China freezes chip chemistry to slash defects by 99 per cent
Cryogenic trick gives Beijing’s fabs a leg-up
Chinese boffins have emerged from their smoke filled labs with a way to stop chips from going pear-shaped during manufacture by literally freezing the process mid-flow.
Samsung builds AI megafactory with 50,000 Nvidia GPUs
A "new age" of AI-driven manufacturing
Samsung has decided to throw everything it has at artificial intelligence, joining forces with Nvidia to build an AI megafactory packed with more than 50,000 of the graphics firm’s GPUs.
Windows 11 to launch proactive memory scans
Microsoft adds automatic RAM diagnostics to tackle BSOD headaches
Software king of the world Microsoft is rolling out a new feature called Proactive Memory Diagnostics that will automatically trigger a memory scan at reboot after a system crash, helping users pinpoint whether their blue screens or random restarts are caused by dodgy RAM.
Meta stock sinks as AI spending surge spooks investors
Zuckerberg’s superintelligence dream rattles Wall Street
Meta’s record revenue couldn’t stop its shares from tumbling after the company warned that its AI ambitions would come with a colossal bill.
Microsoft struggles to keep up with AI and cloud demand
Redmond giant’s capacity crunch boosts profits
Software King of the World Microsoft is swimming in AI money but running short on the servers to handle it.