Infineon teams with Nvidia for AI data centre power overhaul
HVDC setup ditches clunky PSUs aiming for one megawatt racks
Infineon is shoving a cattle prod into the outdated power architecture of AI data centres with a high-voltage jolt. Teaming up with Nvidia, the chipmaker is ditching the feeble, cluttered PSU swarm for a centralised 800V high-voltage DC power setup.
Chipzilla punts Arc Pro B-series at AI workstations
Intel slaps 24GB of VRAM on new cards
Troubled Chipzilla has tipped up at Computex 2025 flogging a fresh line of Arc Pro graphics cards, and this time it’s all about AI.
MSI’s AI server lineup gets serious upgrade
Built on NVIDIA’s MGX and DGX Station architectures
MSI has tipped up to Comptex 2025 flaunting its latest AI server arsenal built on Nvidia's MGX and DGX Station architectures.
Acer's Swift and Predator models chase AI and OLED glory
Refreshed upgraded laptops
Acer turned up to Computex 2025 with a wheelbarrow full of refreshed laptops, hurling upgrades at nearly every model it sells. It’s the usual story of faster chips, louder acronyms and shinier graphics, but this time there’s real polish, especially in the Swift range.
Job’s Mob’s AI ambitions strangled by China deal backlash
Beijing data woes and Alibaba tie-up give Washington conniptions
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple might want to shove Apple Intelligence into every iPhone it sells, but doing that in China could turn into a diplomatic landmine.
Musk’s Grok turns into a broken record about South Africa
Sees “white genocide” everywhere even in baseball
Elon Musk’s pet AI Grok appears to have gone completely off its trolley, hijacking conversations on X (formerly Twitter) to bang on about alleged "white genocide" in South Africa, no matter what anyone asks it.
Trump tightens noose on Huawei’s AI chips
US crackdown targets global users of Chinese tech
Donald Trump’s administration has warned that using artificial intelligence chips from Huawei could land companies worldwide with criminal penalties for violating US export controls.
Microsoft and OpenAI bicker over AI
Reworking their multibillion-dollar bromance
OpenAI and the software King of the World Microsoft are reworking their multibillion-dollar bromance so the ChatGPT maker can flog shares in a future IPO without losing its golden pipeline to AI wizardry.
Trump scraps Biden’s AI chip export rule
Nvidia happy for now
The Trump administration has torched the Biden-era “AI Diffusion Rule” just days before it was set to take effect on 15 May. The rule, described by a Commerce Department official as “overly complex, bureaucratic, and would stymie American innovation,” carved up the globe into chip access tiers.
Tariff tantrums rattle Arm
SoftBank’s silicon darling stumbles as Washington jitters mount
British chip designer Arm took a knock on 8 May, warning that trade uncertainty has fogged up its revenue crystal ball..