Trump says US should kill CHIPS Act, use the cash to cut debt
Lemme guess ... he'll fix it all with tariffs? We sat through the entire speech so you don't have to
Systems05 Mar 2025 | 73
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As Alibaba launches server-grade RISC-V CPU, Beijing throws its weight behind ISA
A major policy directive strongly suggesting use of the royalty-free architecture is apparently imminent
Systems05 Mar 2025 | 5
AMD looks to undercut Nvidia, win gamers' hearts with RX 9070 series
The question is whether we can find them in stock and at MSRP
Systems28 Feb 2025 | 49
Profit slide at HP can only mean one thing: Hammer time
Executives pull on the baggy trousers to distribute the pink slips
Systems28 Feb 2025 | 22
Ampere bets on Arm to muscle into Intel's telco territory
Chipmaker touts high-core, low-power Altra processors as the future of 5G and AI inferencing
Systems27 Feb 2025 | 2
Cash torrent pouring into Nvidia slows – despite booming Blackwell adoption
May we all have problems like annual revenue growth dropping from 126 to 114 percent
Systems27 Feb 2025 | 9
Microsoft trims more CPUs from Windows 11 compatibility list
Updated OEMs blowing dust from the processor stock cupboard, beware
OSes24 Feb 2025 | 127
Intel cranks up accelerators in Xeon 6 blitz to outgun AMD
But you're probably not cool enough for Chipzilla's 288-core monster
Systems24 Feb 2025 | 3
Euro cloud biz trials 'server blades in a cold box' system
Hot air or a 50% energy saving? Exoscale datacenter runs proof-of-concept to test veracity of Digger's claims
On-Prem20 Feb 2025 | 14
Talk of Broadcom and TSMC grabbing pieces of Intel lights fire under investors
Chipzilla's design and manufacturing limbs said to be on the table
Systems20 Feb 2025 | 12
The future of AI is ... analog? Upstart bags $100M to push GPU-like brains on less juice
Interview EnCharge claims 150 TOPS/watt, a 20x performance-per-watt edge
AI + ML17 Feb 2025 | 17
UK court says Chinese operation must sell Scottish chip biz stake without delay
'Satisfied' the risk to national security is 'a real and significant one' that should not be 'prolonged'
Systems17 Feb 2025 | 24
TechUK demands that Britain's chip strategy is crisped up
Trade body wants recommendations fast-tracked and fabs designated critical national infrastructure
Systems17 Feb 2025 | 9
Broadcom reportedly investigates acquiring Intel’s chip design biz
Shhh. Don’t tell Hock Tan about those Xeons that unlock functions when you pay a fee
Systems17 Feb 2025 | 16
The hidden cost of compromise
Why scientific computing still demands precision
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DeepMind working on distributed training of large AI models
Alternate process could be a game changer if they can make it practicable
AI + ML11 Feb 2025 | 10
Intel loses another exec as datacenter, AI chief named Nokia CEO
Justin Hotard tapped to replace Pekka Lundmark at the Finnish telco
On-Prem10 Feb 2025 | 8
Google exec sees enterprise quantum app on closer horizon
20 years? More like five for real-world workloads, says q-AI lead
HPC06 Feb 2025 | 7
Los Alamos lab to research next-gen chip technologies
Radiation-hardening for space environments and energy efficiency tweaks for above and below
Systems05 Feb 2025 | 3
US cranks up espionage charges against ex-Googler accused of trade secrets heist
Mountain View clocked onto the scheme with days to spare
AI + ML05 Feb 2025 | 15
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How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app
No warning, no opt-out, and critic claims ... no consent
Please fasten your seatbelts. A third of US air traffic control systems are 'unsustainable'
And the FAA's modernization efforts are going so badly they won't exit turbulence any time soon
Apple drags UK government to court over 'backdoor' order
Updated A first-of-its-kind legal challenge set to be heard this month, per reports
Cloudflare's bot bouncer blocks weirdo browsers
Not on Firefox or a Chrome derivative? You shall not pass
SpaceX loses a Falcon 9 booster and scrubs a Starship
Reusable first stage of workhorse tips over after landing
Firefox 136 finally brings the features that fans wanted
Vertical tabs, native Arm64 Linux version, and AMD GPU-accelerated video playback
VMware splats guest-to-hypervisor escape bugs already exploited in wild
The heap overflow zero-day in the memory unsafe code by Miss Creant
Microsoft: So what if it costs 4X as much to run Windows Server in AWS, Alibaba, and Google?
