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CNBC
10 hours ago
- Business
- CNBC
Samsung backs South Korean AI chip startup Rebellions ahead of IPO
South Korean artificial intelligence chip startup Rebellions has raised money from tech giant Samsung and is targeting a funding round of up to $200 million ahead of a public listing, the company's management told CNBC on Tuesday. Last year, Rebellions merged with another startup in South Korea called Sapeon, creating a firm that is being positioned as one of the country's promising rivals to Nvidia. Rebellions is currently raising money and is targeting funding of between $150 million and $200 million, Sungkyue Shin, chief financial officer of the startup, told CNBC on Tuesday. Samsung's investment in Rebellions last week was part of that, Shin said, though he declined to say how much the tech giant poured in. Since its founding in 2020, Rebellions has raised $220 million, Shin added. The current funding round is ongoing and Shin said Rebellions is talking to its current investors as well as investors in Korea and globally to participate in the capital raise. Rebellions has some big investors, including South Korean chip giant SK Hynix, telecommunication firms SK Telecom and Korea Telecom, and Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco. Rebellions was last valued at $1 billion. Shin said the current round of funding would push the valuation over $1 billion but declined to give specific figure. Rebellions is aiming for an initial public offering once this funding round has closed. "Our master plan is going public," Shin said. Rebellions designs chips that are focused on AI inferencing rather than training. Inferencing is when a pre-trained AI model interprets live data to come up with a result, much like the answers that are produced by popular chatbots. With the backing of major South Korean firms and investors, Rebellions is hoping to make a global play where it will look to challenge Nvidia and AMD as well as a slew of other startups in the inferencing space. Rebellions has been working with Samsung to bring its second-generation chip, Rebel, to market. Samsung owns a chip manufacturing business, also known as foundry. Four Rebel chips are put together to make the Rebel-Quad, the product that Rebellions will eventually sell. A Rebellions spokesperson said the chip will be launched later this year. The funding will partly go toward Rebellions' product development. Rebellions is currently testing its chip which will eventually be produced on a larger scale by Samsung. "Initial results have been very promising," Sunghyun Park, CEO of Rebellions, told CNBC on Tuesday. Park said Samsung invested in Rebellions partly because of the the good results that the chip has so far produced. Samsung is manufacturing Rebellions' semiconductor using its 4 nanometer process, which is among the leading-edge chipmaking nodes. For comparison, Nvidia's current Blackwell chips use the 4 nanometer process from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Rebellions will also use Samsung's high bandwidth memory, known as HBM3e. This type of memory is stacked and is required to handle large data processing loads. That could turn out to be a strategic win for Samsung, which is a very distant second to TSMC in terms of market share in the foundry business. Samsung has been looking to boost its chipmaking division. Samsung Electronics recently entered into a $16.5 billion contract for supplying semiconductors to Tesla. If Rebellions manages to find a large customer base, this could give Samsung a major customer for its foundry business.


Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Rebel Wilson devastated by second loss months after grandfather died
Rebel Wilson took to social media this weekend to commemorate her late grandmother who passed away at the impressive age of 95 - and who joined the star at her wedding last year Rebel Wilson has been left heartbroken by the death of her beloved grandmother - just months after her grandfather passed away. The Pitch Perfect star shared touching details of her grandmother Gar's life. Taking to social media on Sunday, Rebel, 45, shared a montage of images of her grandmother - sound tracked by the song Somewhere Over The Rainbow, sung by Judy Garland. The song choice had special meaning which gave insight into her grandmother's mischievous personality. Rebel wrote: "Goodbye to my incredible Grandma Gar - the BEST grandmother ever. She passed away at 95 years old." She continued: "Her favourite movie was The Wizard of Oz because when she was a young girl she was banned by her father from seeing it for being 'naughty' but years later finally got to watch it." Rebel then revealed that her grandmother was deeply proud of her and the acting career she carved out for herself. She explained: "She used to keep a scrapbook of news clippings of my career because she was so proud and even last night was telling paramedics about me as she was being taken to hospital - recounting her glorious holiday on the Queen Mary that I had given her as a present when I had started making it big in Hollywood." The Australian actress went on: "When I was 11 she took me and my sister to America - it was one of the best week's of my entire life. We took her on SPACE MOUNTAIN at Disneyland saying 'it's not that scary Gar!' and she screamed the entire way down holding on for dear life. I'm glad her last 'big' outing was to our wedding at the Opera House." She continued: "She loved watching tennis, musicals, neenish tarts, but most importantly she LOVED her family - her children, grandchildren and now great grandchildren. She leaves behind an incredible legacy. She had a hair salon back in the day when few women owned businesses. She endured so much in her life and was always so kind and sweet. To me she is a Queen and I proudly carry her royal name of Elizabeth." And she concluded: "Love you Gar and love to all my family at this very sad time." The tragic news came months after Rebel revealed how delighted she and her now wife, Ramona Agruma, 40, were able to welcome Gar to their wedding last year. Rebel wrote in an Instagram post last December: "My sister Liberty officiated our legal wedding in Sydney! It meant my 94 year old grandmother Gar could come which was very special to us to have her included and just felt right to do it in my hometown at this glorious time of the year." Rebel's grandfather, who she affectionately called Poppy, died in December last year. She shared a photo of herself with her relative on Instagram Stories at the time along with a message stating: "RIP Poppy – 97 years young. The best grandpa!"


News18
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- News18
Rebel Wilson Sued By Production Company For Sabotaging Film's Release, Actor Reacts
Last Updated: Last year, Rebel was hit with a defamation lawsuit after accusing the producers of The Deb of stopping it from premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. Rebel Wilson is being sued by the production company behind her directorial debut. UK-based AI Film has filed the lawsuit in Australia, accusing the 44-year-old actress of deliberately sabotaging the film's release in order to devalue the movie and pressure AI Film and Australian company Dunburn Debutantes Commissioning Company – named as the second plaintiff in the lawsuit – into selling their stake to her company Camp Sugar. According to The Guardian, AI Film said in a statement: 'These proceedings are regrettable but essential to ensure The Deb's timely release. It's a joyous, fun film, and we are sure that audiences are going to love it." Lead actress Charlotte MacInnes said: 'I love this film and I can't wait for it to be released … it would be wonderful if these proceedings can help make that happen." Wilson responded to the lawsuit with a message on Instagram Stories saying: 'Apparently I'm being sued in Australia. It makes no sense. As the director, producer and co-star who nurtured a project called THE DEB for 5 years from a 3 page idea into a gorgeous feature film – I want nothing more than to have this film released and have been working tirelessly behind the scenes to get this to happen. To say otherwise is complete nonsense. I'm so proud of the film!" She added: 'In my opinion, this is continued bullying and harassment from UK financiers of the project Amanda Ghost, Gregor Cameron and Vince Holden after I exposed their dodgy behaviour. They tried to prevent the film from premiering there (they lost) and now they've tried to stop the film being released because of a baseless US lawsuit and now a further Australian one. I've moved on, now directing my 2nd movie and loving it. But regarding THE DEB all I can literally say is 'F*** my life" with tears in my eyes and a heavy heart. Everyone who worked on the movie and who knows me KNOWS I put my blood, sweat and tears into this. Everyone knows I'm a 'truth teller' when it comes to vile people in the industry. I just want this movie to come out and for all the amazingly talented contributors to be recognized for their sensational work! (sic)." Last year, Rebel was hit with a defamation lawsuit after accusing the producers of The Deb of stopping it from premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. Rebel made an Instagram video in which she hit out at producers Amanda Ghost and Gregor Cameron, and executive producer Vince Holden, accusing them of 'bad behaviour" on set. She also accused them of embezzling funds from the film and called them 'vile and disgusting", claiming she had encountered 'absolute viciousness and retaliatory behaviour" after reporting their actions. However, the trio denied all accusations and hit back in a lawsuit, filed at the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles. view comments First Published: July 26, 2025, 15:42 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.


