Samsung talks up HBM4E
Published in PC Hardware
Friday, 17 October 2025 10:42

Samsung talks up HBM4E


Look at my huge bandwidth and sharp pricing

Samsung is waving fresh HBM4 and HBM4E roadmaps and inking chunky memory deals with Nvidia and AMD.

UK’s £45bn AI savings claim torn to shreds in parliament
Published in AI


MPs hear the maths relies on automation fairy dust

The British government’s £45 billion (€52.7 billion) AI “savings” pitch ran into a buzzsaw on 15 October 2025 as witnesses told MPs the numbers look fanciful without real cuts.

Windows 11 update breaks localhost for developers
Published in News


Kernel web stack faceplants, registry hacks and rollbacks ensue

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 patch tripped over its own shoelaces and knocked out localhost, leaving devs unable to reach web apps running on their own machines.

Meta straps a smart TV to your face
Published in IoT
Friday, 17 October 2025 09:57

Meta straps a smart TV to your face


Zuck’s Horizon TV chases couch potatoes in VR

Meta has built the telly Mark Zuckerberg once teased, only this one lives inside a headset and is dubbed Horizon TV.

Apple’s M5 pitch leans hard on its AI
Published in News
Friday, 17 October 2025 09:39

Apple’s M5 pitch leans hard on its AI


Job’s Mob hypes specs 

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has rolled out new MacBook Pro, iPad Pro and Apple Vision Pro models and stuffed them with a shiny M5, which it claims is finally ready for the AI era.

TSMC buys more land in Arizona
Published in News
Friday, 17 October 2025 09:34

TSMC buys more land in Arizona


Second site on the cards, faster 2nm ramp, and a giga fab cluster plan

TSMC, chairman, Wei Zhejia said that strong AI demand means the outfit will need to buy a second plot near its new Arizona, US factory to back an expansion push and calm any supply chain jitters.

Google’s pricey Indian AI play
Published in News
Friday, 17 October 2025 08:58

Google’s pricey Indian AI play


A big data centre lands in Andhra, water worries tag along

Alphabet AI is opening its wallet in India and will pour $15bn into a 1GW AI data centre in Visakhapatnam over five years, teaming with Adani Group and Airtel.

TSMC smashes profit record again on AI chip frenzy
Published in News


Monster demand for GPUs and HPC silicon

Taiwan’s semiconductor darling TSMC has once again bathed in the glow of the AI gold rush, reporting a massive 39.1 per cent jump in third-quarter profit and setting a fresh all-time record.

TSMC 2nm price hike might push Qualcomm and Mediatek to Samsung
Published in News


Intel off the table for now

Chipmaking behemoth TSMC has decided that its next shiny thing, the 2-nanometre wafer, will cost about 50 per cent more than the current 3-nanometre kit, and its biggest customers are not amused.

Apple’s cosies up to China again despite promises to Trump
Published in News


Cook promises more cash for Beijing while pretending to love American manufacturing

Apple's CEO Tim Cook has once again pledged to pump more money into China, promising Beijing’s industry minister Li Lecheng that Job’s Mob will keep investing in the Middle Kingdom.