From ComputerWorld: China has established a massive new state-backed semiconductor fund worth 344 billion yuan or $47 billion aiming to ramp up its chip industry, according to the National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System, a government-run credit information agency.
This aggressive...
From Tom's Hardware: Several Taiwanese news outlets have reported on the possibility of Nvidia opening a second AI research and development center on the island. The company set up its first AI Innovation R&D center in Neihu, Taipei in 2022. Now a rumor is circulating that the green team will work...
From PC Mag: The Internet Archive is reportedly facing ongoing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The attacks began over the Memorial Day long weekend, according to the California-based nonprofit and several users who said they were unable to access the digital archive site for several...
From Forbes: It seems June’s Computex event in Taiwan will reveal a bit more we thought regarding AMD's next generation Zen 5 Ryzen 9000 desktop processors with both launch date and core counts being mentioned by regularly online leaker wjm47196 over at Chiphell (via Videocardz).
The month of July...
From TechCrunch: Google announced new AI-powered features today for its Chromebook Plus line of devices, such as a writing assistant, a wallpaper creator and easy access to Google’s Gemini chatbot. As a reminder, Chromebook Plus laptops are productivity-focused devices with minimum spec requirements...
From PC Mag: The Biden administration is giving the PC industry about three weeks to prepare before it re-imposes tariffs on graphics cards, motherboards, and desktop cases imported from China.
The White House will reactivate Trump-era tariffs on June 15, according to a notice from the US Trade...
In the book "Good Strategy/Bad Strategy", author Richard Rumelt in one of the chapters discusses that good strategy requires someone to choose one path over another, which often requires difficult psychological, political, and organizational work. One example given was Intel leaving the DRAM business in 1984. At the time, Intel was known as a leading DRAM manufacturer. However, they were losing a lot of money. because its rivals were able to...
With the turn of the seasons currently in Calgary, there are lots of changes. Calgary is probably as green as possible towards the end of May and into June. All the snow melts, and the rain that arrives during this time in the season means the greenery has enough to thrive. The temperature also changes dramatically during this time, often all within the same week. We will have summer-like mid-20 degrees Celsius temperatures, while at other points...
From ExtremeTech: The gadget surgeons at iFixit have been working to support tech repairability for years. In 2022, iFixit teamed up with Samsung to provide official smartphone repair kits and guides, allowing smartphone buyers to fix their aging gear instead of throwing it away. However, the...
From PC Mag: PC builders, beware: The Biden administration is preparing to resume tariffs on graphics cards and motherboards assembled in China.
Over the past year, the US Trade Representative (USTR) has delayed restoring the Trump-era tariffs, which added a 25% duty on affected Chinese goods. The...
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