Taiwan holds its breath as Trump turns on Ukraine and upends US foreign policy The mood in Taipei is one of wariness as the new US president takes a blowtorch to diplomatic norms and assurances The Guardian - AU · Feb 21, 2025
TSMC May Acquire Fellow CHIPS Act Beneficiary Intel Collectively, the two companies were promised more than $14 billion in government grants. Now, one is failing and may be partially acquired by the other. Reason · Feb 20, 2025
'This is not unlocking shareholder value, it's a fire sale': Jim Keller weighs in on a possible 'careless' Intel chip and fab spin-off Can Intel be made great again? PC Gamer · Feb 20, 2025
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti review: nearly perfect, but with one major flaw The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti offers the gen-on-gen uplift that enthusiasts demand with outstanding performance across the board while keeping its price relatively reasonable. TechRadar · Feb 20, 2025
Laptop price increases are here and tariffs are to blame Between a 10% tariff on Chinese manufactured goods and a 25% (or higher) semiconductor tariff, consumer tech is about to be very expensive Laptop · Feb 19, 2025
Intel engineer begs management and Trump to not 'sell out' to TSMC just as the company is set to regain its 'technical lead' in chip manufacturing An impassioned plea which was predictably deleted. PC Gamer · Feb 19, 2025
Intel Surges on M&A Talks: Rally Beginning or Just a Headfake? Is the rally in Intel shares just beginning after Trump-influenced acquisition talks led to shares rising north of 25% in one week? MarketBeat · Feb 19, 2025
Jim Keller says a 'great Intel' is worth $1 trillion, company would be sold at fire sale pricing if sold now Jim Keller would be sad if Intel gets split and its divisions will be run by different companies. Tom’s Hardware · Feb 19, 2025
Trump to introduce 25% and 'higher' tariff on imported semiconductors, timing unclear Trump announced a 25% tariff on semiconductor chips to boost U.S. production, but provided no timeline for implementation. Tom’s Hardware · Feb 19, 2025
Building a chipmaking fab in the US costs twice as much, takes twice as long as in Taiwan It takes 19 months to build a fab in Taiwan, 34 months to construct a fab in Europe, and 38 months to establish a fab in the U.S. Tom’s Hardware · Feb 19, 2025
Nvidia to consume 77% of wafers used for AI processors in 2025: Report Nvidia is set to increase its dominance in the AI market with the Blackwell GPU generation. Tom’s Hardware · Feb 19, 2025
Stocks Edge Lower as T-note Yields Rise on Hawkish Fed Comments The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday fell by -0.04%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) fell by -0.17%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) fell by -0.13%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25 ) rose +0.05%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH25... Barchart · Feb 18, 2025
TSMC reportedly eyes Intel's manufacturing plants following Trump's tariff threat, but not everybody is happy about it Will TSMC acquire Intel's stateside manufacturing plants? Laptop · Feb 18, 2025
The M5 MacBook Pro is coming sooner than you think, but not soon enough The M5 MacBook Pro is important, and not just because of its power. And while it’s coming sooner than we thought, it’s not coming soon enough. Let me explain. Laptop · Feb 18, 2025
Barchart · Feb 18, 2025 Stocks Undercut by Hawkish Fed Despite 'Exploratory' U.S.-Russia Peace Talks The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.01%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.11%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.23%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25 ) are up +0.12%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...
Barchart · Feb 18, 2025 Stocks See Support from Hopes for an End to Russian-Ukraine War The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.02%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.13%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.10%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25 ) are up +0.17%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...
PC Gamer · Feb 18, 2025 TSMC now said not to be eyeing up Intel's fabs while other rumours suggest Intel could be split between TSMC and Broadcom Place your bets, basically, but something's probably afoot.
Tom’s Hardware · Feb 18, 2025 Intel principal engineer bemoans potential TSMC takeover, touts company's 18A tech advantage Call on Intel management and the U.S. government to retain control over Intel Foundry.
TechRadar · Feb 17, 2025 Intel's rumored 'Celestial' GPUs could finally give Nvidia and AMD cause for concern While all focus is on Nvidia and AMD's GPUs, Intel could be working toward stronger competition for the next generation of its GPUs with new rumored architecture.
Tom’s Hardware · Feb 16, 2025 TSMC and Broadcom explore deals to split Intel's foundry and chip design wings, says report Intel is reportedly the target of acquisition interest from TSMC and Broadcom, with both companies exploring deals that could divide the struggling chipmaker’s operations.
Tom’s Hardware · Feb 16, 2025 RTX 5090 supplies to be 'stupidly high' next month as GB200 wafers get repurposed, asserts leaker RTX 5090 supply and pricing are rumored to return to normal in just one month.
Tom’s Hardware · Feb 15, 2025 Trump is 'unlikely' to support TSMC running Intel's fabs — US gov't downplays chances of TSMC takeover The U.S. government will not support the joint venture between Intel and TSMC, and an American company will not be managed from Taiwan.
TechRadar · Feb 14, 2025 Nvidia, look away! OpenAI is almost ready to deliver first prototype of its AI GPU - General Processing Unit OpenAI has partnered with Broadcom to design its own AI chip in a bid for some independence from Nvidia, and it's nearly ready.
Tom’s Hardware · Feb 14, 2025 TSMC and Intel rumors stoke Taiwanese fears of losing its 'Silicon Shield' Taiwanese media criticizes potential collab between TSMC and Intel.
PC Gamer · Feb 14, 2025 Intel is reportedly in talks to spin off its chip factories into a partnership with arch rival TSMC and now I think I've seen everything Next week, cats and dogs living together.