Dutch government seizes Chinese-owned Nexperia
Wants to keep chipmaking tech inside Europe
The Dutch government has seized control of Nexperia, the Chinese-owned but Netherlands-based semiconductor outfit, claiming it needs to stop vital chip know-how from drifting out of Europe.
CMA slaps special status on Google
New UK digital rules bite as regulator eyes AI search and publishers’ control
The UK competition regulator has decided Google needs a tighter leash.
AMD bets big on 2nm for next-gen Instinct MI450 GPUs
Lines up TSMC’s finest silicon to take a swing at Nvidia’s AI throne
AMD is preparing to go all in on advanced chipmaking with its next-generation Instinct MI450-series accelerators, built on TSMC’s brand-new N2 process.
Samsung’s Galaxy XR leak shows Apple is in real trouble
New headset makes the Vision Pro look even more rubbish
Samsung’s long-awaited Project Moohan has finally broken cover, and seems set to be serious contender that reminds the world that Apple’s Vision Pro really was over-priced pants.
Samsung sends 2nm Snapdragon sample to Qualcomm
Hopes to win back Qualcomm with shiny new silicon
Samsung has shipped a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 sample produced on its 2nm GAA process to Qualcomm for evaluation, marking a potential turning point in its bruised relationship with the US chip designer.
Bank of England fears AI bubble about to pop
Threadbare faith in AI valuations
The Bank of England has warned that the frothy optimism inflating the world’s biggest tech stocks could soon splatter across trading floors, saying the risk of a “sharp market correction” has grown alarmingly.
Intel questions open source generosity
Exec says Intel shouldn’t be carrying freeloading rivals
Troubled Chipzilla’s long-standing love affair with open sauce might be heading for rocky times after one of its top brass suggested it’s time to stop being everyone’s free R&D department.
Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka lands
Wayland-only desktop and a Rusty twist
Canonical has unleashed Ubuntu 25.10, cheerily codenamed Questing Quokka, with a fresh Linux 6.17 kernel, a shiny GNOME 49 desktop, and a bag full of tinkering changes sure to delight or infuriate long-time users.
China tightens the screws on chip imports
Beijing serious about cutting Nvidia out of its tech diet
China has gone full throttle in enforcing tighter controls on semiconductor imports, as the Middle Kingdom pushes to purge its tech sector of American hardware, particularly from Nvidia.
OpenAI cheers for TSMC
OpenAI boss warns
OpenAI, CEO, Sam Altman, has poured cold water on swapping to Intel’s foundry, saying he’d rather the Taiwan giant simply built more.