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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.

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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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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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.

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.