TSMC’s US fab push still miles behind demand
Published in News


"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
Published in PC Hardware


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.

AI chips face energy crisis as startups take on Nvidia
Published in AI


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
Published in News


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.

Samsung gets $16.5 billion chip deal lifeline from Tesla
Published in Transportation


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.

Italian AI cult leader jailed after victim ditches chemo
Published in AI


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
Published in AI


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
Published in News


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
Published in Network


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.

Trump vowed to save TikTok but his deal is collapsing
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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.