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ASML’s boss has told Brussels to stop fiddling with chip supply chains and build companies…
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Apple’s “AI miracle” propped up by Google and Nvidia
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has built an AI stack so independent it needs Google, Nvidia and Chipzilla to stop it falling over. Apple used WWDC 2026 to show off…
Apple’s “AI miracle” propped up by Google and Nvidia
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has built an AI stack so independent it needs Google,…
Google hands Intel’s Foundry a lifeline
Alphabet’s Google has reportedly tapped Intel to make millions of AI chips, giving Intel’s foundry…
Gamers fight the off switch
Gamers are taking publishers to task over online games that can be killed after punters…
Meta’s spy specs get a garage mod
Meta’s Ray-Ban privacy light has become a $100 garage job for people who fancy recording…
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Google hands Intel’s Foundry a lifeline
Alphabet’s Google has reportedly tapped Intel to make millions of AI chips, giving Intel’s foundry dreams a useful pulse. According to Reuters, said Google has placed an order with Intel…
Gamers fight the off switch
Gamers are taking publishers to task over online games that can be killed after punters…
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Graphics
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AMD had to rebuild 5800X3D comeback
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PC Hardware
ASML tells Brussels to stop playing chip boss
ASML’s boss has told Brussels to stop fiddling with chip supply chains and build companies…
Japanese boffins find a cooler way to switch bits
Japanese researchers have emerged from their smoke-filled labs claiming to have built a switching gadget…
Google hands Intel’s Foundry a lifeline
Alphabet’s Google has reportedly tapped Intel to make millions of AI chips, giving Intel’s foundry dreams a useful pulse. According to Reuters, said Google has placed an order with Intel…
AI
Apple’s “AI miracle” propped up by Google and Nvidia
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has built an AI stack so independent it needs Google, Nvidia and Chipzilla to stop it falling over. Apple used WWDC 2026 to show off…
AI panic freezes software buyouts
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Bots finally outclick humans
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Gaming
Xbox’s Gears muddle gets messier
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MSI officially shows new Claw 8 EX AI+ gaming handheld powered by Intel Arc G3 Extreme SoC
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Gamers fight the off switch
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Automotive
Trump forcing Telsa towards Intel
The Trump administration is leaning on Tesla to shift AI6.5 chip production from TSMC to Intel’s Arizona fabs. After taking a stake in Intel, US President Donald Trump’s administration seems…
CATL cranks the charging hype
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Iran war is killing petrol cars
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Data center
New York puts AI data centres on notice
New York lawmakers have imposed a one-year pause on large data centres as public patience…
Ireland tells data centre giants to bring their own juice
Big tech has built so many data centres in Ireland that the sector now uses…
AI gold rush wakes up industrial dinosaurs
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Smart devices
Meta’s spy specs get a garage mod
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Meta face goggles get creepier
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