UK scrambles to avoid Apple encryption showdown
Labour ministers face US tarriff pressure
Sir Keir Starmer’s government is quietly trying to wriggle out of a diplomatic bust-up with Donald Trump’s White House over its attempt to force the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple to open up its locked-down customer data.
TSMC rakes in record profits on AI frenzy
Chip giant warns of tariff risks despite surging demand
TSMC stunned the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street on Thursday with a 61 per cent year-on-year jump in second-quarter profit, smashing records and beating expectations thanks to relentless demand for artificial intelligence silicon.
AMD rolls out bargain-basement Ryzen AI chip
Entry-level CPU with copilot+ pc support
AMD has lobbed another Ryzen AI 300-series processor into the mix, and this one is squarely aimed at the budget-conscious.
Intel readies Wildcat Lake for bargain-bin PCs
Entry-level CPU lineup ditches ray tracing
Troubled Chipzilla is prepping its Wildcat Lake CPUs to replace the tired Alder Lake-N and Twin Lake offerings in the bargain-basement segment.
Intel slashes prices on Core ultra 5 CPUs
Arrow Lake chips get cheaper
Troubled Chipzilla is knocking down prices on its budget-tier Core Ultra 5 processors, with the Ultra 5 225 and Ultra 5 225F seeing hefty discounts across US and EU retailers.