Nvidia's Nemotron coalition brings eight AI labs together to build open frontier models By Luke James published 16 March 26 "Open models are the lifeblood of innovation and the engine of global participation in the AI revolution," said Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
Intel Xeon 6 selected as host CPU for Nvidia DGX Rubin NVL8 systems — Intel wins a contract as Nvidia enters data center processor market with Vera CPUs By Luke James published 16 March 26 Intel announced today at Nvidia GTC 2026 in San Jose that its Xeon 6 processor will serve as the host CPU in Nvidia's DGX Rubin NVL8 systems.
Meta's new MTIA lineup joins hyperscalers' unified push for dedicated inferencing chips — companies diversify AI chips in effort to diversify from sole reliance on Nvidia By Luke James published 16 March 26 Premium Google, AWS, Microsoft, and Meta have all independently reached the same conclusion.
Intel's roadmaps examined — 14A, Nova Lake, Diamond Rapids & AI accelerator push By Luke James published 16 March 26 Premium Intel's CPU roadmap is unlike any the company has published in recent years, because its manufacturing ambitions and its product launches have to succeed simultaneously.
MSI plans 30% gaming product price hike as memory and GPU shortages bite — 'This year is the most severe year since the company was founded' By Luke James published 16 March 26 "This year is the most severe year since the company was founded," MSI told investors.
Tennessee grandmother wrongly jailed for six months, latest victim of AI-driven misidentification — facial recognition is jailing the wrong people, but police keep using it anyway By Luke James last updated 15 March 26 A Tennessee grandmother spent nearly six months in jail after police in Fargo, North Dakota, used facial recognition software to identify her as the primary suspect in a bank fraud case.
ASML workers still in the dark seven weeks after 1,700 management cuts announced — cuts represent 4% of its global workforce By Luke James published 15 March 26 The prolonged uncertainty is generating internal unrest, according to an ASML spokesperson who spoke to Dutch broadcaster Omroep Brabant.
Chinese GPU-maker Lisuan flaunts new design details for its LX 7G100 gaming card - also updates LX GPU product pages with server and workstation specs By Luke James published 15 March 26 Meanwhile, the older 7G105 GPU name no longer appears on the site; all four cards now sit under the LX product branding.
Invisible malicious code attacks 151 GitHub repos and VS Code — Glassworm attack uses blockchain to steal tokens, credentials, and secrets By Luke James published 14 March 26 The technique exploits Unicode Private Use Area characters, which render as zero-width whitespace in virtually every code editor and terminal.
Chip material prices double as Middle East conflict compounds China's existing gallium export ban — wide range of materials for chipmaking skyrocket as supply constricts By Luke James published 14 March 26 Manufacturers have said that prices for key chipmaking metals have doubled, and gallium has climbed sharply, as disruptions from the ongoing Middle East conflict pile onto supply constraints.
China bans OpenClaw from government computers and issues security guidelines amid adoption frenzy — nation scrambles to rein in popular AI agent By Luke James published 13 March 26 China's central government warned state enterprises and agencies not to install OpenClaw on office computers this week as multiple government bodies moved to rein in the AI agent.
IBM and Lam's new partnership paves the way toward sub-1nm logic using High-NA EUV — Albany lab to pioneer dry resist process integration By Luke James published 12 March 26 Premium Under the new agreement, the focus will shift to validating full process flows for nanosheet and nanostack device architectures and backside power delivery.
Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock — SK hynix forced to diversify after 30% of global supply removed from the market By Luke James published 12 March 26 QatarEnergy has not restarted helium production at its Ras Laffan complex nine days after Iranian drone strikes forced the facility offline.
Meta reveals four new MTIA chips built for AI inference — to be released on a six-month cadence By Luke James published 12 March 26 All four chips have been developed in partnership with Broadcom and are scheduled for deployment within the next two years.
IBM and Lam Research team up on High NA EUV dry resist to push chip scaling past 1nm By Luke James published 11 March 26 The two companies have worked together for more than a decade, with IBM unveiling what it described as the world's first 2nm node chip in 2021 as part of the partnership.
Seagate CCO says storage price hikes are ‘the new normal’ — demand enters an unprecedented ‘supercycle’ driven by AI growth By Luke James published 11 March 26 Surging memory costs are reshaping the storage industry's traditional boom-bust cycle
Oracle and OpenAI's Abilene expansion saga detailed: 600MW expansion gets scrapped, as larger 4.5GW agreement remains on track By Luke James published 10 March 26 Premium Oracle and OpenAI dropped plans to expand their flagship Stargate campus in Abilene, Texas, beyond its committed 1.2-gigawatt build earlier this month.
Nexperia China claims to be making chips using 12-inch wafers — subsidiary deepens split with Dutch parent as it builds out 'mass production capabilities' By Luke James published 9 March 26 In a statement posted to its Chinese social media account, Nexperia China said it had reached a new milestone in its "independent R&D and mass production capabilities".
Anthropic sues Pentagon over 'supply chain risk' designation, citing free speech and due process violations — company refused to allow its AI to be used for autonomous attacks, mass surveillance By Luke James published 9 March 26 Anthropic has filed two federal lawsuits against the Pentagon and other U.S. federal agencies, seeking to overturn the Department of War's decision to designate the AI company a "supply chain risk."
Oracle hits back at Stargate data center cancellation reports — claims 4.5GW Oracle-OpenAI agreement still on track By Luke James published 9 March 26 In a statement posted to X today, Oracle said it and developer Crusoe are “operating in lockstep” to deliver one of the world’s largest AI data centers at the Abilene campus.
Researchers build atom-thin 2D thermometers that can be embedded directly in processors — can detect temperature changes in 100 nanoseconds, millions of times faster than the blink of an eye By Luke James published 9 March 26 Processors currently rely on temperature sensors positioned outside the chip die itself, which limits both the speed and precision of thermal monitoring.
China warns of fresh chip shortage as Nexperia dispute escalates again - Dutch headquarters allegedly locked Chinese staff out of IT systems By Luke James published 9 March 26 China's commerce ministry warned on Saturday of a renewed global semiconductor supply chain crisis, after Nexperia's Netherlands disabled IT accounts for all employees at its Chinese operations.
Norwegian gov't consumer watchdog calls out ‘enshittification’ of video games, connected devices, and others — claims hardware deliberately degraded after purchase By Luke James last updated 8 March 26 “Companies can degrade the functionality of your car or effectively destroy your connected washing machine with a software update,” says the report.
Palmer Luckey’s retro gaming venture seeks $1 billion valuation as FPGA-based Nintendo 64 clone launch nears — ModRetro's M64 console plays original N64 cartridges, supports 4K resolution By Luke James published 8 March 26 Palmer Luckey is said to be in talks with investors to raise funds for ModRetro at a $1 billion valuation as the retro gaming company prepares to ship its second product.
Seagate FireCuda X1070 SSD spotted at retailers — listed at $829.99 before any official announcement By Luke James published 8 March 26 Seagate's unannounced FireCuda X1070 NVMe SSD appeared on Amazon and Best Buy listings this week before its product page went offline.
