TSMC investigates ex-exec over Intel move
Taiwan’s chip titan bristles as a retired strategist jumps ship
TSMC has kicked off a probe into former vice president of corporate strategy Lo Wen jen after he leapt from retirement into a new gig at Troubled Chipzilla.
Sovereign AI key to dodge superpower dependence
Seoul throws cash and clout at its own AI destiny
The global AI arms race between China and the US has smaller nations nervously eyeing their supply lines, fearing they will end up beholden to the whims of the superpowers.
Altman says OpenAI’s mystery gadget will look too simple
Hype continues while details stay hidden
OpenAI boss Sam Altman reckons the company’s new hardware will prompt people to mutter “that’s it?… It’s so simple” the moment they clap eyes on it.
Memory moves to spot pricing
Shoppers find themselves guessing the cost of RAM
Memory prices have gone properly pear-shaped, with top-end RAM now pricier than most punters expect.
AWS flings $50 billion at government AI push
Hefty splurge to keep federal bods swimming in compute
Amazon Web Services has decided to chuck a hefty pile of cash at new kit designed to boost AI capabilities for US government outfits.