Musk’s xAI haemorrhages senior staff
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CFO quits after four months as legal chiefs and a co-founder walk.

xAI has sprung another leak at the top table as senior staff seem to be fleeing the company.

Garmin and AUO tout world’s first micro led smartwatch
Published in IoT


A bright, rugged wrist torch for the outdoors crowd.

Garmin and AUO reckon your wrist is ready for stadium-grade glare.

TSMC muscles into silicon photonics, leaving Intel gasping
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A patent surge, Nvidia’s shove, and a 2026 CPO rollout crank up the pressure.

TSMC has charged into silicon photonics and is trampling Troubled Chipzilla’s toes. Japanese reports say TSMC has filed nearly twice as many US patents in the latest silicon photonics field as Intel.

Acer announces Veriton GN100 AI Mini Workstation with Nvidia GB10 Superchip
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You can pair two at $3,999 each

Acer has unveiled its version of an AI workstation based on the Nvidia GB10 Superchip, the Veriton GN100 AI Mini Workstation. Featuring the Nvidia GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip, it delivers up to 1 PFLOPS of FP4 AI performance and starts at $3,999.

Qualcomm readies Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
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Galaxy S26 gets overclocked monster at 4.74 GHz

Qualcomm is about to unleash its Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 which it claims will be the fastest mobile chip on the planet.