Cafe boss clocks 10 per cent Ryzen 7 9800X3D deaths on Asus boards
15 dead chips out of 150, and the body count keeps climbing
A Redditor, u/RealisticLoad3327, says they run an internet cafe and have lost 15 Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPUs out of 150 bought earlier this year, a 10 per cent failure rate.
iPhone Fold rumour says you will pay plenty and still queue
Will ship late and with a "you can't buy it" feature
Job’s Mob is reportedly preparing a foldable iPhone for 2026, and the first feature is that you won't be able to buy one, and the second feature is that you can't afford it anyway.
Beijing orders fabs to buy Chinese kit
A 50 per cent equipment rule is forcing chipmakers to ditch foreign tools
Beijing is requiring chipmakers to use at least 50 per cent domestically made equipment when adding new capacity, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Foreign tech workers spurn US as if it were a rabid dog
Border chaos and visa fees are turning conferences into Europe-and-Asia only
Computerworld columnist Steven Vaughan-Nichols is warning that foreign tech workers are avoiding attending US events and are not interested in jobs in the Land of the Fee.
Nadella rearranges the deckchairs on Microsoft’s Titanic AI efforts
After the OpenAI reset, he wants speed, talent and fewer meetings
Softwar King of the World Microsoft's chief executive, Satya Nadella, has spent this year reshaping senior leadership to keep the 50-year-old software giant ahead in AI, after it reworked its relationship with OpenAI.