ASML slammed for flogging kit to Chinese defence outfit
Old lithography gear raises eyebrows over quantum and military links
ASML is copping flak in the Netherlands after reports that the chipmaking darling quietly sold hardware to a Chinese defence firm with deep party ties.
Samsung’s Exynos 2600 looks boxed into Korea
Yield snags and Qualcomm deals keep the chip from travelling far
Samsung is still wrestling with ropey yields on its next-generation Exynos 2600, which means the silicon may only appear in South Korea and only in the non-Ultra Galaxy S26 models.
MediaTek frets over pricey 2nm chips for 2026
May juggle two Dimensity 9600 variants
MediaTek’s lone flagship Dimensity 9600 for 2026 is shaping up to be a costly beast as the Taiwanese fabless outfit wrestles with soaring 2nm wafer prices and rumours of switching to a dual-chipset strategy.
Brussels pokes Google over AI content grab
EU watchdog eyes whether the search giant juiced its models with other people’s graft
Brussels has fired up a fresh antitrust probe into Google after worries that the outfit has been gobbling up uploaded content from places such as YouTube to bulk out its artificial intelligence tools.
Beijing limits Nvidia’s H200 despite Trump’s thumbs up
Tight controls as Washington waves exports through
Beijing is poised to clip access to Nvidia’s shiny H200 kit even after Donald Trump shouted that China could have some if Nvidia gave him a 25 per cent cut.