Intel retires 20-year CPU ID as Nova Lake breaks cover
Ancient Family 6 gets binned
Intel is finally ditching its ancient Family 6 CPU designation after more than two decades of clinging to it like a legacy BIOS.
Nvidia's H20 chips hit red tape gridlock in US-China shuffle
Licensing logjam stalls AI GPU shipments despite lifted ban
Nvidia might have dodged a US ban on its H20 AI chips for China, but it’s entangled in a licensing quagmire so deep it’s putting the brakes on exports.
UNC2891’s ATM heist fails but exposes cyber-physical blind spot
A hacker outfit identified as UNC2891 tried pulling off a bank heist by slipping a 4G-enabled Raspberry Pi into a bank’s ATM network and using a tricked-out Linux rootkit to stay hidden.
Tariff woes dent TSMC’s seasonal surge
Chip giant’s fourth quarter could fizzle despite AI buzz
Tariff tantrums from the US have started to rattle TSMC’s booming run, with signs that the Christmas consumer rush might be more of a limp than a sprint.
ARM wants to build is own silicon
SoftBank-backed firm taking on AMD and Intel
ARM is apparently tired of flogging CPU blueprints and wants to play with the big boys by building its own chips. That means going head-to-head with Troubled Chipzilla and AMD in the high-stakes silicon game.
