Samsung Galaxy S26 arrives in March 2026
New leaks point to a February launch and a delay
The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell-on-earth yarn suggesting that the Samsung Galaxy S26 flagship series won't hit the market until March 2026.
Chinese AI Giants skirt export ban with GPU rentals
Workaround sees Tencent and others tap into Nvidia Blackwell chips
While Blackwell chips remain off-limits for direct export to China, Chinese AI heavyweights have found an unexpected loophole to access Nvidia's latest silicon.
Memory maths threatens Apple’s AI clustering trick
Expiring supply deals put the squeeze on Mac-based computing
A cunning plan to use clustered Mac mini or Apple Studio boxes, wired together with Thunderbolt 5, to hoard memory for AI is coming unstuck.
Apple locks in Samsung as DRAM shortage bites
Memory crunch reshapes the iPhone supply chain
A worsening DRAM shortage has pushed Samsung into pole position as Apple races to secure memory supplies ahead of next year’s iPhone launches.
Nvidia plans deep cuts to GeForce output as memory dries up
RTX 50 supply faces heavy reductions while pricier cards get priority
Nvidia is preparing to slash GeForce GPU production in early 2026 amid memory shortages, leaving mainstream gamers squeezed while higher-margin cards get first dibs.
Intel close to scoring a packaging deal with Apple
CoWoS shortages open the door for Chipzilla’s EMIB
The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn claiming that the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is weighing up Intel’s chip packaging tech as bottlenecks at TSMC threaten to slow its bespoke AI server silicon ambitions.
Samsung probes alleged bribes as DRAM shortage turns ugly
Taiwan distributors accused of paying staff to jump the memory queue
The DRAM shortage is getting so tight that Samsung is investigating claims its staff took bribes to secure scarce memory supply.
China upgrades ASML kit to get around US controls
Upgraded ASML kit keeps seven-nanometre production alive
China’s chip industry is outsmarting Western export controls as it upgrades advanced manufacturing tools to keep its AI ambitions on track.
Meta cooks up Mango as AI image race heats up
New models promise better video, sharper code and more bragging rights
Meta Platforms is building new AI image and video technology alongside a fresh language model as it scrambles to keep pace in an increasingly vicious generative arms race.
AI memory boom drives Micron to record quarter
Data centre demand and HBM sales send revenues soaring while refits bite consumers
Micron Technology smashed expectations with record quarterly results as AI-driven memory demand powered revenues higher, margins expanded sharply, and data centre sales reshaped the business.