Microsoft forks out $30 billion on UK
Trump’s visit coincides with Nvidia, Google and others throwing cash at Britain
Software King of the World, Microsoft has promised to dump $30 billion (€28 billion) into the UK by 2028 as it tries to beef up its artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Beijing waves stick at Nvidia while dangling TikTok carrot
China reminds Trump it can still make life awkward for US tech
Nvidia finds itself in the firing line as Beijing signals it can squeeze US tech while negotiating a TikTok deal.
China accuses Nvidia of antitrust breach
Regulator drags chipmaker into trade war mess
China has accused Nvidia of violating its antimonopoly law, turning the screw on Washington as the latest round of US-China trade talks wrapped up.
US tops spyware investors list
US bankrolls tech accused of enabling rights abuses
The United States has overtaken everyone else as the biggest backer of the commercial spyware racket, according to a fresh report from the Atlantic Council.
TSMC hits record-breaking August revenue
AI boom keep the tills ringing
TSMC has just clocked up its busiest August in history, pulling in 3357.72 billion yuan (€96.1 billion), a 3.9 per cent rise month-on-month and 33.8 per cent up year-on-year.
ASML throws €1.3 billion at French AI startup Mistral
Chip kit giant buys into Europe’s AI dream
Dutch chip equipment outfit ASML has splashed out €1.3 billion to become the biggest shareholder in French AI startup Mistral, which is raising €1.7 billion at a valuation of nearly €12 billion.
US pulls plug on TSMC's China waiver
We tell other countries what to do
The United States has yanked TSMC's authorisation to freely ship essential kit to its mainland plants, a move that could wreck the foundry’s China operations.
US pulls plug on Samsung and SK Hynix’s China kit
Waiver yanked, fabs stalled, shares tanked
Washington has slammed the door shut on a loophole that let South Korea’s biggest chipmakers sneak US gear into their Chinese fabs without the usual bureaucratic hoops.
Mississippi law forces Bluesky to track kids
Social media age law demands surveillance lawmakers (probably) didn’t think through
Social notworking outfit, Bluesky has cut off access to everyone in Mississippi thanks to a sweeping new state law that not only demands age verification for social media users but forces platforms to track the movements and activity of minors.
Nvidia pulls plug on China-only H20 GPU
Nvidia backs away as Chinese market turns sour
Nvidia appears to be winding down its H20 GPU line for China, as the economic and political winds continue to blow straight in its face.