Hard drives and SSDs face shortages
Everyone hoarding petabytes of data
AI is already hoovering up every GPU in sight, and now it’s coming for your storage.
Taliban pulls the plug on Wi-Fi to save morals
Netflix and cat videos are a threat to civilisation
The Taliban has decided that the real enemy of Afghanistan isn’t poverty, famine, or collapsing infrastructure but Wi-Fi.
Microsoft forks out $30 billion on UK
Trump’s visit coincides with Nvidia, Google and others throwing cash at Britain
Software King of the World, Microsoft has promised to dump $30 billion (€28 billion) into the UK by 2028 as it tries to beef up its artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Beijing waves stick at Nvidia while dangling TikTok carrot
China reminds Trump it can still make life awkward for US tech
Nvidia finds itself in the firing line as Beijing signals it can squeeze US tech while negotiating a TikTok deal.
SMIC trials first advanced DUV tool made in Shanghai
Homebrew lithography
China’s top chipmaker is having a crack at running its factories on homegrown lithography gear, trying to loosen the chokehold western rivals have on AI processors.