China turns off Nvidia over loudmouth US trade chief
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Beijing tells tech giants to dump AI chip after US boasts spark fury

The Middle Kingdom is quietly telling its top tech outfits to give up on buying the H20, a neutered AI chip from Nvidia, after a senior US official’s remarks left Beijing fuming.

CEO deepfakes scam millions from gullible staff
Published in AI


AI cons get dangerously slick

Crooks have discovered they don’t need to hack your network when they can just pretend to be your CEO and ask nicely.

AMD kills off B650 in favour of B850
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Motherboard makers told to clear shelves before October

AMD has officially pulled the plug on its B650 and B650E chipsets, ordering partners to shift production to the newer B850 line.

Trump flirts with nationalising the entire chip industry
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Capitalism is failing

US President Donald Trump is so keen on nationalisation he is thinking of moving the entire semiconductor industry under some form of state control.

AMD snips capacitors from Ryzen 7000 CPUs
Published in Graphics


Users panic over missing components, but it’s not a fake

Some Ryzen 7000 series chips are shipping without their usual dose of SMD capacitors, but AMD insists it’s all part of its cunning plan.