MediaTek spins TPU gold into a sharper Dimensity 9600
Published in Graphics


Google’s Ironwood finally gives Nvidia a real worry.

Google’s Ironwood TPU v7 has rattled the AI hardware world by emerging as the first ASIC able to trouble Nvidia’s Blackwell GPUs and spark scrutiny.

Intel finally manage to reach 1 percent of discrete GPU market share
Published in Graphics


While NVIDIA still reigns supreme with 92% of market share 


According to the latest Q3 2025 discrete GPU market share report from Jon Peddie Research, NVIDIA is still holding the biggest piece of the discrete GPU market share, although it has lost 1.2 percent in the last quarter. On the other hand, Intel has managed to increase its share, finally hitting 1 percent, while AMD got up to 7 percent.

Chinese firms get their Nvidia fix in Southeast Asia
Published in AI


AI chip is full of holes

Chinese tech behemoths are hauling their prized AI models overseas to gorge on Nvidia’s finest chips while pretending everything is above board.

AMD bangs open source drum to prise devs away from Cuda
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Pitches ROCm as the antidote to Nvidia’s walled garden

AMD reckons it can win over AI developers by offering an open software ecosystem rather than locking everything behind a proprietary moat.

Intel circles the wagons after TSMC lawsuit over exec hire
Published in News


Insists it has done nothing wrong as talent wars flare up

Troubled Chipzilla is digging in after TSMC accused one of its newly hired vice presidents of breaching a nondisclosure agreement.

China’s power play jolts the AI race
Published in AI
Thursday, 27 November 2025 08:59

China’s power play jolts the AI race


Expert warns the West is missing the real contest

China’s sheer electrical muscle is about to reshape the AI race faster than many Western wonks care to admit.

Nvidia’s RTX 5090 melts itself into the socket in latest connector fiasco
Published in Graphics


Another day, another crispy cable

Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5090 is having a troublesome launch, with yet another report of the card cooking its own power connector so thoroughly that it appears welded into place.

Analyst claims TSMC could leapfrog Apple by 2030
Published in News
Wednesday, 26 November 2025 10:35

Analyst claims TSMC could leapfrog Apple by 2030


Job's Mob can't hide behind its walled garden for much longer

The AI boom is giving TSMC a roaring tailwind while the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple clings to its glory years and hopes no one notices it has not invented a genuinely new product in yonks.

Meta mulls swapping Nvidia gear for Google’s AI chips
Published in AI


A possible billion-dollar deal tests Nvidia’s grip on the AI hardware game

Meta Platforms is chatting with Google about using its tensor processing units in future AI projects as the social networking giant tries to loosen its dependence on Nvidia’s pricey gear, according to those whispering in dark corners.

TSMC races to build more 2nm fabs as demand crushes capacity
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Taiwan’s chip colossus digs deeper into its pockets

The boss of the world’s biggest chip foundry has admitted that TSMC cannot churn out enough silicon to satisfy the world’s appetite.