Apple shrugs off €10 Billion EU tax charge
Still makes a profit who cares?
Legions of Apple fanboys who insist on buying its products propped up the fruity cargo cult despite its one-time €10.2 billion tax charge linked to a long-standing European tax ruling
TSMC faces severe challenges
Free trade for chips is dead warns boss
At a TSMC (TSM) event, founder Morris Chang said the company will soon face its “most severe” challenges in driving growth as free trade of semiconductors falters.
Intel expands Chengdu chip operations
Never mind the cybersecurity concerns
Despite calls for security investigations into its chips, Intel has announced plans to expand its chip packaging and testing base in Chengdu.
Chinese SSD makers taking over the market
Kingston still king for now
Chinese SSD manufacturers are making significant strides in the SSD market, driven by strong local demand and support.
White house orders spooks to use AI tools
Accelerate adoption
The White House is directing the Pentagon and intelligence agencies to accelerate their adoption of artificial intelligence.
Foreign powers stepping up cyber attacks on US
Trying to influence the US election
Software King of the World Microsoft has noticed an uptick in the amount of attacks by foreign powers trying to influence the US elections.
Chinese want Intel chips checked for backdoors
Security issues
The Cybersecurity Association of China (CSAC) said Intel chips flogged in China should be subject to a security review.
ASML shocks Wall Street with financial guidance
Short term woes, woes and thrice woes
The cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street choked on their aperitifs yesterday when computer chip equipment maker ASML warned that it might be making as much cash in the short term as expected.
US government wants to further limit sales of Nvidia AI chips
They should only be sold to those we like
US officials have discussed limiting sales of advanced AI chips from Nvidia and other American companies on a country-specific basis.
Chinese boffins crack encryption with a D-Wave quantum computer
Encryption is potentially dead and alive
Chinese boffins have used a D-Wave quantum computer to mount a successful quantum attack on widely used encryption algorithms.