That's competition, that's protecting our IP, Redmond's lawyers tell UK monopoly cops
Windows 365 Disaster Recovery Plus promises Cloud PC comebacks in 30 minutes
Presumably hosted by AWS?
It's bad enough we have to turn on cams for meetings, now the person staring at you may be an AI deepfake
Says the biz trying to sell us stuff to catch that, admittedly
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Who's afraid of DeepSeek's impact on AI hardware sales? Not AMD CEO Lisa Su
Predicts more efficient ML architectures will drive adoption, see Instinct sales accelerate, shares dive
Systems05 Feb 2025 |
Intel knocked off global chip revenue top spot after rotten 2024
Missed the AI processor boat, split with CEO savior, lost #1 seat to Samsung
Systems04 Feb 2025 | 5
Intel rakes in €515M from EU after ancient antitrust fine nixed
A glimmer of light in an otherwise gloomy year for troubled chipmaker
Systems03 Feb 2025 | 14
Singapore says Nvidia's astounding local sales don't mean it's the source of DeepSeek's GPUs
Asia In Brief PLUS: Chinese bus lanes put Tesla in a tangle; India drops electronics tariffs; Samsung worries about soft demand
AI + ML03 Feb 2025 | 15
Intel has officially missed the boat for AI in the datacenter
Comment But it still has a chance at the network edge and the PC
The Future of the Datacenter - 2025 and Beyond01 Feb 2025 | 38
DeepSeek means companies need to consider AI investment more carefully
Analysis But Chinese startup shakeup doesn't herald 'drastic drop' in need for infrastructure buildout, say analysts
Systems31 Jan 2025 | 21
HPE's $14B Juniper takeover slams into Dept of Justice roadblock
Merger would kill competition, jack up wireless LAN prices, officials argue
Systems30 Jan 2025 | 5
Tiny Linux kernel tweak could cut datacenter power use by 30%, boffins say
Not bad for 30 lines of code
Systems29 Jan 2025 | 66
ASML makes hay while suns shines, but Trump could rain on its parade
Netherlands biz riding AI boom, though China crackdown looms
Systems29 Jan 2025 | 21
Trump eyes up to 100% tariffs on foreign semiconductors, TSMC in crosshairs
No wonder OpenAI needs $500B for Stargate
Systems28 Jan 2025 | 271
Nvidia deprecates CUDA support for aging architectures
Updated Maxwell, Pascal and Volta, oh my! But fear not, driver support is still safe
Software27 Jan 2025 | 8
What happens when we can’t just build bigger AI datacenters anymore?
Feature We stitch together enormous supercomputers from other smaller supercomputers of course
Systems24 Jan 2025 | 35
Qualcomm big cheese Cristiano Amon's pay award jumps 10%
At $25.91M, CEO is worth 261 employees
Systems24 Jan 2025 | 2
First all-Indian chips to debut this year, 25 more local designs in the works
28nm and fatter processes first, says minister, as semiconductor supply chain players move to cash in
Systems24 Jan 2025 | 20
Intel pitches modular PC designs to make repairs less painful
x86 behemoth calls the approach 'innovative' - DIY builders may disagree
Personal Tech23 Jan 2025 | 117
China to probe US chip subsidies as export curbs rattle allies
Beijing investigating claims of unfair competition in mature semiconductors
Systems17 Jan 2025 | 10
TSMC plans to have 1.6nm chips in 'volume production' by 2026
You've got to spend money – like $36 billion+ – to make, er, AI chips
Systems16 Jan 2025 | 3
Biden opens federal land to power-hungry AI datacenters
Watt's the problem? Not enough energy to win the arms race?
