Pegatron plants flag in Texas as server chatter grows
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Georgetown site bought for a US build

Pegatron has finally yelled “Made in the USA”, snapping up a factory and land in Georgetown, Texas for production and operations.

ADATA and TEAMGROUP halt memory module price quotes
Published in PC Hardware


DRAM Shortages bite

The world’s second largest memory module maker ADATA and Taiwan’s number two TEAMGROUP have paused quotations, signalling a market hotter than punters expected and rising prices.

TSMC posts record-high revenue amid currency headwinds
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Performance beats forecasts 

TSMC pulled in around NT$330.98 billion [US$11.41 billion] in consolidated revenue in September 2025, down 1.4 per cent from August but up 31.4 per cent year on year, marking a new record for the month.

MSI RTX 5090 user suffers from a melted connector twice
Published in Graphics


16-pin power plug problems continue to plague Nvidia’s flagship GPUs

Another MSI GeForce RTX 5090 owner has reported the familiar smell of burning plastic, after the card’s 16-pin power connector melted not once but twice in just a few weeks.

Intel’s Panther Lake looks surprisingly strong
Published in PC Hardware


Early figures suggest it may have a proper comeback chip

Troubled Chipzilla might actually have something to smile about for once. Early details on Intel’s Panther Lake lineup suggest the new mobile platform could deliver the kind of efficiency and power Intel has been promising for years.

TSMC price hikes not as brutal as feared, but still grim
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Chip clients breathe a sigh of relief

It turns out TSMC’s next big price jump will not be quite the wallet-melter everyone expected.

Data centre growth saved the US economy
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Wednesday, 08 October 2025 10:05

Data centre growth saved the US economy


US economy is now running on the fumes of AI infrastructure

The cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street might want to send a thank-you card to Silicon Valley, because without data centres and AI servers, US economic growth in 2025 would have been dead in the water.

Qualcomm snaps up Arduino
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Wednesday, 08 October 2025 09:56

Qualcomm snaps up Arduino


Buys into open source to cosy up to tinkerers and robot builders

Smartphone processor outfit Qualcomm has decided it wants a piece of the open source action, announcing plans to buy Arduino, the Italian microcontroller darling beloved by hobbyists and hardware hackers.

Charging cables are on their way out
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 08 October 2025 09:49

Charging cables are on their way out


We are drifting toward a wireless future, whether we like it or not

The charging cable is on borrowed time. Sony’s new Xperia 10 VII arrives without a charger or even a USB lead, and that small omission hints at the next big shift in how we power our gadgets.

UK police nab two after ransomware attack on kids’ data
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Hackers leaked children’s names and photos

Inspector Knacker of the Yard has fingered the collar of two suspects after a ransomware gang nicked data from a London childcare outfit looking after more than 8,000 children.