Intel shows off flashy graphics at SIGGRAPH
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Flaunts trillion-triangle jungle demo and AI denoiser on ARC B580

Intel took to SIGGRAPH and HPG 2025 to shout about the graphical wonders its latest GPUs can now pull off.

SK hynix gets Nvidia’s HBM4 gig
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Beats Samsung and Micron

SK hynix has pulled ahead of its memory rivals by bagging NVIDIA’s first HBM4 orders, giving the South Korean chipmaker a premium position for the launch of Nvidia's Rubin GPUs.

Google dumping Samsung for TSMC leaves foundry flailing
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“Google incident” forces soul‑searching at Samsung 

Google’s decision to dump Samsung for TSMC to make its Tensor chips has reportedly caused chaos behind closed doors in South Korea.

US Army Reserve  fast-tracks commissions for silicon valley top brass
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Skip boot camp and push ups 

The US Army Reserve has pulled off a bizarre bit of military cosplay by commissioning four Silicon Valley bigwigs as lieutenant colonels, skipping the usual boot polish and push-ups.

Microsoft axes thousands more staff
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Vole keeps shovelling cash into AI

Microsoft is prepping to sack several thousand staff in the coming weeks as it trims the fat before launching into another fiscal year with its AI ambitions still burning through cash.