Beijing’s talent-thieving ops exposed by Taiwanese spooks

China has been playing dress-up in Taiwan’s tech scene, creating fake firms to lure semiconductor experts into helping bolster Beijing’s chip ambitions—without anyone knowing they were working for the mainland.

But new top investor says: take the money and run

The honeymoon's barely started for Troubled Chipzilla’s new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, and already one of the top stock whisperers on TipRanks is advising investors to get out while they’re ahead.

Intel’s 18A node may become more than just internal salvation

Nvidia is eyeing Troubled Chipzilla’s foundry business to manufacture gaming GPUs—marking a potential inflexion point for Intel’s battered but still-breathing manufacturing arm, according to GuruFocus.

Taiwan former president furious

Taiwan’s former president Ma Ying-jeou has accused Donald [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump of forcing TSMC into paying what amounts to a “protection fee” by moving more of its operations to the US.

More digestible than silicon

Troubled Chipzilla and its mates at TSMC might want to start sweating because a bunch of Beijing boffins have emerged from their smoke-filled labs with a non-silicon based transistor that’s faster and more efficient than anything out there.

RISC-V business

Meta is quietly testing RISC–V–based AI training chips to kick Nvidia out of its wallet.

Joint venture with Nvidia, AMD, and Broadcom

TSMC is trying to rescue troubled Chipzilla’s floundering foundry business, pitching a joint venture to Nvidia, AMD, and Broadcom to keep the US chip dinosaur from drowning in a tarpit of its own making.

40 per cent revenue growth

TSMC is on a tear, raking in a staggering 39 per cent revenue growth in the first two months of 2025, largely thanks to the unrelenting demand for Nvidia’s AI chips. 

Needs help

Troubled Chipzilla has admitted that despite its best efforts, it will still rely on TSMC’s services even as its much-hyped 18A process gets off the ground.

Embarrassing Trump

While President Donald [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump has been praising himself for getting TSMC to invest in a US chip plant, the company still prioritises Taiwan for its latest processing tech.