DeepSeek and Alibaba muscle into markets as Western firms squabble over premiums
The Wall Street Journal reckons China is building an AI ecosystem that dodges US influence and the rest of the world seems happy to go along with it.
Chipmaker races Trump tariffs as Samsung’s fab stands idle
While Samsung’s much-hyped Texas fab is still sitting around looking pretty, struggling to find buyers, TSMC is bulldozing ahead with its American chip-building binge.
Old kit gets dearer as production pivots to high-end memory
DRAM prices are surging as major memory makers pull production from legacy tech to focus on high-end and AI-driven products, according to beancounters at TrendForce.
Oracle flings cloud discount at Trump government
Ellison cuddles up to federal wallets
Oracle is slashing prices for its software and cloud services to please the Trump administration, offering what it calls a “substantial” discount on its cloudy wares and 75 per cent off on licence-based database and analytics products.
Asus touts GX10 AI arrival on 22 July
Tiny mini‑pc, massive AI
Asus is set to unveil its Ascend GX10 mini‑PC powered by Nvidia’s GB10 Grace Blackwell platform on 22 July.