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China’s AI chip pivot accelerates as US export restrictions bite
By Luke James published
Restrictions on U.S. chip exports are beginning to force visible shifts in China’s AI compute strategy, as a shortage of Nvidia accelerators drives cloud providers toward domestic alternatives.

Google sues Chinese hacker group it says stole $1 billion from a million victims in 121 countries
By Jowi Morales published
The Lighthouse Enterprise is a group of Chinese hackers that offers a complete service to scammers, from phishing websites all the way to sending millions of spam messages.

Google strikes massive deal to buy 1.5 terawatt hours of Ohio solar capacity
By Jon Martindale published
There may not be capacity left over for local communities or other businesses to benefit.

Tiny386 emulator turns tiny microcontroller into a full i386 PC
By Bruno Ferreira published
Tiny386 emulator turns an ESP32-S3 microcontroller into a full i386 PC

Kyocera develops wireless underwater communications tech that uses lasers to hit 5.2 Gbps
By Jowi Morales published
Kyocera built a custom system instead of using off-the-shelf parts to achieve this high bandwidth.

China accuses Washington of stealing $13 billion worth of Bitcoin in alleged hack
By Jowi Morales published
China accuses the U.S. of being behind the largest cryptocurrency theft in history.

First images of exclusive Xbox 360 launch console shared ahead of HD-gaming pioneer’s 20th anniversary
By Mark Tyson published
As the Xbox 360 turns 20, the first images showing an exclusive edition of the console, which some claim kicked off the HD gaming era, have been shared on social media.

AMD's ancient Bulldozer and Piledriver platforms getting new open source firmwares in 2025
By Aaron Klotz published
An independent software project has published new firmware for select motherboards supporting AMD's Bulldozer and Piledriver CPUs nearly 15 years after release.
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