Apple threatens the EU
Job’s Mob tells Brussels to bin Big Tech law or else
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has demanded Brussels scrap the Digital Markets Act, claiming the rules are costing it money and ruining the fun for its fanboys.
Chaos as Tech workers rush to get back to US
Panic bookings, midnight alerts and a frantic dash across the globe
Tech workers with H‑1B visas rushed from India to get back before the government demanded $100,000 workers from their companies for the privilege.
Apple’s C1X modem trades speed for mediocrity
First in-house 5G chip behind the curve
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple, and its Tame Apple Press, made a big song and dance about its shiny new C1X modem in the iPhone Air, but the reality is less impressive.
TSMC 2nm orders pile up as AI boom fuels demand
Chipmaker has 15 customers, most chasing high-performance computing
TSMC’s 2nm process is pulling in orders at a cracking pace, with senior management at wafer inspection outfit KLA letting slip that 15 customers have already signed up. Ten of them are gunning for high-performance computing, showing just how much the AI craze is fattening demand for Intel and Samsung's rival.
Apple's aluminium gamble backfires on iPhone 17 Pro
Users discover their shiny new handset dents like a drinks can
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple thought it could dodge another Bendgate by swapping titanium for forged aluminium in the iPhone 17 Pro, but punters are already finding the move a bit flimsy.
Former Intel board members call for Chipzilla to go private
US government and big tech should carve up struggling giant
Troubled Chipzilla should be taken private, stripped apart, and rebuilt into a proper foundry and design house, according to four long-serving former directors writing in Fortune.
Samsung to mass produce Exynos 2600 on 2nm node
Hopes new chip erases 3nm humiliation
Samsung will start mass production of its Exynos 2600 by the end of September, making it the first SoC built on the company’s 2nm Gate-All-Around process.
Apple's iPhone Air battery life is pants
Thinner iPhone runs out of puff
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple made a lot of noise about longer battery life in its latest iPhone 17 lineup, but it would appear that the Air is not that good.
Apple hogs TSMC's 2nm chips
Grabs more than half of 2026 output, leaving rivals in the dust
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has reportedly signed up for more than half of TSMC’s 2nm production capacity in 2026, effectively elbowing rivals out of the queue for the world’s most advanced silicon.
TSMC smashes another record after interest rate cut
Chipmaker drags Taiwan market to fresh high
Taiwan’s TSMC has surged again, with its US ADR rising 0.3 per cent on Wednesday to close at $262.79, marking four straight days of record highs.