The Future of the Datacenter - 2025 and Beyond14 Jan 2025 | 6
With AI boom in full force, 2024 datacenter deals reach $57B record
Fewer giant contracts, but many more smaller ones, in bit barn feeding frenzy
Systems14 Jan 2025 | 2
Intel’s datacenter architecture boss and Xeon lead jumps to Qualcomm
Sailesh Kottapalli sees ‘a once-in-a-career opportunity’ at the house of Snapdragon – maybe server CPUs or AI silicon?
Systems14 Jan 2025 | 1
CoreWeave drops £1bn in UK datacenters – but don't expect the latest Nvidia magic just yet
Rent-a-GPU outfit's latest datacenters are packed to the brim with H200s
Systems13 Jan 2025 | 2
Nvidia snaps back at Biden's 'innovation-killing' AI chip export restrictions
'New rule threatens to squander America's hard-won technological advantage' says GPU supremo
Systems13 Jan 2025 | 23
TSMC revenue booms and you don’t need AI to figure out why
Asia In Brief PLUS: China plans unified APIs; Singapore lets Police run scam victims’ bank accounts; Fujitsu now too cool for aircon
Systems12 Jan 2025 | 6
Biden said to weigh global limits on AI exports in 11th-hour trade war blitz
updated China faces outright ban while others vie for Uncle Sam's favor
Public Sector09 Jan 2025 | 8
Quantum? No solace: Nvidia CEO sinks QC stocks with '20 years off' forecast
CES D-Wave, Rigetti, others plummet nearly 50% after Huang says the obvious
On-Prem08 Jan 2025 | 23
Additional Microprocessors Decoded: Quick guide to what AMD is flinging out next for AI PCs, gamers, business
CES Plus: A peek at Nvidia's latest hype
Systems08 Jan 2025 | 3
Chinese RISC-V project teases 2025 debut of freely licensed advanced chip design
Third-gen Xiangshan may be close to performance of Arm’s made-for-HPC Neoverse 2
Systems08 Jan 2025 | 11
Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon X chip targets $600 Copilot+ PCs
CES Hopes to elbow out competition on Arm-based hardware
Systems07 Jan 2025 | 4
Intel debuts laptop silicon that doesn't qualify for Microsoft's 'Copilot+ PC' badge
CES TOPS, SCHMOPS, says Chipzilla, our NPUs may be slow but that doesn't matter
Systems07 Jan 2025 | 19
Demand for AI servers sees Foxconn fly and suppliers come along for the ride
Record quarterly revenue at contract manufacturing giant suggests strong demand for hardware of all sorts
Systems07 Jan 2025 |
Nvidia shrinks Grace-Blackwell Superchip to power $3K mini PC
CES Tuned for running chunky models on the desktop with 128GB of RAM, custom Ubuntu
AI + ML07 Jan 2025 | 9
IBM and GlobalFoundries settle multibillion-dollar trade secret and contract lawsuits
Clears way for 'new opportunities' for collab, say pair
Systems03 Jan 2025 |
RISC-V is making moves, but it has work to do if it wants to hit the mainstream
Feature Can it topple x86 and Arm, or is the gap too wide to close?
Systems02 Jan 2025 | 22
Jury spares Qualcomm's AI PC ambitions, but Arm eyes a retrial
Analysis The victory may be short lived as the chip designer gears up for second round
Legal23 Dec 2024 | 15
AI's rising tide lifts all chips as AMD Instinct, cloudy silicon vie for a slice of Nvidia's pie
Analyst estimates show growing apetite for alternative infrastructure
Systems23 Dec 2024 | 8
Million GPU clusters, gigawatts of power – the scale of AI defies logic
Comment It's not just one hyperbolic billionaire – the entire industry is chasing the AI dragon
Systems19 Dec 2024 | 174
Intel sued again over struggling foundry business
Derivatives claim seeks damages from execs and board members
Legal18 Dec 2024 | 8
Nvidia upgrades tiny Jetson Orin Nano dev kits for the holidays
'Super' edition promises 67 TOPS and 102GB/s of memory bandwidth for your GenAI projects
Systems17 Dec 2024 | 14
Just how deep is Nvidia's CUDA moat really?
