
TSMC’s US fab push still miles behind demand
"Regulation and red tape" hold back Arizona chip plans
TSMC’s multi-billion-dollar push into the US chip industry is nowhere near satisfying domestic demand, despite years of investment and political support.

MSI posts record motherboard shipments
Eyes AI server push and US expansion
MSI has smashed past the 10 million mark in motherboard shipments for the first time, closing in on rival Gigabyte and hitting a major milestone in the consumer PC space.

Cloudflare, Groq and Positron chase greener inference alternatives
Chip boffins are scrambling to cut the soaring energy costs of artificial intelligence, with a new generation of startups targeting Nvidia’s grip on the market by building faster, leaner, and more efficient inference silicon.

UK VPN uptake rockets after age verification rules
Who didn't see that one coming?
The UK is seeing a huge rise in VPN use after the government bought in "child protection" laws.

TSMC rival finally gets a win in foundry fight
Samsung Electronics has signed a 22.8 trillion won (about $16.5 billion) chip foundry contract with what it calls a "global company" which the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street are convinced is Tesla.

Quantum physics, bogus cures, and "miraculous" AI Marie
A woman leading a crackpot AI health cult has been banged up in Rome for killing someone after convincing them to stop cancer treatment based on the advice of a fake AI.

Healthcare GenAI strategies flounder
Grand plans meet reality as data, skills and ethics block progress
While healthcare bosses dream big about GenAI, most of them appear to be clueless when it comes to putting those dreams into action.

Nvidia gives Micron SOCAMM gig
Memory market braces for shake‑up
Nvidia is moving to disrupt the memory market again, planning to deploy between 600,000 and 800,000 SOCAMM modules in 2025 and handed the entire contract to Micron.

Starlink suffers massive outage
Tens of thousands lose service
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet was hit by a major outage, knocking tens of thousands of users offline just as the company celebrated a key milestone in its partnership with T-Mobile.

Deadline looms as China refuses to hand over algorithm
Donald Trump promised he alone could “save TikTok” from a US ban. Months later, the app is still in limbo, and his beautiful big deal is falling apart.