US defence secretary wants to blow up TSMC plant
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Will discourage the invading Chinese

The newly appointed nominee for US Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, Elbridge Colby (pictured), has called for the destruction of TSMC’s Taiwan plant if the Chinese invade.

Intel has a gamble on gaming
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Tuesday, 18 February 2025 11:57

Intel has a gamble on gaming


Making handhelds a priority

The troubled Chipzilla is making moves to muscle in on the booming handheld gaming market and take on AMD.

Ericsson is looking at 'true' virtual RAN to avoid Intel dependence
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I RAN away 

Ericsson is exploring virtual radio access network (RAN) ideas to wean itself off Chipzilla products. 

NAND flash prices set to plummet
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Tuesday, 18 February 2025 10:48

NAND flash prices set to plummet


Chipmakers to make production cuts

Due to oversupply, NAND flash prices are expected to fall faster than a team of free-falling parachuting elephants who have forgotten to pack a key ingredient of their act.

SanDisk aims for 1PB SSD
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Tuesday, 18 February 2025 10:12

SanDisk aims for 1PB SSD


Roadmap opened

SanDisk has been discussing its roadmap to build an UltraQLC-based 1PB solid-state drives (SSDs) and discussed the challenges of developing 3D DRAM during its Investor Day event.

GloFo is the latest name  tipped to buy Intel
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Tuesday, 18 February 2025 10:08

GloFo is the latest name tipped to buy Intel


The story twists and turns like a twisty-turny thing

The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell-on-earth yarn claiming that Intel could merge with GlobalFoundaries.

Companies need to invest more in technology, says new report
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Brits do better than Europe

British businesses must invest more in technology to resolve the country’s productivity crisis. More than 41 per cent of firms are focused on boosting employee productivity with better technology by 2025.

AI weakens critical thinking abilities
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Monday, 17 February 2025 12:10

AI weakens critical thinking abilities


Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University report

A new study conducted by boffins at the software king of the world, Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University has found that increased reliance on artificial intelligence tools can lead to a decline in critical thinking skills.

US IRS to buy Nvidia SuperPod AI supercomputer
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Advanced Machine Learning

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is preparing to purchase a state-of-the-art Nvidia SuperPod AI supercomputer to bolster its machine learning capabilities, with applications ranging from fraud detection to taxpayer behavior analysis.

Pro-Russian hackers target Italian institutions
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Retaliatory cyber attacks

Italy has been hit by a wave of cyber-attacks following President Sergio Mattarella’s speech in Marseille, where he condemned Russian aggression in Ukraine.