Japan Injects $1.7 Billion Into Rapidus, Retains Veto Power Over Chip Startup

Harkaram Grewal / implicator - Japan secures veto power over Rapidus with golden share as $1.7B funding round from 32 companies exceeds targets for 2nm chip venture.

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Intel Foundry Manager Kevin O'Buckley Departs for Qualcomm

techpowerup - The head of Intel Foundry, Kevin O'Buckley, is leaving the company to join Qualcomm. He will take on the role of Executive Vice President of Global Operations and Supply Chain at Qualcomm, effective March 2, 2026. At Qualcomm, O'Buckley will oversee globa…

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HP warns RAM now makes up 35% of the cost of building a PC

techspot - Over the past few months, RAM chips used in new PCs have nearly doubled in price. According to HP Inc. CFO Karen Parkhill, memory's share of the PC bill of materials has risen from 15 percent to 18 percent, and now to roughly 35 percent. And that may be o…

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Nvidia warns of constrained supply of gaming GPUs — 'we do believe for a couple of quarters it is going to be very tight'

tomshardware - Jensen Huang expects the supply of gaming hardware to be insufficient in the next two quarters and has limited visibility beyond that.

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Poland’s FlyFocus Raises €4.5M To Scale European-Made Drone Production

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - FlyFocus, a Warsaw-based defence technology company, has secured €4.5 million in funding. The round was led by ffVC, with participation from the NCBR Investment Fund, the VC arm of Poland’s National Centre for Research and Development. The company will us…

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Callosum Raises $10.25M in Funding

FinSMEs / finsmes - Callosum, a London, UK-based AI infrastructure company for AI models, raised $10.25M in funding. The round was led by Plural, with participation form Advanced Research, Invention Agency (ARIA), Charlie Songhurst (Meta), Stan Boland (FiveAI), John Lazar. T…

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Apple is quietly assembling a US chip supply chain, one layer at a time

techspot - TSMC's vast complex outside Phoenix is central to that effort. The 2,000-acre site is slated to host six fabrication plants along with supporting infrastructure. Apple is positioning itself as the anchor customer: the company plans to purchase more than 1…

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Google catches Beijing spies using Sheets to spread espionage across 4 continents

Jessica Lyons / theregister - UNC2814 historically targets governments and telcos A China-linked crew found a unique formula for attacking telcos and government orgs across the Americas, Asia, and Africa in its latest round of intrusions. Google's threat intelligence, along with unnam…

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iPhone Fold hinge crease will be about 1/4 the depth of the Galaxy Fold 7

appleinsider - Apple's focus on the iPhone Fold display will finally pay off when it is released, with the device rumored to have a tiny crease compared to other foldable smartphones.The iPhone Fold's screen should be crease-free — image credit: AppleInsiderThe long-rum…

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HP says memory’s contribution to PC costs just doubled to 35 percent

Simon Sharwood / theregister - Speeds up qualification of new suppliers to get more cheap parts into PCs, faster HP Inc. has revealed that memory now accounts for 35 percent of the cost of materials it needs to build a PC, up from between 15 and 18 percent last quarter. And the company…

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Chinese drone-maker DJI sues to overturn FCC foreign drone ban

Jon Keegan / sherwood - The FCC’s move to ban all foreign drones and components is being challenged in federal court.

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Apple Will Begin Manufacturing Mac Minis in Houston Later This Year

John Gruber / apple - Apple Newsroom: Apple today announced a significant expansion of factoryoperations in Houston, bringing the future production of Mac minito the U.S. for the first time. The company will also expandadvanced AI server manufacturing at the factory and provid…

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US gov't warned Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Tim Cook, and Lisa Su that China could invade Taiwan by 2027 — Apple CEO reportedly said he sleeps 'with one eye open'

tomshardware - A new investigative report from The New York Times reveals that, in July 2023, senior US intelligence officials privately briefed some of the tech industry's most powerful executives on classified assessments regarding China and Taiwan.

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Apple will start manufacturing the Mac mini in the US later this year

Reece Bithrey / theshortcut - With a brand new 220,000 square foot plant

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