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It's been a banner year, so far, for cryptocurrency enthusiasts worldwide. Bitcoin ( CRYPTO:BTC), the world's most popular cryptocurrency, touched an all-time high of $124,457.12 in mid-August before pulling back to around $110,000 in the month's final trading days. With that, Bitcoin was up by 20% (give or take a few percentage points) at the end of August. That's an impressive year-to-date performance, and some commentators are bracing for even higher Bitcoin prices.

During the company's Q2 earnings call, president Martin Lau stated, "From our own perspective, we do have enough chips for training and continuous upgrade of our existing models." Lau emphasized that Tencent is executing numerous software improvements to drive efficiency in inference, allowing for more workloads with the same number of chips.

Nvidia and AMD have agreed to give the US government 15% of their revenues from chip sales in China as a prerequisite for export licenses.

"AMD posted EPS of 48 cents, which missed estimates of 49 cents. However, the company's revenue of $7.69 billion exceeded estimates of $7.42 billion."

Arm Holdings aims to capture 50% of the data center CPU market by 2025, challenging x86 leaders Intel and AMD and targeting a significant revenue increase.

"There is a huge benefit to having the same technology for all parts of the network. There's a lot of goodness that comes with using Ethernet as far as monitoring, telemetry, and debugging tools."

AMD continues its acquisition spree, recently acquiring Untether AI's team known for developing faster and energy-efficient AI inference chips, enhancing its AI capabilities.

"Brium can help retrofit AI software to work with different AI hardware than it might have been designed for originally, enhancing compatibility and performance."

Nvidia's new GeForce RTX 5060 GPU aims to enhance gaming experiences with affordability while company expands operations in Taiwan, highlighting advancements in computer graphics.

While Nvidia remains dominant in GPU-driven AI workloads, AMD is making strides to close the gap with their Threadripper Pro 9000 CPUs.

We just had to repackage right size and appropriately price a product line that fit into those spaces.

Building or rebuilding a gaming PC can be daunting due to compatibility issues and pricing, but smart buying can lead to significant savings.

AMD's recent $800 million charge highlights the impact of U.S. trade restrictions impacting its Instinct MI308 AI accelerators, demonstrating the evolving landscape of the semiconductor industry.