Raspberry Pi launches 1GB Raspberry Pi 5 at $45, raises the price of other models
Wayne Williams / betanews - Raspberry Pi has launched a 1GB Raspberry Pi 5 for low-memory projects and simple electronics, and confirmed price rises across parts of the Raspberry Pi 4 and 5 ranges. Eben Upton, Chief Executive Raspberry Pi Trading, said the pricing adjustments follow…
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Apple and Intel Rumored to Partner on Mac Chips
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You’re not imagining it: RAM and storage prices are climbing fast
digitaltrends - Memory and storage makers warn of tight supply through 2026, with DRAM and NAND shortages pushing prices up. That squeezes everything from budget PCs to gaming rigs, so plan any upgrades accordingly.
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Intel fully backs its controversial new hire that TSMC alleges took company secrets with him — CEO Lip-Bu Tan highlights Team Blue's strict ethics policy in internal memo amid high-stakes lawsuit
tomshardware - A new legal battle is taking shape in the semiconductor industry, with TSMC suing its former employee, Wei-Jen Lo, after he joined Intel following his retirement at the Taiwanese firm. Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan argues that TSMC's claims of trade-secret theft a…
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Tech Firms From Dell to HP Warn of Memory Chip Squeeze From AI
Debby Wu,Dina Bass,Yoolim Lee / bloomberg - Dell Technologies Inc., HP Inc. and other tech companies are warning of potential memory-chip supply shortages in the coming year due to soaring demand from the buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure.
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Google TPUs garner attention as AI chip alternative, but are only a minor threat to Nvidia's dominance — Alphabet's biggest challenge is widespread adoption
tomshardware - Nvidia has broken its silence following reports that Meta is in discussions to spend billions of dollars on Google’s custom Tensor Processing Units. While this appears to be a strong move for Google, challenges regarding adoption remain.
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Qualcomm reveals its not-so-elite Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Dominic Preston / theverge - When Qualcomm announced its high-end Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset in November, it mentioned that a non-Elite version was on the way, designed to power a more affordable tier of flagship phones. Now, that chip has finally arrived, with some drops in pe…
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Billion-dollar AI chip deal between Google and Meta could be on the cards — would involve renting Google Cloud TPUs next year, outright purchases in 2027
tomshardware - Rumors of a deal brewing between Google and Meta could be worth billions. The social-media giant is said to be keen to rent and buy Google's AI chips starting as soon as 2026, and could help Google expand its share of the AI chip business considerably.
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Framework stops selling standalone RAM to ward off scalpers — warns it will have to increase memory pricing soon as AI crunch bites
tomshardware - The memory crisis has hit Framework, the company behind highly customizable laptops that users can upgrade on their own. Framework sells SO-DIMM modules on its website that are now all out of stock, with only two DDR4 models still remaining. These can be …
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Tech company CTO and others indicted for exporting Nvidia chips to China
Jon Brodkin / arstechnica - Four arrested and charged with illegal exports, smuggling, and money laundering.
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Feds charge four with illegally smuggling Nvidia AI chips to China
Jay Peters / theverge - Federal prosecutors have charged four people with illegally smuggling Nvidia GPUs and HP supercomputers with Nvidia GPUs from the US to China, according to a court filing spotted by Court Watch. The US government has placed restrictions that prevent Nvidi…
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Nvidia's $57 billion quarter shows the AI boom isn't slowing down, for now
techspot - Nvidia's data center segment accounted for $51.2 billion, an extraordinary 66 percent increase year-over-year and a 25 percent sequential rise.Read Entire Article
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NcodiN Raises €16M In Seed Funding Led by MIG Capital
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - French deeptech startup NcodiN has raised €16 million in a seed funding round led by MIG Capital AG via its MIG Fonds 17 and 18. The round also saw participation from Maverick Silicon, PhotonVentures, and Verve Ventures, alongside continued backing from e…
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Netherlands Hands Back Control of Chipmaker Nexperia
Matthew Mpoke Bigg / nytimes - Uncertainty over the availability of the Chinese-owned company’s chips, which are used in cars and electronics, had added to concerns of a global shortage.
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Microsoft Deepens AI Ties with Anthropic, NVIDIA in Major Cloud Partnership
Jon Swartz / techstrong - SAN FRANCISCO -- Microsoft Corp. announced a major cloud infrastructure partnership Tuesday with Anthropic and NVIDIA Corp. in a strategic shift from its exclusive relationship with OpenAI as the tech giant diversifies its artificial intelligence (AI) por…
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iPhone 17 N1 delivers the best Wi-Fi speeds of any smartphone in North America
appleinsider - New research data shows the iPhone 17 family leading North America in real-world Wi-Fi performance despite lacking some radio spectrum space.Custom Apple modems stay competitiveApple's first custom Wi-Fi chip, the N1, is now in every iPhone 17 model. The …
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Hummink raises €15M to bring micronic precision printing to advanced manufacturing
Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Paris-based deeptech Hummink hasraised €15 million to expand the deployment of its patented High-PrecisionCapillary Printing (HPCaP) technology, which enables manufacturers to printmetals and function...
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Microsoft Accelerates AI Chip Strategy by Licensing OpenAI’s Custom Hardware IP
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Microsoft is licensing proprietary chip and system designs from OpenAI to fast-track its in-house AI accelerators, a move confirmed by CEO Satya Nadella that deepens their partnership and aims to create a vertically integrated hardware stack.The post Micr…
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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to lead AI efforts as CTO departs for OpenAI
Ann O’Dea / siliconrepublic - Intel says Lip-Bu Tan will lead the chipmakers AI efforts himself, as its recently promoted CTO and AI chief quits to lead infrastructure efforts for OpenAI.Read more: Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to lead AI efforts as CTO departs for OpenAI
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A crisis at chipmaker Nexperia sent automakers scrambling. Here's what to know
techxplore - A battle for control of a little-known chipmaker has threatened global auto production by choking off the semiconductor supply chain, though there are signs the crisis is inching toward a resolution.
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