US tariffs come with a side of Starlink
Musk’s satellite biz rides shotgun on trade strong-arm tactics
The White House seems to be nudging nations toward handing Elon Musk’s Starlink the keys to their internet backdoors, all while waving the threat of 50 per cent tariffs in their faces.
Tariff tantrums rattle Arm
SoftBank’s silicon darling stumbles as Washington jitters mount
British chip designer Arm took a knock on 8 May, warning that trade uncertainty has fogged up its revenue crystal ball..
Job’s Mob pokes Google's cash cow
Cue hints at AI alternatives
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple rattled the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street after its services boss Eddy Cue told a US court the company might kick Google out of Safari's search box.
Quantum filo pastry gets magnetic twist
Boffins eye quantum computer boost from chromium sandwich
Boffins have emerged from their smoke filled labs having come up with a more viable way to do quantum computing and sensing, by creating much longer-lasting quantum states.
Xbox buttoned up in black
Two versions, one secret handshake with Vole
Images from certification agencies have prematurely unboxed the Asus ROG Ally 2. The surprise is that one of them appears to be Vole's long-rumoured Xbox handheld.
Cisco creates entanglement chip
Powered by potentially dead or alive cats
Cisco boffins have emerged from their smoke filled labs with a prototype quantum entanglement chip.
Nvidia’s RTX 5060 hits shelves 19 May at $299
New budget card launches with GDDR7 and DLSS 4
Nvidia will release the GeForce RTX 5060 on 19 May, starting at $299, the firm confirmed in a press release. The card slots in as a replacement for the widely used RTX 3060 and GTX 1060, and comes with DLSS 4 and Multi Frame-Generation support.
GlobalFoundries posts strong quarter
Solid gains in automotive but weaker smartphone demand and falling margins
Contract chipmaker GlobalFoundries reported first-quarter earnings that surpassed what the cocane nose jobs of Wall Street had expected.
US trade ban slaps $1.5bn hole in AMD’s results
Su says AI demand remains strong despite MI308 blockade
AMD warned that new US export rules will cost it $1.5 billion in lost sales this year, mainly due to a ban on shipping its MI308 chips to China.
Nvidia and MediaTek plot Arm-based PC coup
New chip could rattle Qualcomm, Chipzilla and AMD at Computex
Nvidia and MediaTek are teaming up to launch an Arm-based chip for AI-ready Windows PCs. The official reveal is set for Computex 2025.