Gelsinger is back with lasers
Trump throws cash at a bold semiconductor punt
The Trump administration has decided to sling up to $150 million at xLight, a US startup chasing fancier semiconductor manufacturing tricks, in another splashy effort to prop up strategically important industries with government sweeteners.
Apple shuffles the AI deck as its grand plan falls apart
Reshuffle shows Job's Mob still cannot get its AI house in order.
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has poached a Microsoft bod while its long-suffering AI chief drifts towards retirement, lifting the curtain on years of corporate flailing.
DRAM prices spark family bust-up inside Samsung
Memory bosses squeeze Mobile Experience as Galaxy S26 costs loom
Samsung’s booming DRAM prices have sparked a row within its own divisions, as the semiconductor arm decides it prefers cash to family loyalty.
Intel's Wildcat Lake refresh leaks point to a modest core bump
Entry-level chiplet parts try to look exciting for 2027
Troubled Chipzilla’s bargain bin Wildcat Lake chips have not even landed yet, and already the usual leakers say a refresh is brewing.
What if we had a year of Linux on the desktop and no one realised?
Fanboys insist we are getting the numbers wrong
For years, Linux fanboys have been insisting that this year will be the time of Linux on the desktop. Now, ZDnet's Steven Vaughan-Nichols thinks the take-up of Linux is much higher than numbers suggest.