Intel touts faster DDR5 for Arrow Lake refresh
Memory bump arrives as the platform’s future window shrinks
Troubled Chipzilla has confirmed that its Arrow Lake Core Ultra 200S refresh chips will natively handle quicker DDR5 speeds.
TSMC races to build more 2nm fabs as demand crushes capacity
Taiwan’s chip colossus digs deeper into its pockets
The boss of the world’s biggest chip foundry has admitted that TSMC cannot churn out enough silicon to satisfy the world’s appetite.
TSMC investigates ex-exec over Intel move
Taiwan’s chip titan bristles as a retired strategist jumps ship
TSMC has kicked off a probe into former vice president of corporate strategy Lo Wen jen after he leapt from retirement into a new gig at Troubled Chipzilla.
Sovereign AI key to dodge superpower dependence
Seoul throws cash and clout at its own AI destiny
The global AI arms race between China and the US has smaller nations nervously eyeing their supply lines, fearing they will end up beholden to the whims of the superpowers.
Altman says OpenAI’s mystery gadget will look too simple
Hype continues while details stay hidden
OpenAI boss Sam Altman reckons the company’s new hardware will prompt people to mutter “that’s it?… It’s so simple” the moment they clap eyes on it.
Memory moves to spot pricing
Shoppers find themselves guessing the cost of RAM
Memory prices have gone properly pear-shaped, with top-end RAM now pricier than most punters expect.
AWS flings $50 billion at government AI push
Hefty splurge to keep federal bods swimming in compute
Amazon Web Services has decided to chuck a hefty pile of cash at new kit designed to boost AI capabilities for US government outfits.
Diamond Rapids gulps up to 650 watts
Platform logs hint at a power-hungry monster
Intel's next-gen Diamond Rapids Xeon parts have shown up in NBD’s shipment records, and the numbers suggest these chips will need a miniature power station to run.
Apple clings to Tim Cook while its talent legs it
Bloomberg pours cold water on CEO-exit fantasies as engineers flee for shinier toys
The fruity cargo cult, Apple cannot even manage a clean rumour cycle these days, with Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman now rubbishing earlier claims that Tim Cook was about to shuffle off the CEO perch next year.
AMD confirms price hikes
Prices rise by ten per cent
AMD has told its graphics card partners to brace for a price rise across its entire GPU lineup after DRAM costs shot up again, putting an end to the brief spell when Radeon RX 9000 cards drifted back to their launch stickers.