TSMC still king of Foundry 2.0 while Intel chases its tail
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Intel claws second place as Samsung stumbles over its yields

TSMC is still lording it over the global chip foundry racket, holding on to a 35 per cent grip on what is dubbed the "Foundry 2.0" which covers everything from photomask manufacturing to chip packaging alongside the usual silicon stamping.

Nvidia's RTX 5050 is here, but it's not rocking any boats
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2560 cores, 8GB RAM and just enough to call it an upgrade

Nvidia has finally stuck the GeForce RTX 5050 desktop GPU on its website, and while it’s not breaking any records, it’s clearly angling for the sweet spot of entry-level gamers who fancy a whiff of Blackwell architecture without torching their wallets.

Apple's CarPlay Ultra drives carmakers to hit the brakes
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Luxury brands snub Apple’s dashboard land grab

The Fruity Cargo Cult, Apple’s latest attempt to colonise car dashboards with its CarPlay Ultra system has hit a wall, as several high-end carmakers politely told it to sod off.

Sophos finds ransomware crooks still getting paid
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But firms are coughing up less cash and recovering faster

Security outfit Sophos has released its latest State of Ransomware report and it paints a picture that’s still grim, but with a few green shoots for businesses sick of being fleeced.

Nordic buys Memfault
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Flogging a full-stack IoT dream, not just chips

Nordic Semiconductor has decided it’s had enough of being just another silicon pusher and snapped up its long-time partner Memfault, the cloud outfit best known for keeping IoT devices from going tits-up.