Cryptominers try to pivot GPU farms to AI workloads after crypto decline
Blockchain companies want to recoup GPU investment with AI and HPC
Dell wants employees back in the office, and they are mad
How do you lay off employees without laying off employees?
AMD keeps chipping away at Intel's x86 market share as overall sales take a hit
Both companies are hoping processor sales will pick up steam later this year
Amazon wants to buy Indian streaming service MX Player
Companies are still talking, the acquisition is not a sure thing
You're going the wrong way: Disney+ sheds 4M subscribers in second consecutive quarterly loss
Also: Disney+ and Hulu merger, and another price hike
This Japanese company believes it can catch up with chipmakers like TSMC by 2027
The rebirth of Japan's semiconductor industry depends on it
5 companies offering great employee benefits, despite the 'perkcession'
In-office perks are less in demand than employer flexibility on hybrid working
Taiwan wouldn't tolerate US attempts to bomb TSMC in event of China takeover
Comments about the fate of TSMC during a Chinese invasion escalate further
DRAM and SSDs will continue to get cheaper in the coming months
More good news for consumers amid an uncertain global economy
IBM unleashes new AI strategy with "watsonx"
The first version of IBM Watson was unveiled in 2011 when it competed on TV quiz show Jeopardy!
Amazon is offering Prime members $10 to pick up a delivery instead of having it delivered
Another cost-cutting exercise from the retail giant
WTF?! Like many tech giants, Amazon is trying to cut costs in these times of economic uncertainty. Its latest exercise targets the millions of Prime subscribers who take advantage of the free shipping option, offering a few testers $10 to pick up a purchase rather than having it shipped to their home.
Activision Blizzard is making more money from PC games than console titles
But mobile is still King
Qualcomm agrees to buy auto-safety chipmaker Autotalks
Qualcomm paid as much as $400 million, sources say
AMD CEO Lisa Su says Moore's Law isn't dead, but has slowed down
Chiplets, 3D stacking, and acceleration can help maintain gen-on-gen improvements
Tablet shipments return to pre-pandemic levels as Chromebooks crash
But the market could recover this year
Opinion: Everybody wants to software
In context: For years, hardware makers have observed the attention and valuation multiples enjoyed by software companies with envy. Employees at hardware companies have also longed for the fancy perks their peers receive at software companies, while their hardware teams are fortunate to even have coffee at work. Software may be eating the world, but does that mean only software companies get foosball tables at work?
Unionized Apple store employees propose tipping, increased pay, and more paid time off
Employees claim customers are already attempting to tip them for their time and service
Tim Cook says Apple will only make mass layoffs as a "last resort"
Though it is implementing cost-cutting measures
TSMC wants to build a €10 billion chip manufacturing plant in Germany
Thanks to Brussel's money, Europe's attractiveness for chip fabs is increasing
Apple warned not to throttle charging and data speeds of non-MFi (made for iPhone) USB-C cables
Here we go again: Current rumors suggest that Apple might be planning to throttle data and charging speeds on USB-C cables that don't have the MFi badge. The certification is Apple's way of ensuring devices and accessories are safe to use with iPhones. There is no official indication that it will hinder uncertified devices, but the European Commission isn't taking any chances.
Samsung's 3nm GAA node has yield rates of around 70 percent
The Korean chipmaker wants to overtake TSMC as the largest foundry by 2028
Amazon debuts Bedrock, a new cloud service for AI-generated text and images
Amazon's AI strategy focuses on choice (for developers, not consumers)
Silicon wafer shipments suffered a steep decline in the first quarter of 2023
Just like everything else, silicon wafers aren't selling that well anymore
China complains about the CHIPS Act, again: claims double standards and Cold War mentality by the US
It also bemoaned chip-related export restrictions