Kirin 9030 shows how far China can stretch DUV without EUV
SMIC sweats the details while Washington keeps the door shut
Huawei’s latest mobile chip, the Kirin 9030, is drawing attention because it shows the company can still ship years after Washington blocked access to EUV lithography.
Baltra is just another Apple chip to feed the inference beast
Custom silicon, same old dependency
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple's over-hyped server chip may be to provide the outfit with its own cloud AI silicon, which is getting too expensive.
Sapphire tells gamers to stop panic-buying and calm down
PR man reckons the RAM market will steady itself
Panic-buying PC hardware is getting silly, and Sapphire thinks gamers should put their wallets away and take a breath.
Microsoft finally bins RC4 after decades of pain
Ancient cypher meets its end after years of hacks and warnings
Software King of the World, Microsoft, is pulling the plug on RC4, an obsolete and leaky encryption cypher it has propped up by default for 26 years despite a trail of break-ins and public embarrassment.
LG stuffs Copilot onto smart TVs
Forced webOS update leaves users stuck with Microsoft AI
LG has shoved Microsoft Copilot onto its smart TVs, leaving baffled owners staring at an app they never asked for and cannot remove.
Luminar’s self-driving gamble crashes into Chapter 11
Lost Volvo deal sends LiDAR hopeful into bankruptcy court
Luminar Technologies has run out of road, filing for bankruptcy after a key supply contract with Volvo Cars was pulled from under it.
Coreweave’s AI dream springs a leak
Rain, debt and mixed messages rattle the boom.
CoreWeave has managed to torch about $33 billion in market value in six weeks, which is quite a trick even by AI hype standards.
Intel flirts with China-linked kit
Oh, Mr Darcy, we need not talk about your awkward security past
Troubled Chipzilla has been fondling ACM Research's chip-making equipment, which is worrying the spooks and hawks in Washington that the Chinese-backed firm might be below its station.
Apple slapped down again as appeal fizzles
Epic smells blood while developers eye Job’s Mob warily
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has lost its appeal against a brutal contempt ruling, leaving a long-running iOS payments fight tilted firmly against it.
Boffins teach rats how to play Doom
Neuroengineers keep pushing rodents through immortal engine
A team of boffins have emerged from their smoke-filled labs, having taught rats how to play Doom.