SK hynix finalizes acquisition of Intel's NAND business, takes full control of Solidigm
Intel's exit from NAND market marks another strategic pivot to growth areas
Musk merges startup xAI and Twitter, betting on AI to revitalize social media
X posts will continue fueling xAI's training data
What just happened? Elon Musk has orchestrated another move in his sprawling business empire, announcing on Friday that his artificial intelligence firm, xAI, has acquired X (formerly Twitter). The all-stock transaction values X at $33 billion, including $12 billion in debt, and xAI at $80 billion, creating a combined entity Musk says will "unlock immense potential" and provide "smarter, more meaningful experiences" for users.
Car prices could jump $6,000 as Trump's 25% import tariff kicks in
Brace for higher car prices
Ubisoft and Tencent launch new subsidiary to supercharge Assassin's Creed, other franchises
New entity will focus on building evergreen, multi-platform game ecosystems
Pat Gelsinger warns TSMC's $100 billion investment will not restore US semiconductor dominance
"If you don't have R&D in the US., you will not have semiconductor leadership in the US."
China's AI craze has led to empty data centers and falling GPU rentals
Many of the country's hastily constructed data centers are ill-suited for inference tasks
Jensen Huang anticipates 20% performance boost from gate-all-around transistors
New technology likely vital for Feynman (2028) and later GPU architectures
Fear and favor are bringing advertisers back to X under Musk
The power of a political role?
Broadcom is suing Siemens for allegedly using thousands of unlicensed VMware products
Post-acquisition lawsuits are piling up at VMware
Do you know what's the best-selling desktop computer of all time?
Was is it the Apple II, the Atari 800, or the IBM PC?
WB's push to curb second-hand sales led to groundbreaking Nemesis game mechanic
As it turns out, sometimes making a game unique and memorable might discourage trade-ins
Apple WWDC kicks off June 9 with big software updates
Apple is expected to reveal iOS 19, macOS 16, and more - but don't count on new hardware
Unlikely, but Nvidia's next gaming GPUs could be built using Intel's 18A process
Intel is also eyeing Broadcom as a customer
TSMC spends just 10% more on silicon wafers manufactured in the USA than in Taiwan fabs
A hot potato: TSMC has repeatedly said that funding a new chip-making venture outside Taiwan is very expensive for numerous reasons. However, a new analysis tries to debunk the company's alleged financial issues with building new plants in other parts of the world.
TSMC's 2nm chips near production, iPhone 18 Pro likely to be first to adopt
Yields estimated to be far above 60 percent
Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger named executive chairman at faith-based tech firm
"The intersection of technology and faith"
SAP surpasses Novo Nordisk to become Europe's most valuable company
What just happened? German software giant SAP has overtaken Danish healthcare company Novo Nordisk to become Europe's most valuable company. SAP's stock has performed exceptionally well, rising more than 40 percent over the past year. The firm's success is largely driven by its strategic shift toward cloud-based services and increasing focus on AI, both of which have strongly resonated with investors.
How profitable are TSMC's nodes: crunching the numbers
Legacy nodes are more valuable than they appear
European watchdogs demand game companies stop predatory virtual currency sales to children
These common sense rules would protect adults just as much as children
DNA testing firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy, CEO Anne Wojcicki resigns
A massive security breach and waning consumer interest forced 23andMe's hand
HP settles lawsuit over ink-blocking printer update, with no payout or admission of wrongdoing
You can now stop HP's ink-blocking updates -- if you have the right printer
Most AI experts say chasing AGI with more compute is a losing strategy
Is the industry pouring billions into a dead end?
European coalition pushes for second Chips Act funding to boost semiconductor sector
The first European Chips Act was only partially successful