Digital dementia debunked
Tech-savvy pensioners have sharper minds
Scaremongering over digital dementia has taken a hit after new research found that older adults who regularly use smartphones, tablets and computers show lower rates of cognitive decline.
Nvidia blindsided by $5.5bn hit
Chipmaker stumbles as trade war with China tightens its grip
Chipmaker Nvidia has been slapped with a $5.5 billion (€5.2 billion) financial gut punch after the US government demanded export licences for its H20 AI chip sales to China and Hong Kong.
Nvidia and partners to make AI supercomputers in US
Over a few years, investment worth 500B
Nvidia is working with partners to manufacture AI supercomputers entirely in the U.S. Together with leading manufacturing partners, the company has commissioned more than a million square feet of manufacturing space: facilities in Arizona will build and test NVIDIA Blackwell chips, while those in Texas will assemble the AI supercomputers. Jensen Huang is bringing some jobs back.
Intel sells 51 percent of Altera
Tan's first big move
Intel Corporation's new CEO Lip-Bu Tan's first big move was to sell 51 percent of Altera to SilverLake at an $8.75 billion valuation. The company still retains 49 percent. Intel acquired Altera in 2015 for approximately $16.7 billion.
AMD Venice 2nm TSMC taped out
EPYC 5th Gen 3nm manufacturing in TSMC Arizona
AMD has made an important announcement regarding its EPYC data center CPUs. The company confirmed the successful tape-out of its CPU codenamed "Venice," which is part of the EPYC line.
Zen 6 ‘Medusa’ brings memory shake-up to Ryzen
AMD’s new CPU architecture could flip DIMM slot rules on their head
The Chinese dark satanic rumour mills have manufactured a hell-on-earth yarn claiming that AMD’s upcoming Zen 6-based Ryzen CPUs—codenamed “Medusa”—will throw a spanner in the works for memory layouts, thanks to changes inside the Integrated Memory Controller (IMC).
Palantir’s AI joins NATO’s war machine
Fastest deal in NATO history lands Maven on European frontlines
NATO has rushed through a deal with Palantir to strap its Maven Smart System to the Alliance’s battlefield operations, sealing the contract in just six months.
Samsung halts One UI 7 after giant unlock bug
S24 owners locked out, rollout yanked globally
Samsung’s long-awaited One UI 7 rollout has been halted after a nasty bug prevented Galaxy S24 owners from unlocking their phones.
Nvidia bets big on the US for AI supercomputers
Blackwell factories to take root in Arizona and Texas
Nvidia is yanking its AI chip and supercomputer production back to the US, planning to churn out its Blackwell architecture entirely within American borders for the first time.
Job’s Mob finally tries to do AI like the others
Begins looking at your emails
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is pivoting toward customer data to sharpen its AI, a quiet admission that its current approach is not working.