Meta's specs tangled by Chinese supply chain
Goertek tightens its grip on smart glasses production
A top Chinese hardware outfit has tightened its hold over Meta’s supply chain for its AI-powered spectacles, despite Mark Zuckerberg’s attempts to cosy up to the Trump administration’s anti-Beijing crusade.
Chinese boffins bend light with fake magnetic fields
Photonic trickery could drive faster comms gear
Chinese boffins have emerged from their smoke filled labs having invented some photonic witchcraft that could drive comms gear faster.
IC design industry sees weak peak season
Tariff timing and fading subsidies blamed for flat demand
The IC design industry is enduring a dull peak season, with even the usual pre-holiday stocking for China’s October break and Double 11 sales coming in weaker than expected.
UK’s AI ‘hit squad’ can’t hire enough staff
Government unit underspends half its budget chasing scarce talent
A UK government artificial intelligence unit that was supposed to save £45 billion across the civil service managed to burn through less than half its budget last year.
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.