Apple’s iPhone factory still a labour horror show
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Foxconn accused of dodgy contracts, wage delays and discrimination

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is once again facing awkward questions about the way its prized iPhones are churned out in China by its besties Foxconn.

TSMC rumoured to be buying into Intel
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Friday, 26 September 2025 08:58

TSMC rumoured to be buying into Intel


Nvidia’s cash and Washington’s chequebook shift the mood

The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn claiming that TSMC is about to shove cash towards its rival Intel.

Intel goes begging to Apple
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Thursday, 25 September 2025 10:29

Intel goes begging to Apple


Hopes Job’s Mob can bail it out of financial quagmire

Troubled Chipzilla is reportedly rattling the tin at the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple, hoping the iPhone maker might toss a few billion its way to keep the lights on at Intel Foundry Services.

Apple threatens the EU
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Thursday, 25 September 2025 10:13

Apple threatens the EU


Job’s Mob tells Brussels to bin Big Tech law or else

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has demanded Brussels scrap the Digital Markets Act, claiming the rules are costing it money and ruining the fun for its fanboys.

Chaos as Tech workers rush to get back to US
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Wednesday, 24 September 2025 09:30

Chaos as Tech workers rush to get back to US


Panic bookings, midnight alerts and a frantic dash across the globe

Tech workers with H‑1B visas rushed from India to get back before the government demanded $100,000 workers from their companies for the privilege.

Apple’s C1X modem trades speed for mediocrity
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Tuesday, 23 September 2025 11:19

Apple’s C1X modem trades speed for mediocrity


First in-house 5G chip behind the curve

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple, and its Tame Apple Press, made a big song and dance about its shiny new C1X modem in the iPhone Air, but the reality is less impressive.

TSMC 2nm orders pile up as AI boom fuels demand
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Tuesday, 23 September 2025 10:57

TSMC 2nm orders pile up as AI boom fuels demand


Chipmaker has 15 customers, most chasing high-performance computing

TSMC’s 2nm process is pulling in orders at a cracking pace, with senior management at wafer inspection outfit KLA letting slip that 15 customers have already signed up. Ten of them are gunning for high-performance computing, showing just how much the AI craze is fattening demand for Intel and Samsung's rival.

Apple's aluminium gamble backfires on iPhone 17 Pro
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Users discover their shiny new handset dents like a drinks can

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple thought it could dodge another Bendgate by swapping titanium for forged aluminium in the iPhone 17 Pro, but punters are already finding the move a bit flimsy.

Former Intel board members call for Chipzilla to go private
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US government and big tech should carve up struggling giant

Troubled Chipzilla should be taken private, stripped apart, and rebuilt into a proper foundry and design house, according to four long-serving former directors writing in Fortune.

Samsung to mass produce Exynos 2600 on 2nm node
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Hopes new chip erases 3nm humiliation 

Samsung will start mass production of its Exynos 2600 by the end of September, making it the first SoC built on the company’s 2nm Gate-All-Around process.