USA Today
4 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
'22 MPH at 260 pounds': Former Cowboys' 2nd-round pick on fast track to return from injury
Cowboys DE Sam Williams is making waves in his return from injury, claiming he feels stronger and faster than ever heading into camp. Around this time a year ago, Sam Williams, was getting carted off the practice field just a few days into the Dallas Cowboys' 2024 training camp. Williams had suffered a torn ACL and PCL, and just like that, his season was over before it began. Since then, the former 2022 second-round pick has gone through surgery, rehabilitation, and is now back on the field in preparation for the 2025 season. Now entering his fourth year, and the final of his rookie deal, Williams noted to reporters that he is feeling as strong as ever and more explosive. 'I've put in the work, I feel great. Fantastic. No soreness. No aches,' Williams said after Thursday's practice. 'I'm running. I'm hitting 22 miles per hour at 260 pounds. That should tell you everything.' The former Ole Miss Rebel, who had high hopes going into last year's camp, recorded 48 tackles, 15 for loss, 8.5 sacks, and 21 pressures during his first two seasons before injury. Williams will now retake the field looking to add more fuel to a Cowboys' defense that saw a drop-off in production last season compared to the year prior. His physical tools and speed off the edge have been a key aspect of his game. However, with his return comes competition for repetitions. The Cowboys carry a deep rotation of edge rushers that features All-Pro Micah Parsons, veteran free agents Dante Fowler Jr. and Payton Turner, second-year edge rusher Marshawn Kneeland, and to top it off, Dallas used its second-round pick this season on another rusher, Donovan Ezeiruaku. Follow Cowboys Wire on Facebook to join in on the conversation with fellow fans!


The Irish Sun
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Rebel Wilson SUED over unreleased movie as she launches tearful rant at ‘bully' film bosses
EMOTIONAL Rebel Wilson says "it makes no sense" after the production company behind her directorial debut, The Deb, filed a lawsuit against her in Australia. AI Film is reportedly accusing Wilson, 44, of deliberately sabotaging the project by spreading false information online. 3 Rebel; Wilson is being sued by a production company in Australia Credit: Getty 3 The lawsuit has left Wilson confused Credit: Instagram / rebelwilson Papers submitted to New South Wales supreme court , seen by Wilson has responded on Instagram , calling it "bullying" and that "it makes no sense". She continued: "As the director, producer and co-star who nurtured a project called THE DEB for 5 years from a 3 page idea into a gorgeous feature film - I want nothing more than to have this film released and have been working tirelessly behind the scenes to get this to happen. To say otherwise is complete nonsense. I'm so proud of the film!" Last year, The Deb producers Amanda Ghost, Gregor Cameron and Vince Holden launched a defamation lawsuit against Wilson in the US after she accused them of plotting to embezzle 900,000 AUD from the film's budget and Ghost of sexually harassing star Charlotte MacInnes. Wilson countersued in October alleging a "troubling pattern of egregious and illicit behaviours, including theft, bullying , and sexual misconduct." Rejecting the claims involving her being the victim of harassment, MacInnes later filed a declaration calling Wilson' claims about her "completely false and absurd". In November, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Thomas Long rejected Wilson's request to have the defamation case against her dismissed. Updating fans today on her latest legal battle, Wilson wrote: "I've moved on, now directing my 2nd movie and loving it. But regarding THE DEB all I can literally say is 'F**K my life' with tears in my eyes and a heavy heart. Most read in Celebrity "Everyone who worked on the movie and who knows me KNOWS I put my blood, sweat and tears into this. Everyone knows I'm a 'truth teller' when it comes to vile people in the industry. Rebel Wilson breaks down in tears in emotional Virgin Radio interview with Chris Evans - after war over new book "I just want this movie to come out and for all the amazingly talented contributors to be recognised for their sensational work! At least we had the Toronto premiere - and at least now you can all see the opening of the film. Posting it now! Rebs x." AI Film is reportedly seeking damages, a formal apology, and an order stopping Wilson from making unsubstantiated claims relating to all parties involved with The Deb. 3 The actress's directorial debut, The Deb, is held up in a legal battle Credit: Getty