AI darling used shell firms and backend routes to access banned Nvidia tech
A senior US official has accused Chinese AI startup DeepSeek of supporting China’s military and intelligence services, while using shell companies and regional data centres to skirt around US export controls on advanced semiconductors.
Canonical and Intel scrap GPU mitigations
Ubuntu 25.10 to ditch Intel graphics security trade-offs for OpenCL and Level Zero
Troubled Chipzilla's long-suffering GPU compute stack is getting a breather, as it and Ubuntu’s Canonical have decided to chuck out security mitigations that were kneecapping performance by up to 20 per cent.
Apple scrambles to avoid fresh EU smackdown
Last-ditch talks aim to dodge hefty Digital Markets Act fines
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is frantically negotiating with Brussels to dodge another regulatory slap as its deadline to comply with the Digital Markets Act runs out on 26 June.
US chipmaker Wolfspeed in trouble
Semiconductor outfit gutted as creditors take the reins
Wolfspeed has managed to chop more than two-thirds off its $6.5 billion debt pile in a move that leaves its shareholders with barely a crumb.
Liberty Phone shows what making a smartphone in America actually looks like
While Donald Trump bangs on about his mythical $500 made-in-America T1 smartphone, the real price tag of US manufacturing is on full display thanks to a company called Purism. Its Liberty Phone, assembled in California, will set you back $1,999 and has the kind of specs that would’ve looked decent when Obama was president.