A new wave of security is moving directly onto your PC’s processor. Chipmakers are using dedicated AI silicon, like NPUs, to run anti-phishing and deepfake detection without killing your battery or needing the cloud.
Nvidia appears to have cleared a major regulatory hurdle in China. After CEO Jensen Huang’s personal diplomacy, companies like DeepSeek and Tencent are now getting approval to purchase its H200 AI GPUs.
The U.S. export ban on advanced AI chips is getting a complicated, conditional carve-out. According to a new report, Chinese authorities have cleared the startup DeepSeek to buy NVIDIA’s flagship H200 accelerators, but final terms are still being worked out.
Kioxia and Sandisk have extended their Yokkaichi NAND flash joint venture agreement through December 31, 2034, adding five years to the partnership. The deal includes a $1.165 billion payment from Sandisk to Kioxia for manufacturing services, paid in installments from 2026 to 2029. This move locks i
In a surprising move, chip equipment giant ASML is cutting 1,700 jobs in the Netherlands and U.S. after reporting record financial results for 2025. The layoffs focus on leadership in tech and IT as the company aims to “strengthen focus on engineering.” This comes as CEO Christophe Fouquet forecasts
China has cleared sales of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips to its domestic tech giants. This move forces a dual-track deployment strategy, prioritizing foreign chips for core training while using domestic ones for inference.
Intel has officially launched its Core Ultra Series 3 processors, the first built on its long-awaited 18A node. Laptops featuring these Panther Lake chips, promising up to 77% better gaming performance, will be available before January 27th.
Nvidia’s CES 2026 keynote focused on its next-gen Rubin AI platform and a push into “physical AI” with Alpamayo for autonomous vehicles. The announcements show the company is moving beyond selling chips to defining the entire AI infrastructure stack. This strategy is about efficiency, control, and l
Intel has announced the date for its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings report. The chipmaker will reveal its financial performance on January 22, 2026, after the market closes.
AMD has unveiled its 2026 laptop processor lineup, headlined by the Ryzen AI 400 “Gorgon Point” and Ryzen AI Max+ “Strix Halo” series. The chips feature upgraded XDNA 2 NPUs delivering up to 60 TOPS of AI performance, alongside new desktop parts like the Ryzen 7 9850X3D.
