OpenAI eyes Chrome if regulators gut Google
Published in News
Wednesday, 23 April 2025 09:48

OpenAI eyes Chrome if regulators gut Google


All roads lead to Chrome

ChatGPT wouldn’t mind getting its paws on Chrome, if the courts end up prying it from Google’s iron grip.

Chipzilla’s axe is swinging again
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Wednesday, 23 April 2025 09:33

Chipzilla’s axe is swinging again


Intel to slash 20 per cent of workforce in latest bloodbath

Troubled Chipzilla is back in the firing line, reportedly preparing to boot 20 per cent of its staff in what looks like the biggest cull since it last had a go in August.

Whistleblower said DOGE data droids raided union files
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Followed by some hacking behaviour

A whistleblower said that a DOGE team entered the National Labour Relations Board in early March and carried out some strange security antics.

AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 GRE leaks
Published in Graphics
Tuesday, 22 April 2025 10:32

AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 GRE leaks


Trimmed-down cores and memory cuts, but pushes clocks hard

Specs for AMD’s upcoming Radeon RX 9070 GRE—short for "Great Radeon Edition," —have slipped out ahead of its official reveal, and it’s shaping up to fill the void between the RX 9070 and the RX 9060 XT.

TSMC can’t police where its chips end up
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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
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Tuesday, 22 April 2025 09:53

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.

Huawei’s 910C GPU to hit mass shipments
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 22 April 2025 09:36

Huawei’s 910C GPU to hit mass shipments


Fills AI gap left by Nvidia H20 export ban

Huawei is gearing up to flood the Chinese market with its new 910C artificial intelligence chip as early as next month, according to insiders, offering domestic tech firms a lifeline after the US clamped down on Nvidia’s AI hardware sales.

Amazon quietly cools off global data centre ambitions
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Joining rival Microsoft in a conservative approach

Amazon Web Services has started dragging its heels on some data centre leases, particularly internationally, signalling that even the cloud titans are feeling the pinch as economic headwinds and tariff chatter rattles the tech sector.

Nvidia fixes thermal bug
Published in Graphics
Tuesday, 22 April 2025 09:07

Nvidia fixes thermal bug


Driver 576.15 ends long-running sensor mess and flaming GPUs

Nvidia has issued a fix for a bug that’s been quietly sabotaging its RTX graphics cards, leaving users flying blind on GPU temperatures and risking overheating in the process.

Gelsinger gives Jensen a reluctant nod
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Tuesday, 22 April 2025 09:01

Gelsinger gives Jensen a reluctant nod


Nvidia's doing everything Chipzilla should have done

Former Troubled Chipzilla CEO Kicking Pat Gelsinger, who bailed in December after a less-than-stellar run, has tipped his hat to Nvidia’s Jensen Huang for running rings around his old firm.