White House wants 10 per cent of Intel
Chips Act shake-up
The Trump administration has confirmed it is going to take a 10 per cent slice of Troubled Chipzilla.
Phison blames Windows 11 update for SSD meltdowns
Promises fixes via partners after drives start coughing up errors
Phison has confirmed that Windows 11’s latest security updates are trashing SSDs, particularly those based on its PS5012-E12 controller, after a wave of failures was reported by users, mostly in Japan.
Trump regime forces UK to back down on Apple backdoor
Brits drop encryption demand
The Trump administration has browbeaten the UK government into dropping its demand for a backdoor into Apple’s encrypted data, in what is being spun in Washington as a “victory” for big American technology companies privacy.
Nvidia jacks up H20 chip prices to pay Trump tax
Price increases passed on to China
Nvidia is hiking the price of its H20 AI chips by 18 per cent to bankroll a Trump-approved shake-down of its Chinese business.
SoftBank set to rescue Intel
Intel gets $2 billion lifeline while slashing its own investments
SoftBank is chucking US$2 billion at Troubled Chipzilla in what looks like an effort to revive its sagging foundry business and rekindle interest in its battle with the mighty TSMC.