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Tariff tantrums rattle Arm
Published in News
Thursday, 08 May 2025 09:31

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..

Nvidia and MediaTek plot Arm-based PC coup
Published in PC Hardware


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.

Steam on a $100 ARM board
Published in Gaming
Monday, 24 March 2025 09:37

Steam on a $100 ARM board


Only if you're allergic to convenience

A masochist has decided to get Steam running on a dirt-cheap ARM board powered by the RK3588 chip.

Intel in hot water in Ohio
Published in News
Tuesday, 11 March 2025 10:14

Intel in hot water in Ohio


Customers walking away, local government cross

Troubled Chipzilla is having a proper mare as Ohio starts sharpening its claws over broken promises, and it looks like a couple of major customers are about to take their business elsewhere.

Intel faces new telco rival
Published in News
Friday, 28 February 2025 11:02

Intel faces new telco rival


Last thing it needs

With all its current woes, the last thing that Intel needs is a rival going after its telecom business, but 2025 has bought just that.

Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Series takes centre stage
Published in News


Snapdragon Summit in Southeast Asia

Qualcomm showcased its Snapdragon X-powered device lineup at the Snapdragon Summit in Southeast Asia (SEA).

Arm launches its own chip
Published in PC Hardware
Friday, 14 February 2025 11:21

Arm launches its own chip


Meta signs on as an early customer

Arm will unveil its first in-house chip later this year, marking a significant shift in its business model and potentially reshaping the semiconductor industry's competitive landscape.

Arm runs away from Qualcomm legal battle
Published in News
Friday, 07 February 2025 09:39

Arm runs away from Qualcomm legal battle


Chip giant free to make processors

British chip designer Arm has abandoned its bid to terminate Qualcomm’s crucial Architecture License Agreement (ALA), meaning the US tech giant can continue producing Arm-compatible chips for PCs, smartphones, and servers. 

Wall Street uninterested in Qualcomm and Arm's brilliant results
Published in News


Great results can’t please anyone

The reaction to Qualcomm and Arm’s stonking results is more proof that Wall Street's cocaine nose jobs don't really know anything.

Google removes pledge against weaponising AI from website
Published in AI


We want to do some real evil now

Search engine outfit Google has removed a promise not to build AI for weapons or surveillance from its website.