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Alliances, Tariffs, and Chips: Intel’s Fight for Leadership

The semiconductor market is undergoing a full-fledged restructuring, with some companies expanding their influence and capitalization. In contrast, others are forced to seek support from competitors and governments.

inkl · Oct 15, 2025

Report: Arm developing custom CPU for OpenAI's in-house accelerator — core IP would underpin 10GW of installed AI capacity

OpenAI is reportedly working with SoftBank-owned Arm on a new CPU to complement the custom AI accelerator it is co-developing with Broadcom.

Tom’s Hardware · Oct 14, 2025

Next-gen MRAM breakthrough can flip bits at SRAM-rivalling speeds with low power consumption — researchers claim true next-gen breakthrough using Tungsten layer

The major challenge that hampered the development and adoption of SOT-MRAM is now in the rearview mirror.

Tom’s Hardware · Oct 13, 2025

Samsung's next-gen tech might power an alternative Galaxy Z Flip 8 Snapdragon

Recent rumors claimed that Samsung is moving ahead with a next-gen Snapdragon variant with Qualcomm for the Flip 8.

Android Central · Oct 10, 2025

Intel's 18A production starts before TSMC’s competing N2 tech — here's how the two process nodes compare

Intel has begun mass production of its Core Ultra 3 'Panther Lake' processors built on 18A node at Fab 52 in Arizona, marking the first large-scale deployment of this advanced process ahead of TSMC’s N2.

Tom’s Hardware · Oct 10, 2025

China bans research company that helped unearth Huawei's use of TSMC tech despite U.S. bans — TechInsights added to Unreliable Entity List by state authorities

Beijing has banned TechInsights from doing business with Chinese companies because it has "defied China's strong objections to engage in activities such as so-called military-technical cooperation with Taiwan, made malicious remarks concerning China, and assisted foreign governments in suppressing Chinese companies."

Tom’s Hardware · Oct 10, 2025

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 just tipped for monstrously powerful upgrade

Samsung is apparently trying to make a 2nm version of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, which could give its 2026 foldables even more power compared to the regular 3nm edition of the chip.

Tom’s Guide · Oct 10, 2025

Athena 1 is probably the most secure CPU ever designed - but I don't think the only European CPU will be good enough to challenge rivals when it launches in 2027

Athena1 is described as the most secure CPU ever designed, but questions remain over whether Europe’s sovereign chip can compete with rivals when it launches in 2027.

TechRadar · Oct 9, 2025

AMD will beat Nvidia to launching AI GPUs on the cutting-edge 2nm node — Instinct MI450 is officially the first AMD GPU to launch with TSMC's finest tech

AMD is set to use TSMC's leading-edge N2 fabrication process for its next-generation CDNA 5-based Instinct MI450 accelerators, but Nvidia's Rubin may have an edge over these GPUs when it comes to brute force compute performance.

Tom’s Hardware · Oct 9, 2025

Panther Lake revealed: Intel's pocket powerhouse is a big step up from Lunar Lake, with performance and efficiency gains all around

But is the cost of multiple tiles and Foveros the answer to AMD's monolithic approach?

PC Gamer · Oct 9, 2025