Iran threatens Nvidia, Apple and other 18 tech companies

johnbarron

"...Attacks on those companies would begin from 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1, Tehran time (12:30 p.m. EDT), the IRGC said in a post on Telegram translated by Google, warning employees at those companies to leave workplaces immediately to protect their lives... The list of companies also featured Cisco, HP, Intel, Oracle, IBM, Dell, Palantir, JP Morgan, Tesla, GE, Spire Solutions, Boeing and UAE-based AI company G42. ..."

sp3ktrum

Here's what I don't understand, why doesn't the US simply cut their connections to the world. It's quite easy to find fiber optic locations...cut them. Instead of flinging bombs and missiles, take out their knees with some cable cutters.

sva_

So they mean to strike those companies with a presence in the middle east? Surely they don't think they can hit US mainland?

crvdgc

Sovereign AI adds another layer of meaning now that sovereignties are at war.

bumblehean

AWS me-south-1 got hit (again) earlier today.

ChrisArchitect

[dupe] Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47591208