AMD targets TSMC's A14 node for Zen 7, pushing server chips into the angstrom era
Zen 7 also brings AVX10, matrix extensions for AI workloads, and next-gen chiplet packaging
Huawei says it can build 1.4nm chips without ASML's most advanced machines
Cut off from advanced lithography tools, Huawei is betting on stacked chip architectures and new packaging methods
99% of executives expect AI to trigger layoffs within two years, survey finds
Report also finds employee "thriving" has collapsed from 66% to 44% since 2024
Was Ray Tracing a Scam?
Eight years after Nvidia promised ray tracing would revolutionize gaming, most gamers still disable it. So what happened, and did RTX buyers get sold a fantasy instead of the future?
TDK and NHK Spring accused of fixing prices on components used in 97% of hard drives for over a decade
The class-action lawsuit covers hard drive purchases made between 2003 and 2016
Memory prices tipped to fall as China starts flooding the market with DRAM and NAND chips
Relief for consumers or just another pipe dream?
Tech layoffs have already passed 100,000 in 2026 as the industry cuts jobs to fund AI
Meta, Cisco, Intuit, and PayPal lead a wave – 2026 is shaping up to be brutal
A hot potato: Tech sector job losses in early 2026 have already surged past 100,000, and the past month suggests the trend is not subsiding. While AI automation is likely not the sole cause, aggregated reports suggest it is the leading factor, with Meta's transition into an "AI-first" company headlining May's damage to the job market.
AMD's 256 core Epyc Venice enters production on TSMC's 2nm node
The Zen 6 server chip promises major gains in AI throughput, memory bandwidth, and power efficiency
Taiwan is cracking down on AI chip smuggling
Three people are facing detention in Taiwan for allegedly sneaking Nvidia-powered servers into China
Intel says 14A is on track for 2028 risk production, 10A and 7A now in development
Intel's latest products are manufactured on the 18A node
Intuit cuts 3,000 jobs as it refocuses on AI, but says layoffs are "not about AI"
The cuts affect thousands of workers across the TurboTax, Mailchimp, and Credit Karma parent
Samsung's strike was called off at the last minute, now workers have to vote on the deal
A 10.5% profit share and bonus cap removal are on the table
Nvidia hits record $81.6 billion revenue as AI boom shows no sign of slowing
"Customers do not buy GPUs; they build AI factories"
What just happened? If the AI boom really is a bubble that will one day pop, it hasn't happened yet. Nvidia, the driving force behind the hardware powering most of the AI industry, once again surpassed Wall Street expectations in its quarterly results, hitting a record $81.6 billion in revenue.
ASML says first silicon from its latest $400M High-NA EUV machines is just months away
"Coming soon to a fab near you"
RAM makers are taking on massive debt to keep up with AI's chip appetite
Adata, Apacer, and TeamGroup have collectively raised over $880 million through bonds and loans
Intel may be forcing PC makers to buy its newer 18A chips by cutting off the old ones
Much of the limited Intel 7 capacity is being allocated to higher-margin enterprise products
Meta is reassigning 7,000 workers to AI jobs while laying off thousands more
At Meta, employees are either losing jobs to AI or being reassigned to build it
Elon Musk loses OpenAI trial after jury says he waited too long to sue
Musk says the ruling was a "calendar technicality" and plans to appeal
What just happened? Elon Musk isn't accustomed to losing, but the world's richest man just felt the sting of defeat in his trial against OpenAI, CEO Sam Altman, and President Greg Brockman. A federal jury said that Musk had waited too long to file his suit, which accused the defendants of violating an agreement to keep OpenAI as a charitable non-profit organization.
Dell makes its strongest case yet for keeping AI out of the cloud
Dell counts 5,000 enterprise customers for its AI Factory, moving from pitch to proof
Samsung avoids worst-case strike scenario as court restricts union action
The ruling limits disruption at Samsung's chip plants as 45,000 workers prepare for a walkout
European Court of Justice rules Meta must compensate Italian publishers for content use
Newspapers have the right to "fair compensation" from US Big Tech, the EU said
AMD keeps gaining on Intel in servers, but desktop PCs tell a different story
What just happened? AMD has hit another x86 CPU milestone, with Mercury Research figures showing the company now holds 38.1% of overall market revenue. That sounds like another win for Team Red, especially given its huge gains in servers, but there is a surprising caveat: AMD actually lost ground in desktop PCs during the first quarter.
70% of Americans don't want AI data centers near their home, that's more opposition than nuclear plants get
Opposition to nearby AI data centers has surged from 47% to 70%, with resource use topping the list of worries
GoPro explores sale after falling from $11 billion giant to $187 million company
Shares jumped on the news, but GoPro's market cap remains a fraction of its 2014 peak
Anthropic says more than 90% of its code is now written by AI
The claim comes as Google, Microsoft, Snap, and others boast about rising levels of AI-generated code