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EU Legislation Targets Battery Replacement By Users

European Union reaches provisional agreement that will require that portable devices to have user-replaceable batteries

2 years ago

ARM Refuses To Sell Advanced Chip Designs To Alibaba – Report

British chip designer ARM reportedly refuses to sell advanced chip designs to a Chinese company, citing US/UK export restrictions

2 years ago

Support For Windows 7, Windows 8 To End 10 January 2023

RIP Windows 7. Extended enterprise support for Windows 7, as well as support for Windows 8/8.1 will be terminated next…

2 years ago

Apple Lightning Port Removal Deadline Is 28 December 2024

Clock is ticking for Apple's Lightning port, as cut-off date to switch to USB-C universal charger is set by the…

2 years ago

US Moves To Block Microsoft’s Activision Purchase

Biden administration on Thursday makes its move to block Microsoft's $69bn acquisition of gaming giant Activision Blizzard

2 years ago

TSMC Arizona Fabs To Generate $10 Billion Yearly, Create 10,000 Jobs

Taiwanese chip giant's new fabs in Arizona are to generate plenty of revenue and jobs, as President Biden visits construction…

2 years ago

TSMC Triples Arizona Factory Investment To $40 Billion

President Joe Biden is to visit TSMC chip plant in Arizona after Taiwanese firm prepares to more than triple its…

2 years ago

Microsoft Promises 10-Year Sony PlayStation Deal

Microsoft offers Sony 10-year contract for Call Of Duty cross-platform release dates, to ease regulatory concern at Activision purchase

2 years ago

Thousands Of Intel Staff In Ireland Offered Unpaid Leave – Report

'Voluntary time off program' reportedly underway in Ireland, where 2,000 out of 5,000 Irish staff offered unpaid leave

2 years ago

EU Countries Agree 45bn Euro Chip Production Plan

European chip production subsidies. Agreement from EU countries to a 45-billion-euro ($46.6 billion) fund to encourage local chip production

2 years ago

HP To Layoff 4,000 To 6,000 Staff Over Next Three Years

Smaller still. Thousands of job cuts are coming to HP's global workforce, in addition to the 9,000 jobs it axed…

2 years ago

Intel Stung By $948m Verdict In VLSI Patent Trial

Federal jury orders Intel to pay VLSI Technology $948.8 million for infringing a VLSI patent, but Intel “strongly disagrees” and…

2 years ago

TSMC Mulls Arizona Factory Expansion – Report

Chip manufacturing goliath TSMC says it could deliver a second facility in Arizona, but has not made a final decision

2 years ago

US Expects Deal With Allies To Implement China Chip Restrictions

Biden administration indicates a deal is near with key allies to also apply export restrictions on chip-making tools to China

2 years ago

Samsung Names Jay Y. Lee Executive Chairman

Heir to the Samsung empire, Jay Y. Lee, returns in symbolic move as executive chairman after receiving presidential pardon

2 years ago

Apple Hikes Price Of Apple Music, Apple TV+

Apple users in the US and UK will have to pay a little bit more per month for their favourite…

2 years ago

Microsoft Shares Sink After Weak Forecast

Enterprise software giant Microsoft beat Wall Street expectations, but shares fell as it issued weak guidance for the coming quarter

2 years ago

Tensions With China Pose ‘Serious’ Challenges For Chip Sector, Says TSMC

TSMC chairman admits tensions between Taiwan and the US with China has posed “serious challenges” for chip industry

2 years ago

Microsoft Confirms Second Round Of Job Cuts

Confirmation of second tranche of job losses at Microsoft, as less than 1,000 staff are let go, amid worsening economic…

2 years ago

Intel To Axe Thousands Of Jobs Amid PC Decline – Report

Chip giant is to begin a major headcount reduction this month, as Intel contends with falling PC sales, inflation, and…

2 years ago

PC Shipments Declined 15 Percent In Q3, Warns IDC

Worrying decline in PC shipments continues, as IDC reports 15 percent year on year decline, with Apple only manufacturer to…

2 years ago

Apple iPhone 15 To Feature USB-C, Says Noted Leaker

Noted Apple leaker Mark Gurman says iPhones are moving to USB-C next year, but warns it is “just a stopgap”

2 years ago

ARM Cuts 40 Percent Of UK Staff Recruited Under Softbank – Report

Global reorganisation at ARM Holdings sees job cuts hit United Kingdom harder than other locations around the world

2 years ago

Micron To Spend Up To $100 Billion To Build New York Chip Fab

White House welcomes news that new chip “megafab” costing up to $100bn will be constructed in New York by Micron…

2 years ago

EU Approves Common Charger For Mobile Phones

Final blow for Apple's Lightning connector, as European Parliament approves universal charger for mobile devices

2 years ago

US Bans Tech Firms From Building Chinese Factories

US Chips and Science Act (Chips). Biden administration tells those receiving federal funding they will not be allowed to invest…

2 years ago

UK Watchdog Deepens Probe Into Microsoft’s $69bn Activision Purchase

British Antitrust watchdog, the CMA, is concerned Microsoft's purchase of gaming giant could “substantially lessen competition”

2 years ago

US Instructs AMD, Nvidia To Halt AI Shipments To China

Two leading American chipmakers, Nvidia and AMD, have been ordered to stop selling some of their AI-related technology to China

2 years ago

Dell, Ericsson To End All Business In Russia

More Russia withdraws, as Dell confirms it has ceased all Russian operations, and Ericsson says it will wind down operations…

2 years ago