AMD’s AI chip hype falls flat
Published in News
Wednesday, 06 August 2025 09:25

AMD’s AI chip hype falls flat


Santa Clara outfit fails to impress investors with sluggish data centre gains

AMD fluffed its lines again in the AI chip race, posting second-quarter data centre revenue that barely moved the needle despite the market frenzy around artificial intelligence.

OpenAI throws open its models to keep pace with China
Published in AI


Coughs up open-weight models after DeepSeek rattled its cage

OpenAI has released a pair of open-weight AI models, months after it was outflanked by Chinese upstart DeepSeek and left scrambling to rewrite its strategy.

TSMC wants more for less with 2nm node
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Tuesday, 05 August 2025 11:36

TSMC wants more for less with 2nm node


Job's Mob and chums face 50 per cent higher costs for next-gen wafers

Taiwanese foundry giant TSMC is cranking up its 2nm node production, and by 2026 it plans to be pumping out 60,000 wafers a month from four fabs running at full tilt.

Intel's Core Ultra 120 is just Alder Lake in drag
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Chipzilla's Rebadged chips cost triple what AMD offers

Intel's latest Core Ultra 120 and 120F are just a reheated Alder Lake design, flogged at a price that borders on fantasy.

Bolt Graphics reckons its Zeus GPU will smite current-gen rivals
Published in Graphics


10 times the rendering clout of an RTX 5090

Bolt Graphics lobbed a surprise lightning bolt into the GPU market with its upcoming Zeus card, promising outlandish specs that make the likes of NVIDIA and AMD look like they're standing still.

Beijing gives Nvidia a kicking over H20 chip
Published in AI


Claims of tracking tech and remote shutdown 

Nvidia’s charm offensive in China has taken a nosedive after Beijing summoned the firm to explain what it claimed were “serious security issues” buried in its made-for-China AI chips.

Google trolls Apple over Siri AI shambles
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 05 August 2025 09:25

Google trolls Apple over Siri AI shambles


Pixel 10 ad tells users its time to get a proper phone

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is once again being mocked for overpromising and underdelivering, this time by none other than rival Google.

Hyundai to lob nukes at AI
Published in AI
Tuesday, 05 August 2025 09:23

Hyundai to lob nukes at AI


Give AI nukes, in Texas what could go wrong?

As AI greedily devours electricity one Texas firm is planning to feed the beast with nuclear fire.

Lisuan Tech targets high-end GPUs
Published in Graphics
Tuesday, 05 August 2025 09:03

Lisuan Tech targets high-end GPUs


Chinese upstart eyes Nvidia and AMD’s lunch with 24GB card

A Chinese outfit few have heard of is making a bold lunge into the high-end GPU market.

Intel retires 20-year CPU ID as Nova Lake breaks cover
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Ancient Family 6 gets binned 

Intel is finally ditching its ancient Family 6 CPU designation after more than two decades of clinging to it like a legacy BIOS.