Analysis Not as impenetrable as you might think, but still more than Intel or AMD would like
Systems17 Dec 2024 | 34
Jury trial kicks off Arm's wrestling match with Qualcomm
The Nuvia buyer's alleged violations of license terms expected to last through Friday
Legal16 Dec 2024 | 11
Take a closer look at Nvidia's buy of Run.ai, European Commission told
Updated Campaign groups, non-profit orgs urge action to prevent GPU maker tightening grip on AI industry
Systems16 Dec 2024 | 3
Intel execs discuss the possibility of spinning off foundry
'Does it ever fully separate? I think that's an open question for another day,' interim co-CEO says
Systems13 Dec 2024 | 11
Apple reportedly building AI server processor with help from Broadcom
Something called 'Baltra' expected to make its debut in 2026, perhaps with tech both already use
Systems12 Dec 2024 | 10
Intel turmoil prompts S&P Global to downgrade chipmaker's credit rating
Finance house finds x86 giant's lack of strategy disturbing
Systems11 Dec 2024 | 8
China gorging on silicon before Uncle Sam slams the door
Chip imports up more than 14% this year in anticipation of fresh restrictions
Systems11 Dec 2024 | 3
US Commerce Dept coughs up $6.1B Christmas present for Micron
Funding to support development of memory vendor's $125B fab expansion in New York and Idaho
Systems11 Dec 2024 | 9
AMD secure VM tech undone by DRAM meddling
Boffins devise BadRAM attack to pilfer secrets from SEV-SNP encrypted memory
Systems10 Dec 2024 | 10
With Gelsinger gone, to fab or not to fab is the $7B question
Analysis Whoever takes over has some tough decisions to make
Systems10 Dec 2024 | 49
China strikes back with Nvidia antitrust probe as US tightens tech chokehold
Updated Beijing cites GPU giant's Mellanox merger conditions from four years ago
Systems09 Dec 2024 | 4
Mr Intel leaving Intel is not a great sign... for Intel
Opinion Pat Gelsinger has unexpectedly quit. Gore dump follows
Systems09 Dec 2024 | 48
Intel aims to reinvent itself as foundry focus sharpens amid leadership shake-up
Interim chief David Zinsner claims core strategy intact, will stay the course to contract manufacturer
Systems06 Dec 2024 | 11
Amazon promises 4x faster AI silicon in 2025, turns Trainium2 loose on the net
Re:Invent Tens of thousands of AWS’ Trn2 instances to fuel Anthropic's next-gen models
Systems03 Dec 2024 | 5
Gelsinger departs Intel with $9.7M handshake
CEO's severance pales in comparison to Musk's billion-dollar Tesla battle
Systems03 Dec 2024 | 7
$373M ASML chipmaker shrinks to $228 – but it's made of Lego
What to buy the techie who has everything?
Offbeat03 Dec 2024 | 29
Biden administration bars China from buying HBM chips critical for AI accelerators
Updated 140 Middle Kingdom firms added to US trade blacklist
Storage03 Dec 2024 | 7
Cost of Gelsinger's ambition proves too much for Intel
Comment At least he'll have company as he joins 15K colleagues headed for the door
Systems02 Dec 2024 | 46
Oh, good. Supermicro board probe clears server slinger of misconduct claims
But hunts for a fresh CFO 'in light of rapid recent growth'
Systems02 Dec 2024 | 3
Who had Pat Gelsinger retires from Intel on their bingo card?
