Intel splurges $16 billion on R&D without much to show
18a dream node keeps swallowing cash as rivals surge ahead
Troubled Chipzilla is still burning cash at an alarming rate, sinking more than $16 billion into research and development last year, yet it has little to brag about.
SAP flings €20 billion at sovereign cloud
German outfit wants to keep Europe’s ai data away from US
The maker of esoteric business software, which no one is sure quiet what it does, SAP has promised to splurge more than €20 billion ($23.3 billion) over the next decade on “sovereign cloud” infrastructure in Europe.
32GB of RAM about to dethrone 16GB on Steam
Falling DDR5 prices and bloated AAA titles drive the move
Valve’s monthly Steam hardware survey shows that 32GB of RAM is about to shove 16GB off its throne as the default spec for PC gamers.
US pulls plug on TSMC's China waiver
We tell other countries what to do
The United States has yanked TSMC's authorisation to freely ship essential kit to its mainland plants, a move that could wreck the foundry’s China operations.
Judge lets Google off lightly in antitrust case
AI means Google's hotel's on Mayfair and Park Lane are safe
Champagne corks will be popping at Google HQ after US District Judge Amit Mehta effectively gave the search giant a free pass for its monopoly antics.
Samsung announces its next Galaxy Event for September 4
Galaxy S25 FE and new Galaxy Tab tablets
Samsung has announced its next Galaxy Event, which will be held virtually on both Samsung and YouTube on September 4.
Lenovo Legion Go 2 to come with OLED 144Hz screen
AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme, 32GB LPDDR5X, 1TB SSD, and hefty battery
Lenovo's upcoming Legion Go 2 handheld has been confirmed and it packs quite a punch with 1200p 144Hz OLED screen, AMD's Ryzen Z2 and Z2 Extreme SoCs, up to 32GB of memory, 1TB of SSD storage, and a hefty 74Whr battery.
AMD’s next-gen EPYC CPUs could guzzle up to 1400W
Zen 6 monsters spark race for kilowatt-class cooling
AMD’s upcoming EPYC Venice chips, powered by the Zen 6 architecture and running on the new SP7 socket, look set to redefine power-hungry silicon by drawing as much as 1400W.
Applied Materials boss says US chip incentives barely register
Shrugs at Washington’s pricey patriotism push
Despite a flood of government cash designed to drag chipmaking back to the US, one of the industry's key suppliers seems distinctly unimpressed.
Apple faces mass exodus due to lack of tech savvy
More than 30 per cent of users eye Samsung and Google foldables
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple might want to look away from the latest SellCell survey, which suggests nearly a third of its faithful are thinking of jumping ship.