Onwards to N4 by the year end

TSMC has said that its N3 node, which will provide more of a technological leap than N4, will go into volume production in the second half of 2022.

Just need a few more cats

Amazon is officially entering the race to develop a quantum computer, joining US and Chinese rivals in the quest to harness the ability of cats to be both dead and alive.

More anti-Chinese activity

The Untouchables raided the Florida offices of PAX Technology, a Chinese provider of point of sale devices used by millions of businesses and retailers globally.

Now you will know you can't install Windows 11

In one of its more daft PR moves, Software King of the World Microsoft has force installed PC Health Check onto Windows 10 machines.

 
Apple’s privacy rules hurt everyone

Apple's privacy rules were "negatively affecting" Facebook, and its business, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg claimed during its most recent earnings call.

Clouds are booming

Software King of the World Microsoft forecast a strong end to the calendar year thanks to its booming cloud business but said supply chain woes will continue to dog key units such as those producing its Surface laptops and Xbox gaming consoles.

Ad sales on the rise

Google owner Alphabet did better than the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street predicted due to higher than expected third-quarter ad sales.

One which pushes socialist values

China will strengthen its efforts to build a "civilised" internet with an eye on reshaping online behaviour and use it as a platform to disseminate new party theories and promote socialist values, the country's cyberspace regulator said.

US Department of Justice case about to happen

While the Tame Apple Press declared that the fruity cargo cult Apple “won” its legal battle with Epic Games, it seems that its antitrust woes have just started.

And still being used

Today is the 20th anniversary of Windows XP, and although the operating system reached the end of support in 2014 it is still being used, despite shedloads of warnings.