Sources: repair demand in China for Nvidia's banned AI chips, including H100 and A100, surges as ~12 firms now repair chips that made their way into the country
companies resurrecting banned AI accelerators at a rate of up to ‘500 per month’ Chris Cooke / CMU : If China blocks TikTok deal app will “go dark” says US Commerce Secretary, but hints deal “coming s...
AMD CEO Lisa Su says she expects TSMC's Arizona-made chips to cost “more than 5% but less than 20%” above TSMC's Taiwan-made chips, and to arrive by 2025's end
costs ‘more than 5% but less than 20%’ higher than Taiwan-sourced alternative Ayomide Sadiq / TalkAndroid.com : TSMC American-Made Chips Are Great, But They Cost a Lot More Anusuya Lahiri / Benzinga :...
The US FCC aims to introduce a ban on companies that use certain Chinese tech and equipment from building submarine communication cables that connect to the US
proposed new rules would ‘secure cables against foreign adversaries’ Michael Kan / PCMag : FCC Moves To Ban Chinese Tech From Undersea Fiber Cables Joe Warminsky / The Record : FCC wants to ban Chines...
Sources and docs: Amazon has increased Prime Video's ad load to 4-6 minutes per hour, up from 2-3.5 minutes per hour when it introduced ads in January 2024
streaming just got a lot worse David Satin / The Streamable : Prime Video has doubled the number of ads it makes viewers watch Ian Carlos Campbell / Engadget : Prime Video reportedly shows almost twic...
Microsoft and Asus unveil the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X, two PC gaming handhelds that will run Windows games from multiple storefronts, including Steam
First impressions of the ROG XBOX ALLY XIf you'd like to support … Jon Fisher / Lifewire : Your Xbox Just Went Mobile in a Big Way Reece Bithrey / Trusted Reviews : Asus ROG Xbox Ally vs Xbox Ally X: ...
Trump says a 25%+ tariff “must be paid by Apple” on iPhones not made in the US, and he told Tim Cook long ago that iPhones sold in the US must be made in the US
will other tech companies face the heat? Here's what the US President said The Economic Times : Trump threatens 25% tariff on iPhones not made in US, targets India production Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, ...
OpenAI backtracks and says its nonprofit will remain in control of its business operations, after a “constructive dialogue” with civic leaders and DE and CA AGs
so it's making a change Aaron McDade / Yahoo Finance : OpenAI Scraps For-Profit Plans New York Times : The Stakes for OpenAI's Plan B The Irish Times : OpenAI ditches plan to convert to for-profit bus...
Meta adds a Friends tab on Facebook that will show content just from users' friends, with no recommended posts, as it brings back “OG” Facebook experiences
Here's How to See Posts From Your Friends Instead of Algorithms Jonathan Vanian / CNBC : Meta debuts Friends tab, Mark Zuckerberg pushes ‘throwback to OG Facebook’ Emma Crabtree / The Sun : Facebook a...
Google says Gemini can now personalize answers based on users' search history, an experimental feature for Gemini and Gemini Advanced subscribers on the web
here's the tools you can try now Vira Oliinyk / en.ain.ua : Google expands Deep Research feature in Gemini chatbot to all users Rob Thubron / TechSpot : Google's Gemini AI can now see your search hist...
Intel defeats a shareholder lawsuit accusing it of fraudulently concealing problems in its foundry unit, leading to job cuts and a $32B stock plunge
complaints stemmed from single-day $32B devaluation in 2024 AleksandarK / TechPowerUp : Intel Confirms Long-Term TSMC Partnership, About 30% of Wafers Outsourced to TSMC Rob Thubron / TechSpot : Judge...