TSMC rakes in record profits on AI frenzy
Chip giant warns of tariff risks despite surging demand
TSMC stunned the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street on Thursday with a 61 per cent year-on-year jump in second-quarter profit, smashing records and beating expectations thanks to relentless demand for artificial intelligence silicon.
AMD rolls out bargain-basement Ryzen AI chip
Entry-level CPU with copilot+ pc support
AMD has lobbed another Ryzen AI 300-series processor into the mix, and this one is squarely aimed at the budget-conscious.
Intel readies Wildcat Lake for bargain-bin PCs
Entry-level CPU lineup ditches ray tracing
Troubled Chipzilla is prepping its Wildcat Lake CPUs to replace the tired Alder Lake-N and Twin Lake offerings in the bargain-basement segment.
Intel slashes prices on Core ultra 5 CPUs
Arrow Lake chips get cheaper
Troubled Chipzilla is knocking down prices on its budget-tier Core Ultra 5 processors, with the Ultra 5 225 and Ultra 5 225F seeing hefty discounts across US and EU retailers.
Coldplay creates corporate scandal
Astronomer CEO and chief people officer caught in viral clip
Astronomer boss Andy Byron and Chief People Officer, Kristin Cabot are in hotwater after Apple's favourite band flashed a camera into the crowd and caught them cuddling.
Zuckerberg ducks another courtroom grilling
Meta settles shareholder privacy suit without answers
Mark Zuckerberg and a group of past and present Meta bosses have wriggled out of an ugly $8 billion privacy trial, cutting a last-minute deal before the second day of testimony.
Apple sues Youtuber over leaked iOS 26 renders
Freedom of the Press, they have heard of it
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has gone legal over leaked iOS 26 designs, dragging YouTuber Jon Prosser and his mate Michael Ramacciotti into court for allegedly nicking trade secrets.
Intel's 18A process creeps forward
Rumoured to be 55 per cent
Analysts at KeyBanc reckon Intel’s 18A yields have inched up to 55 per cent which is a modest five per cent improvement quarter-on-quarter.
AMD sneaks out ultra-low-power Zen 5 chip for entry-level laptops
Release the krackan Point 2
AMD has launched the Ryzen AI 5 330, the first chip in its new Krackan Point 2 family, aimed at ultra-efficient entry-level laptops and mini PCs.
Seagate ships massive 30TB hard drives to the masses
Heat-assisted tech delivers monster storage for $600
After more than two decades of hype and endless delays, Seagate has brought its heat-assisted magnetic recording drives to the great unwashed. Now, the riff-raff can buy a 30TB Seagate IronWolf Pro or Exos M hard drive if they have a spare $600. A a slightly smaller 28TB version is going for $570.