Nvidia to launch stripped down AI chip for China
Chipmaker sidesteps US export bans with a neutered Blackwell
Nvidia is plotting to flog a China-specific AI chip in September. It's a lobotomised version of the Blackwell RTX Pro 6000, tweaked just enough to duck under the US's tightened export controls.
TSMC Reports Strong Q2 Revenue
Thanks to AI
Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC has laughed all the way to the bank this quarter, reporting revenue of T$933.8 billion or about €26.1 billion, which beat market expectations and its own guidance.
Nvidia hits $4 trillion and shows Apple the door
AI chip maker's epic rise leaves the competition in the dust
The AI chip peddler Nvidia just became the first company in history to tip over the $4 trillion valuation mark, elbowing past the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple and Microsoft on the Nasdaq on 10 July.
AMD slips RDNA 3.5 iGPU firmware into Linux
New GFX 11.5.3 files hint at 'Gorgon Point' APU looming
AMD has dropped a fresh pile of RDNA 3.5 integrated GPU firmware into the Linux firmware repository, paving the way for its next round of silicon without the usual fanfare.
Apple scrubs the transparency from its showy new UI
Liquid glass now looks more like cheap frosted plastic
Fruity cargo cult Apple has spent the latest iOS 26 beta dialling down its vista-clone Liquid Glass, the see-through design it hyped at WWDC.