Apple flees China, eyes India for US iPhone assembly
Tariffs push Job’s Mob to double down on Indian production
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is scrambling to shift all US-bound iPhone assembly to India by 2026, as US tariff tantrums make China too hot to handle.
TSMC can’t police where its chips end up
Export rules can’t keep China out of the AI loop
Taiwan’s semiconductor overlord, TSMC, has admitted there’s no foolproof way to keep its advanced chips out of China’s hands, despite tightening US export controls and a looming tariff storm.
Nvidia plans to fix the China crisis
Custom AI chips with local partners
The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn claiming that Nvidia is going all-in on a Plan B: building custom, China-specific AI chips through partnerships with domestic tech firms like DeepSeek.
Nvidia’s loses $250 billion
Analysts look down the back of the sofa
Nvidia’s stock has been in freefall, shedding more than $250 billion in market cap this week after it revealed a $5.5 billion charge tied to US export restrictions on its H20 AI chips to China.
iPhone flops again in China as Xiaomi eats Job’s Mob’s lunch
Seventh straight quarter of decline as punters pick cheaper gear
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is finding out the hard way that what goes up must come down—especially in China. Its shiny iPhones are still losing traction, with shipments dropping nine per cent in the first quarter of 2025.
Chipzilla hit by export curbs
Gaudi chips now need a licence for China
Troubled Chipzilla has started warning Chinese customers that it now needs a licence to flog advanced AI processors into China, as Washington’s export grip tightens.
Huawei is getting its paws on TSMC chips
US clampdown they have heard of it
Despite US sanctions meant to choke off Huawei's access to high-end chips, the Chinese tech giant is reportedly still getting its paws on bulk TSMC silicon.
China ditches silicon in transistor leap
New 2D material could trash Chipzilla’s best with faster, leaner chips
Chinese boffins have emerged from their smoke-filled labs with a transistor that could outgun current US chip tech while guzzling less power.
Nvidia blindsided by $5.5bn hit
Chipmaker stumbles as trade war with China tightens its grip
Chipmaker Nvidia has been slapped with a $5.5 billion (€5.2 billion) financial gut punch after the US government demanded export licences for its H20 AI chip sales to China and Hong Kong.
Zentool exploit teases wild RISC-V dreams
AMD Zen microcode hacked for Chinese project
Google’s latest security bombshell tool is already fuelling an underground bid to rewrite the rules of chip architecture.
