Huawei boss says US is overhyping its AI chips
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Ren tries to downplay progress as trade talks get dicey

Huawei’s founder Ren Zhengfei has tried to cool the narrative around his company’s AI chips, claiming the US is giving it too much credit saying it is a good generation behind.

Huang says UK AI dream still running on fumes
Published in AI


Billion-pound pledge won't fix years of underinvestment*

Nvidia boss Jensen Huang took the stage at London Tech Week and told the UK it’s miles behind on the digital infrastructure needed to make its AI ambitions real.

GPU market stumbles as Discrete GPU penetration flattens
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Jon Peddie blames Trump trade chaos for slowdown

Global PC graphics market took a knock in the first quarter of 2025, with GPU shipments sliding to 68.8 million units, down 12 per cent from the previous quarter, according to the latest data from Jon Peddie Research.

Nvidia top boffin says US export bans boosted Huawei AI dev
Published in AI


Dally says US rules handed China a tech talent pipeline

Nvidia chief scientist Bill Dally [pictured] has suggested that the US export control ban on AI gear to China has helped Huawei and its mates in the Middle Kingdom rather than holding them back.

AMD snaps up Brium to loosen Nvidia’s AI iron grip
Published in AI


Chipmaker adds stealthy startup to its growing anti-Nvidia arsenal

AMD has snapped up a little-known AI startup called Brium in a move that looks suspiciously like an attempt to smash Nvidia’s stranglehold on the AI software ecosystem.

Nvidia boss says Switch 2 chip is "the dog's" 
Published in Gaming


Most advanced mobile GPU ever

Nvidia supremo Jensen Huang has been wagging his tongue about a custom chip for the Switch 2, calling it the most advanced bit of mobile graphics kit the outfit has ever produced.

Hell Is Us demo crashes RTX 50 and 40 cards
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Wednesday, 04 June 2025 11:04

Hell Is Us demo crashes RTX 50 and 40 cards


Devs suggest lowering settings and disabling upscaling to avoid intro crash

Hell just froze for Nvidia RTX 50 and 40 series owners trying to play the demo of Hell Is Us. The game crashes before the cinematic even finishes, leaving players staring at their high-end hardware in disbelief.

TSMC says AI chip war doesn’t matter
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Wednesday, 04 June 2025 10:08

TSMC says AI chip war doesn’t matter


All roads lead to TSMC

The head of TSMC reckons it doesn’t really matter whether GPUs or ASICs win the AI chip race. Either way, the orders are heading back to his outfit.

RTX 5060 Ti steals AMD’s 9070 lunch money
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Wednesday, 04 June 2025 09:19

RTX 5060 Ti steals AMD’s 9070 lunch money


Steam gamers show more love for Nvidia’s cheaper cards

Nvidia’s RTX 5060 Ti has only been rattling around for six weeks but has already overtaken AMD’s shiny new RX 9070 series, at least according to Valve’s latest Steam hardware survey.

TSMC Arizona ramps up as Nvidia preps AI chip launch
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US fab nears full capacity, 2nm yields soar, and chip prices may spike

Nvidia’s next wave of AI chips is heading for mass production at TSMC’s Arizona plant before the end of the year, according to fresh reports from Taiwan.