China retaliates in response to Dutch seizure of Nexperia, blocking chipmaker's exports following takeover — 861,000 square foot assembly site in Guangdong affected as trade war spirals By Jon Martindale published 14 October 25 Nexperia is trying to obtain an exemption.
Windows 10 support ends today — here's who's affected and what you need to do By Jon Martindale published 14 October 25 Update if you can, upgrade if you can't, or at least get the extended support license.
Dutch government seizes local chipmaker from its Chinese owner — Nexperia parent company Wingtech preps response to 'exceptional' steps taken to safeguard 'crucial technological knowledge' By Jon Martindale published 13 October 25 The Chinese chairman was also removed and will be replaced by a non-Chinese person with a "deciding vote" in due time.
China probes Qualcomm with antitrust investigation in the latest asymmetric trade negotiation salvo — Autotalks acquisition risks fouling anti-monopoly laws By Jon Martindale published 13 October 25 Premium Targeting a months-old deal for a company that was thought likely to expand Qualcomm's business, not reinforce it.
Bank of England, IMF, warn AI bubble risk has shades of 2000 dotcom crash — Goldman Sachs cautions we're not there 'yet' By Jon Martindale published 9 October 25 Of the five stages of a bubble, we're already in stage three, according to one investment strategist.
Discord says only 70,000 government ID photos exposed in third-party service breach, denies 2.1 million figure — says it won't pay $3.5 million ransom and has cut communications with hackers, who are threatening to go public By Jon Martindale published 9 October 25 Only "70,000" government IDs were exposed, rather than the claimed 2.1 million
Cyberattacks hit 91% of universities and 43% of businesses in last 12 months in the UK — survey suggests more than 600,000 businesses, 61,000 charities affected By Jon Martindale published 6 October 25 The ripple effects of taking down larger institutions can be huge and far reaching.
Chip designer Jim Keller says Intel still has 'a lot of work to do' — would consider it for Tenstorrent AI chip production, already in talks with TSMC, Rapidus, and Samsung for 2nm tech By Jon Martindale published 3 October 25 Also working with Japanese firm, Rapidus, to get swift access to the smallest process nodes possible.
OpenAI's Sam Altman had secret TSMC meeting over future chip supply, report claims — AI pioneer in Asia as South Korea confirms 20MW data center deal with ChatGPT maker By Jon Martindale published 1 October 25 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has reportedly held secretive meetings with TSMC and Foxconn in Taiwan as he looks to secure chip production for future facilities and his own internal chip design plans.
AI data center boom sends some wholesale electricity prices soaring up to 267% in five years, says report — as global rollout of AI factories continues apace By Jon Martindale published 30 September 25 People living near many of the new data centers being built as part of the AI boom are finding their power costs rising dramatically, in some cases making it hard to afford day-to-day living.
Data centers to account for 9% of electricity demand in the U.S by 2035 — Nuclear power could help sate AI demand By Jon Martindale published 29 September 25 Premium Regulatory approval and standardization could take years to get them off the ground, though.
EU pushes for Chips Act 2.0 investment as it looks set to miss global silicon production targets by a wide margin — seeks quadrupling of semiconductor investment as $50 billion initiative flounders By Jon Martindale published 29 September 25 A group of countries pressed the EU to quadruple spending on semiconductors.
OpenAI's significant investments raise more questions than answers — CEO Sam Altman remains tight-lipped about how the company will deliver By Jon Martindale published 26 September 25 Premium Long-term profitability is still a vague idea.
YouTuber's homebrew aim-assist exoskeleton grabs them second place in global Aimlabs leader board — 63% aim boost from AI-powered project By Jon Martindale published 26 September 25 A YouTube gamer has constructed a homebrew aim-assist exoskeleton which tracks on-screen movement and adjusts his aim physically, helping to max out his score in Aimlabs' FPS training program.
OpenAI makes flurry of deals in drive towards for-profit model — AI giant teams up with Nvidia, Luxshare, Apple, and more By Jon Martindale published 23 September 25 Premium OpenAI is making major moves to secure future GPUs and accelerate its hardware plans in a flurry of major deals worth billions of dollars, though questions remain about its future funding.
Nvidia promises its $100 billion OpenAI deal won't impact GPU supply — 'we will continue to make every customer a top priority' By Jon Martindale published 23 September 25 Pinkie promise...
$115 million ransomware hacker arrested over extortion attacks — Scattered Spider alumnus allegedly involved in over 120 computer network intrusions targeting 47 U.S. entities By Jon Martindale published 19 September 25 The British national is accused of hacking over 120 computer networks and attacking close to 50 different U.S. entities.
Nvidia drops a cool $900 million on Enfabrica tech and hiring its CEO, report claims — AI networking chip company boasts capacity to connect 100,000 GPUs together By Jon Martindale published 19 September 25 Rochan Sankar and other employees will move over to Nvidia, and it gets to license the firm's technology.
Asus is 'actively investigating' ROG gaming laptop stuttering woes — Models released / sold between 2021 - 2024 affected by 'performance interruptions' By Jon Martindale published 18 September 25 Seems to affect Asus ROG gaming laptops from between 2021 and 2024.
UK cosies up to big tech with $42 billion data center and AI investment deal By Jon Martindale published 17 September 25 Premium UK inks deals with OpenAI, Microsoft, Nvidia, Google, Coreweave, ScaleAI, and more.
Nvidia's China-exclusive RTX 6000D reportedly gets lukewarm reception in China due to hobbled performance — could leave Nvidia with huge backlog of unwanted GPUs By Jon Martindale published 16 September 25 Estimates put production at over two million of these GPUs.
Google terminates 200 AI contractors — 'ramp-down' blamed, but workers claim questions over pay and job insecurity are the real reason behind layoffs By Jon Martindale published 16 September 25 Some believe they were let go because of complaints over working conditions and compensation.
Hacker ransomware groups announce retirement to enjoy their "golden parachutes" — no further attacks planned, future attributed activities will relate to undisclosed past breaches By Jon Martindale published 15 September 25 They ride off into the sunset taking their millions with them
China accuses Nvidia of anti-monopoly law violations, raising prospect of heavy fines — company could be fined 10% of revenue from China By Jon Martindale published 15 September 25 This may also be another indirect tactic in the ongoing trade negotiations.
OpenAI and Microsoft reach an understanding over ongoing contract negotiations — but AGI clause remains an uncertainty By Jon Martindale published 12 September 25 Premium OpenAI and Microsoft has struck a memorandum of understanding on their ongoing contract negotiations, opening the door for OpenAI to begin corporate restructuring.