Apple’s shares slide as cash cow dies in China
Published in Mobiles


You can’t really depend on a single product

The fruity cargo cult Apple is starting to see its single-product cash cow business model begin to fall apart.

Trump’s Homeland security abandons Chinese telecoms hack investigation
Published in News


Misuse of resources

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has terminated all members of its advisory committees, including the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB), which had been investigating a major Chinese cyberattack on large US telecom firms.

Trump reprieves TikTok
Published in News
Tuesday, 21 January 2025 10:58

Trump reprieves TikTok


Gives it time to be flogged to his mates

President Donald Trump swooped in with a last-minute save to the social notworking app TikTok to allow users to see his glorious inauguration ceremony.

Nvidia hits back at Biden's AI chip restrictions
Published in News

 
You ain't seen nothing yet

Nvidia is up in arms against the Biden administration's AI chip export limitations, accusing the government of jeopardising its business with new rules.

China pushes high performance RISC-V Processor
Published in News
Thursday, 09 January 2025 00:10

China pushes high performance RISC-V Processor


Ready for data centres

China's Xiangshan project is set to deliver a high-performance RISC-V processor by 2025. The move will elevate RISC-V from low-end silicon to datacenter-level capabilities, use the open-source Mulan PSL-2.0 license to disrupt Arm and Intel, and reduce China's dependence on foreign technology.

The curious case of the non-existent RTX 4010
Published in News
Tuesday, 17 December 2024 03:36

The curious case of the non-existent RTX 4010


Youtuber purchases unbranded Chinese GPU

YouTuber known as Budget-Builds Official has managed to acquire and test a graphics card that seemingly doesn’t exist: the Nvidia RTX 4010.

China takes on Nvidia
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 11 December 2024 12:04

China takes on Nvidia


Tech giant caught in the crossfire of global chip warfare

China has again donned its anti-monopoly cape, this time swooping in to "investigate" Nvidia.

Chinese chip designer faces massive layoffs
Published in News
Friday, 06 December 2024 09:46

Chinese chip designer faces massive layoffs


Casualties in US-China Tech Conflict

Chinese server CPU designer Hongjun Microelectronics Technology is reportedly preparing to lay off up to half of its workforce, reflecting the escalating challenges Chinese semiconductor firms face due to geopolitical tensions.

US chips are unsafe, claims China
Published in News
Wednesday, 04 December 2024 10:23

US chips are unsafe, claims China


Gloves off in renewed tech tensions

China’s top industry associations have banded together to declare US semiconductor products “no longer safe.”

China bans export of gallium, germanium, and antimony to US
Published in News


Trade war ratchets up

China is banning the import of gallium, germanium, antimony, and superhard materials to the US, which it claims have potential military applications.