China and Singapore deny reports of spying on Nvidia
The Chinese government has denied a New York Times report claiming that a Chinese businesswoman close to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was passing information to Chinese intelligence, while Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs also dismissed a separate Wall Street Journal report on the same issue. Nvidia maintained that its CEO’s communications with regional clients are routine and natural.
Tesla to open Optimus robot reservations in December
Tesla has started manufacturing its humanoid robot, Optimus, on a high-capacity production line at its factory in Fremont, California, amid expectations that public reservations will open for the first time in early December. Elon Musk warned that full-scale production and delivery of the robots to external customers will not take place before the end of 2027.
Google warns of the cost of space-based data centers
Amanda Peterson Corio, global head of data center energy at Google, has warned that building data centers in space could cost up to 100 times more than on Earth. This realistic caution coincided with the company celebrating the successful first run of an AI model on one of its chips in orbit as part of Project Suncatcher.