UK cosies up to big tech with $42 billion data center and AI investment deal
Premium UK inks deals with OpenAI, Microsoft, Nvidia, Google, Coreweave, ScaleAI, and more.
How TSMC managed to increase efficiency of ASML's EUV tools: System-level optimizations and in-house pellicles
Premium TSMC has dramatically boosted EUV scanner throughput, pellicle performance, and energy efficiency through deep in-house innovations.
Nvidia tipped to be TSMC's first 16A customer, ahead of Apple — Feynman GPUs could make full use of GAA transistors and backside power
Premium Nvidia will be the first customer to use TSMC’s A16, a 1.6nm-class process that marries gate-all-around (GAA) transistors with backside power delivery.
The new frontier: Meet the power players cashing in on the AI gold rush
Premium Many of the world's richest people are the founders and CEOs of the top tech firms cashing in on the big AI boom, with some particular standouts "earning" tens of billions of dollars in a single day.
China's chip champions ramp up production of AI accelerators at domestic fabs, but HBM and fab production capacity are towering bottlenecks
Millions of China-made AI accelerators are incoming from multiple companies in 2025 - 2026, but they may not be enough to meet the performance demands of local AI companies.
Reviews
Kioxia Exceria Plus G4 2TB SSD Review: A safe but unexceptional drive
Kioxia’s Exceria Plus G4 is a mid-range PCIe 5.0 drive that is a safe choice.
Asus ProArt PA32QCV 6K professional monitor review: Plenty of pixels, color, and brightness
Asus ups the pixel density ante with its 6K ProArt PA32QCV.
Biwin Black Opal X570 2TB SSD Review: Caught In The Middle With You
The Biwin Black Opal X570 is a unique drive, running with an eight-channel control without DRAM. Its performance is not bad, but the drive may have only niche applications.
Graphics Cards
Alibaba’s AI chip goes head-to-head with Nvidia H20 in state-backed benchmark demo
Alibaba’s semiconductor unit, T-Head, has reportedly developed a new AI processor that it claims matches the performance of Nvidia's H20 — the GPU built specifically for the Chinese market.
Laptops
Asus is 'actively investigating' ROG gaming laptop stuttering woes
Seems to affect Asus ROG gaming laptops from between 2021 and 2024.
I got excited for the idea of sub-$1,000 gaming laptops with integrated graphics — but there are more than a few reasons why that's probably not happening
The prices of gaming laptops have been going up. Is it possible for laptops with integrated graphics to bridge the gap? It sounds like a good idea until you look into market realities.
Features
These must-have accessories helped me power through my overseas trip to IFA 2025
From MagSafe batteries to a retractable cable USB-C charger, here’s what’s in my overseas travel bag.
I got excited for the idea of sub-$1,000 gaming laptops with integrated graphics — but there are more than a few reasons why that's probably not happening
The prices of gaming laptops have been going up. Is it possible for laptops with integrated graphics to bridge the gap? It sounds like a good idea until you look into market realities.
