The ongoing clash between Israel and Hamas has led to California-based Nvidia calling off an upcoming artificial intelligence-focused (AI) conference.
The chipmaker published a message informing people it had decided to do so on the Oct. 15-16 summit’s webpage. It pointed to wanting to ensure the safety of expected participants amid the conflict as the reason behind the move.
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“The safety of our employees and their families is our top priority,” an Nvidia spokesperson also told FOX Business on Monday. “Our offices in the country are operating according to Israel’s National Emergency Management Authority instructions.”
The conference in the coastal city of Tel Aviv was meant to offer “more than 60 live sessions led by experts from NVIDIA and the region’s tech leaders, who will dive deep into topics like accelerated computing, robotics, cybersecurity and climate change,” according to a Sept. 21 blog post from the company. Prior to…
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