80486 processor lead architect leaves x86 giant after largest quarterly loss in its history
Systems02 Dec 2024 | 121
TSMC bets big on 2nm by 2025 – but can it deliver?
analysis Ambition meets reality as geopolitical, technical, and logistical challenges loom
Systems29 Nov 2024 | 14
After missing the AI boom – badly – Samsung shuffles the C-Suite
Memory and foundry businesses get new leaders as Chaebol seeks to enter HBM heaven
Systems28 Nov 2024 | 2
Ten years under Dr Su: How AMD went from budget Intel alternative to x86 contender
From post-Athlon 64 dive into near obscurity to chip market stalwart
Systems27 Nov 2024 | 43
Trump tariffs transform into bigger threats for Mexico, Canada than China
America's neighbors now face 25% because of fentanyl and immigration, China just 10% on top of existing duties
Systems26 Nov 2024 | 275
Intel locks down $7.86B in funding from US CHIPS Act
Outgoing administration rushes to allocate money ahead of Inauguration Day
Systems26 Nov 2024 | 3
Nvidia's dominance on the Green500 faces challenges from AMD – and itself
SC24 Blackwell's weaker FP64 performance could give the House of Zen's Instinct accelerators a leg up in future efficiency benchmarks
Systems22 Nov 2024 | 1
Arm lays down the law with a blueprint to challenge x86's PC dominance
Now it's up to OEMs and devs to decide whether they want in
Systems21 Nov 2024 | 19
Microsoft unveils beefy custom AMD chip to crunch HPC workloads on Azure
Ignite In-house DPU and HSM silicon also shown off
Systems20 Nov 2024 | 4
HPE lets loose VM Essentials to run on third-party platforms
GreenLake update dangles juicy carrot for VMware refugees
Systems20 Nov 2024 |
Supermicro hot-swaps auditor in hope of dodging Nasdaq delisting
Server maker tries accounting reboot amid reports of customers bailing
Systems19 Nov 2024 | 1
Nvidia's MLPerf submission shows B200 offers up to 2.2x training performance of H100
Analysis Is Huang leaving even more juice on the table by opting for mid-tier Blackwell part? Signs point to yes
Systems13 Nov 2024 | 6
Southeast Asian nations revise semiconductor strategies as Trump's shadow looms
Analysis Korea wants to get rid of overtime cap while Japan splashes cash with vague funding
Systems13 Nov 2024 | 4
AWS opens cluster of 40K Trainium AI accelerators to researchers
Throwing novel hardware at academia. It's a tale as old as time
Systems12 Nov 2024 | 2
AMD grabs a quarter of x86 market with desktop gains, but server growth slows
Arm-powered PCs are still nowhere
Systems12 Nov 2024 | 22
The NPU: Neural processing unit or needless pricey upsell?
Opinion Tech for tech's sake with niche uses that traditional hardware can handle
Systems11 Nov 2024 | 74
The sad tale of the Alpha massacre
who, me? Those old operating systems had awesome power – you had to be careful wielding it
Systems11 Nov 2024 | 81
Continuity of CHIPS and Science Act questioned in a Trump presidency
Asia In Brief Plus: A premium minimum wage for Malaysian datacenter workers; N Koreans maybe discover spicy content; S Korea fines Meta for data misuse, and more
Systems11 Nov 2024 | 34
TSMC halts advanced chip shipments to Chinese AI companies
Move to suspend 7 nm and smaller processes follows US pressure
Systems08 Nov 2024 | 4
$50M semiconductor fraudster pleads guilty to Russian chip-exporting scheme
And separately, alleged ex-military traitor also arrested in Frankfurt
Systems08 Nov 2024 | 9
Former SK hynix chip engineer gets 1.5 years in prison for IP theft
Printed around 4,000 pages of tech before leaving for a job at Huawei
Systems08 Nov 2024 | 10
Qualcomm triples Windows on Arm OEM design wins since May
Snapdragon X Plus 8-core platform gains traction with 58 laptop designs ... but will Windows users care?
Systems07 Nov 2024 | 11
TSMC prioritizing high-NA EUV scanners for R&D
May not see full use until 2030 – even if it arrives this year
Systems07 Nov 2024 |
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