Huawei is getting its paws on TSMC chips
US clampdown they have heard of it
Despite US sanctions meant to choke off Huawei's access to high-end chips, the Chinese tech giant is reportedly still getting its paws on bulk TSMC silicon.
ASML sees tariff trouble ahead
Dutch kitmaker hopes for growth as chip industry scrambles for AI
ASML, the Dutch giant that builds the world’s priciest chip kit, says rising tariffs have muddied its 2025-2026 outlook, even as it clings to a bullish full-year forecast.
Zuckerberg’s FTC dodge flops
Meta boss tried a bargain-bin fix for a $30 billion problem.
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg’s attempt to evade an antitrust lawsuit with a lowball settlement offer has hit a brick wall.
China ditches silicon in transistor leap
New 2D material could trash Chipzilla’s best with faster, leaner chips
Chinese boffins have emerged from their smoke-filled labs with a transistor that could outgun current US chip tech while guzzling less power.
Snapdragon X Elite successor tipped for 22 per cent boost
First speculative performance leaks
Qualcomm’s second-generation Snapdragon X processors — the ones set to power its next wave of client PCs — are now deep in development, and the first speculative performance leaks have started to surface.
AMD’s RX 9070 XT clobbers RTX 5080 in sales
RDNA 4 continues steamrolling as NVIDIA struggles with stock, pricing
AMD's RDNA 4 cards are on an absolute tear, with the Radeon RX 9070 XT outselling NVIDIA’s RTX 5080 by a staggering ten to one margin at MindFactory — one of the EU’s biggest component retailers.
Intel’s Bartlett Lake-S P-core-only CPU confirmed in Linux kernel patch
Might revive AVX-512
Chipzilla’s engineers have confirmed the existence of a P-core-only variant of its Bartlett Lake-S platform in a fresh Linux kernel patch, giving the rumour mill a much-needed shot of validation.
Google adds stealth reboot feature to Android phones
Locks down user data
Android phones are about to get a stealthy security upgrade to Google Play Services (version 25.14) which introduces an “auto-restart” feature that locks devices after three days of inactivity, effectively shielding sensitive data.
iPhone 6s and last Intel Mac mini buried in Apple’s graveyard
2018 Intel holdout and ageing smartphone is now vintage
The fruity cargo cult Apple has pushed two more products onto its growing list of near-dead gear with the iPhone 6s and the 2018 Mac mini, both now stamped as “vintage.”
Digital dementia debunked
Tech-savvy pensioners have sharper minds
Scaremongering over digital dementia has taken a hit after new research found that older adults who regularly use smartphones, tablets and computers show lower rates of cognitive decline.