Microsoft axes cheaper Surface configs
It’s not a price hike, just a price “clarification”
Software King of the World Microsoft has quietly booted the 256GB versions of last year’s 13.8-inch Surface Laptop 7 and 13-inch Surface Pro 11 off its store, leaving only pricier 512GB and 1TB options starting at $1,199.
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.
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.
Intel CEO pick tangled in PLA-linked Chinese investments
Lip-Bu Tan's deep China ties
Silicon Valley investor Lip-Bu Tan, who was tapped to steer troubled Chipzilla out of its tailspin, holds financial stakes in hundreds of Chinese tech outfits, some with direct links to the People’s Liberation Army.
Ontario cancels big Starlink contract
Kicking Trump in the Musks
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has cancelled a $100 million contract with Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service.
Qwertykeys pauses US shipments
Trump’s tariff chaos
Popular keyboard company Qwertykeys has temporarily suspended all shipments to the United States in a dramatic response to President Donald [eating the cats] Trump’s new tariffs on Chinese goods.
Downloading DeepSeek should be a crime
Senator introduces a new bill
Republican Senator Josh Hawley [pictured] has introduced a bill that would criminalise the import, export, and collaboration on AI technology with China.
TSMC allowed to build 2nm Chips outside Taiwan
Silicon Shield dropping
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has received government approval to manufacture chips using its upcoming 2nm-class process technologies at facilities outside of Taiwan, including in the United States.
China about to pull the switch on US companies
Waiting to see who gets elected first
The Chinese goverment is waiting to see who wins the election before embarking on a campaign of blacklisting US companies.
US blacklists Chinese AI start-ups
Trade war continues
The US government expanded its trade blacklist to include some of China’s top artificial intelligence startups.