From ExtremeTech: In August 2021, we published “Everybody Wants a Piece of TSMC’s 3nm Process Node.” Back then, it was clear there would be a lot of behind-the-scenes jockeying for a piece of TSMC’s next-generation silicon. The battle, as it was reported, was between Intel and Apple. Intel wanted it...

From Tom's Hardware: Pat Gelsinger, chief executive of Intel, this week addressed rumors that the CPU giant was delaying products made using the company's own Intel 3 and TSMC's N3 (both are 3nm-class) fabrication technologies. The CEO re-emphasized that all 3nm projects announced so far were set to...

From Reuters: Images in a graphic novel that were created using the artificial-intelligence system Midjourney should not have been granted copyright protection, the U.S. Copyright Office said in a letter seen by Reuters.

"Zarya of the Dawn" author Kris Kashtanova is entitled to a copyright for the...

From ExtremeTech: Intel recently announced its lineup of Sapphire Rapids Xeon CPUs for workstations. They’re still a month or two away, but in the lead-up to the on-sale date, Intel invited German overclocker de8auer to its labs for a quick overclocking test. That some Sapphire Rapids workstation...

From The Verge: Tesla announced a new engineering headquarters in California, with the company saying it would take over office space in Palo Alto formerly occupied by Hewlett Packard. Tesla CEO Elon Musk made the announcement Wednesday alongside California Governor Gavin Newsom (D), who called the...

From ExtremeTech: Many subscribers to SpaceX’s satellite internet service have been seeing their speeds drop over the past year, and now they’re getting more bad news. The company has decided to raise prices in the areas where it has the most subscribers. However, those in areas with lower Starlink...

From TechCrunch: Ahead of Spotify’s upcoming Stream On event, where the company is expected to announce a redesigned home feed and other updates, the company today launched a new AI feature called “DJ” to better personalize the music listening experience for its users. Similar to a radio DJ, Spotify...

From PC Mag: Using software to clone people's voices can be creepy and a security hazard. But Samsung has decided to bring voice-cloning technology to consumers through its virtual assistant Bixby.

The smartphone vendor is adding the voice-cloning capability to Bixby’s text-to-call feature, which...

From TechCrunch: Mercedes-Benz and Google have struck a long-term partnership designed to give the German automaker control over its IP and marketplace while offering drivers navigation, maps and YouTube provided by the tech giant.

It’s an unusual deal that attempts to strike a Goldilocks-type...

From CNET: Amazon said Wednesday that it had completed its $3.9 billion acquisition of health care provider One Medical after the US Federal Trade Commission indicated it wouldn't challenge the merger.

Amazon said the acquisition, which was announced in July, will boost expand the primary care...