Apple about to make iPhone more expensive
Published in Mobiles
Monday, 11 August 2025 10:10

Apple about to make iPhone more expensive


May dangle bigger storage to keep punters sweet

The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn claiming that the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is about to jack up the price of its already overpriced shiny toys later this year.

Intel chief hits back at Trump “misinformation”
Published in News


I am not highly conflicted

Troubled Chipzilla’s chief executive Lip-Bu Tan [pictured] has fired back at Donald Trump after the US president accused him of being “highly conflicted” and demanded he resign.

US strong-arms TSMC to save Intel
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Friday, 08 August 2025 11:01

US strong-arms TSMC to save Intel


Trump demands 49 per cent stake in Intel as price for tariff relief

The Trump administration is trying to force Taiwanese chip giant TSMC to buy nearly half of Troubled Chipzilla to secure a break on trade tariffs.

Intel board at war over CEO’s comeback plan
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Tan boxed in as directors stall every move

Lip-Bu Tan took the helm of Troubled Chipzilla with a turnaround plan and the board’s supposed backing. It hasn’t taken long for both to unravel.

Trump demands that Intel's CEO is fired
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Thursday, 07 August 2025 15:29

Trump demands that Intel's CEO is fired


Bring me the head of Lip-Bu Tan

US President Donald Trump has demanded the head of Troubled Chipzilla’s freshly anointed chief executive, Lip-Bu Tan, claiming the semiconductor veteran is “highly conflicted”.

Trump slaps 100 per cent tariff on chip imports
Published in PC Hardware


Offers Apple get out of jail free card

Donald Trump is back on the tariff warpath, this time threatening to slap a 100 per cent levy on all semiconductor imports unless the chips are made on US soil.

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.

Elsa AI rollout at US FDA sparks chaos
Published in AI
Friday, 25 July 2025 09:10

Elsa AI rollout at US FDA sparks chaos


Stoned AI delivers hallucinations and headaches

The Trump administration is flogging artificial intelligence as the silver bullet for Washington’s health bureaucracy, but it is turning out to be more trouble than it is worth.

TSMC's US fabs cost Big Tech more
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Thursday, 24 July 2025 10:21

TSMC's US fabs cost Big Tech more


AMD and Nvida forced to swallow higher prices

Getting cutting-edge chips out of TSMC’s US fabs is proving far pricier than sticking with its tried-and-tested Taiwan plants, but big tech doesn’t have much choice right now.

Nvidia’s H20 chip ban is lifted, but the production mess is just beginning
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Supply chain pressed snooze

The much-hyped lifting of the US ban on Nvidia’s H20 AI chips sounds like a win, but the reality is a lot messier.