figures from academia, the arts, and tech.
The US has reached a preliminary agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that would allow the Gulf nation to import 500,000 advanced AI chips from Nvidia annually beginning in 2025, according to Reuters. The agreement is expected to support the UAE's push to build critical data centers essential for advancing AI model development. Sources familiar with the matter suggest the agreement is expected to last until at least 2027, with the potential for an extension through 2030.
