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World’s tallest chip breaks Moore’s Law’s last taboo
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Scientists stack 41 semiconductor layers

A team of international boffins has emerged from its smoke filled labs claiming that they have kicked Moore's Law in the nadgers and created the world's tallest chip.

AMD hit by patent troll over 3d v-cache tech
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Wednesday, 05 November 2025 10:12

AMD hit by patent troll over 3d v-cache tech


Adeia dusts off patents to chase a payout on Ryzen X3D chips

Chipmaker AMD has found itself on the receiving end of a lawsuit from Adeia, a company that doesn’t make anything but claims to own the technology behind the firm’s 3D V-Cache hybrid bonding used in Ryzen X3D processors.

Super Micro boosts forecast despite earnings wobble
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Server maker banks on Nvidia’s AI gold rush to lift 2026 sales

Super Micro Computer has decided to crank up its revenue outlook for fiscal 2026, betting that the world’s insatiable demand for Nvidia-powered AI servers will more than make up for a rough patch in earnings.

Nvidia and Deutsche Telekom plan €1 billion AI factory in Germany
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Munich data centre makeover aims to close Europe’s AI gap

Nvidia and Deutsche Telekom are teaming up to build one of Europe’s biggest artificial intelligence factories, a €1 billion ($1.15 billion) project designed to give the EU’s lagging AI sector a shot in the arm.

IBM swings the axe as AI “efficiency” drive bites
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Thousands of suits to go before year’s end

Biggish Blue is swinging the axe again, with thousands of staff set to be shown the door before the year ends. The company insists it is part of “repositioning for the AI era.”

Intel and AMD jack up CPU prices
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 04 November 2025 11:11

Intel and AMD jack up CPU prices


Blame AI

Reports from China suggest that Troubled Chipzilla and AMD have hiked CPU prices across multiple product lines this month, catching retailers and distributors flat-footed.

Qualcomm brews Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 on 2nm
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Tuesday, 04 November 2025 11:00

Qualcomm brews Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 on 2nm


New CPU layout and juiced-up performance

Qualcomm’s next flagship chip, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6, is shaping up to be a proper kitchen-sink job. Fresh leaks suggest it will use TSMC’s swanky 2nm N2P process and feature an all-new CPU cluster design.

Apple secretly borrows Google’s brain for Siri’s next act
Published in Mobiles


Forced to rely on Gemini because its own AI can barely tie its shoes

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has quietly admitted what everyone in tech already suspected, that Siri’s still as thick as mince, and only Google can save it.

AMD U-turns on RDNA driver fiasco
Published in Graphics
Tuesday, 04 November 2025 10:33

AMD U-turns on RDNA driver fiasco


Red faces in Radeon land after driver chaos and user revolt

After a torrent of angry users, botched uploads and contradictory statements, AMD has published a full web page promising to keep supporting its older Radeon graphics cards after all.

Microsoft throws $9.7 billion at crypto miners for AI muscle
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IREN deal gives Redmond a mountain of Nvidia GPUs

Software King of the World, Microsoft has decided that the best way to stay on top of the AI arms race is to buy its way there.