China's tech giants scramble for local AI chips
Nvidia ban forces pivot to homegrown silicon
China's top tech outfits are being forced to kick their dependency on Nvidia and shift to homegrown AI chips, as US export curbs and a dwindling stockpile of H20 processors squeeze their options.
TSMC eyes UAE chip fab
Middle Eastern megafab plans tests US national security nerves
TSMC is apparently snuffling around the United Arab Emirates as a possible spot for a new chip fab, despite the fact that it might anger the US ruler Donald Trump who insists that all fabs are belong to him.
Microsoft promises to sort out USB shambles
They will do what you expect from now on
Software King of the World Microsoft is finally admitting that its USB-C ports are a shambles, with some doing charging, some doing data, some pretending to do display output, and none doing all three.
RTX Pro 6000 crowned gaming king by overclocker
$10K workstation card outguns gaming flagships
Overclocking supremo and TechTuber Roman 'der8auer' Hartung has taken Nvidia's RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell for a gaming spin and discovered it's a performance beast. Previously seen chewing through 3DMark tests, this $10,000 professional GPU has now been flung into the deep end with actual games, leaving traditional gaming cards in its wake.
One of AMD AIB partners
There haven't been many AMD AIB partners that have announced the Radeon AI PRO R9700, but it appears that Powercolor is on that list, as the company has listed the new Powercolor Radeon AI PRO R9700 on its website.