Activision Blizzard is making more money from PC games than console titles
But mobile is still King
Qualcomm agrees to buy auto-safety chipmaker Autotalks
Qualcomm paid as much as $400 million, sources say
AMD CEO Lisa Su says Moore's Law isn't dead, but has slowed down
Chiplets, 3D stacking, and acceleration can help maintain gen-on-gen improvements
Tablet shipments return to pre-pandemic levels as Chromebooks crash
But the market could recover this year
Opinion: Everybody wants to software
In context: For years, hardware makers have observed the attention and valuation multiples enjoyed by software companies with envy. Employees at hardware companies have also longed for the fancy perks their peers receive at software companies, while their hardware teams are fortunate to even have coffee at work. Software may be eating the world, but does that mean only software companies get foosball tables at work?
Unionized Apple store employees propose tipping, increased pay, and more paid time off
Employees claim customers are already attempting to tip them for their time and service
Tim Cook says Apple will only make mass layoffs as a "last resort"
Though it is implementing cost-cutting measures
TSMC wants to build a €10 billion chip manufacturing plant in Germany
Thanks to Brussel's money, Europe's attractiveness for chip fabs is increasing
Apple warned not to throttle charging and data speeds of non-MFi (made for iPhone) USB-C cables
Here we go again: Current rumors suggest that Apple might be planning to throttle data and charging speeds on USB-C cables that don't have the MFi badge. The certification is Apple's way of ensuring devices and accessories are safe to use with iPhones. There is no official indication that it will hinder uncertified devices, but the European Commission isn't taking any chances.
Samsung's 3nm GAA node has yield rates of around 70 percent
The Korean chipmaker wants to overtake TSMC as the largest foundry by 2028
Amazon debuts Bedrock, a new cloud service for AI-generated text and images
Amazon's AI strategy focuses on choice (for developers, not consumers)
Silicon wafer shipments suffered a steep decline in the first quarter of 2023
Just like everything else, silicon wafers aren't selling that well anymore
China complains about the CHIPS Act, again: claims double standards and Cold War mentality by the US
It also bemoaned chip-related export restrictions
TSMC may charge 30 percent more for chips made at its US-based Arizona fabs
The chipmaker is looking for $15 billion in subsidies from the US government
Consumer groups score big win against Big Cable as Colorado ends restrictions on municipal broadband
Dozens of municipalities in the state had already opted out of the restrictive 2005 law
Mozilla acquires review-checking service Fakespot, Firefox integration incoming
Mozilla will use AI to spot fake reviews and e-commerce scams on Firefox
The Biden administration wants to impose a 30% tax on electricity used for crypto mining
The tax could generate around $3.5 billion over ten years
IBM will stop hiring for jobs that could be performed by an AI
Around 7,800 positions could be impacted
Intel posts biggest quarterly loss in company history as processor sales plunge
Bottom line: Unlike other tech giants like Microsoft and Google, Intel's bottom line is hurting this year. The company saw a $2.8 billion loss in Q1 – the worst in its history and a major hit at a time when it is scrambling to pivot towards an open foundry model and protect its future. CEO Pat Gelsinger assumed a lot of risks with the new strategy and believes it will pay off in spades, but we'll have to wait and see.
Dropbox blames AI and the economy for laying off 500 people
AI indirectly takes more jobs
TSMC details N3 node evolution, outlines roadmap for 2nm-class nodes
N3E later this year, N2P with nanosheet transistors and backside power delivery in 2026
German giant Bosch to invest $1.5 billion in US chip manufacturing facilities
Planned investment will vary according to US federal subsidies
Samsung's profit craters as demand for phones and memory chips remains low
The company just posted its worst quarterly results since 2009
Meta's Reality Labs lost $3.99 billion last quarter, bringing its total losses since 2020 to $30 billion
Do people even care about the metaverse anymore (or to begin with)?