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SoftBank writes off $3.7 billion after cancelling AI data center turbine orders
The write-off exposes how fragile gas-turbine supply planning has become for companies building AI infrastructure.
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Infrastructure
AMD says its MEXT engine lets servers run on half the DRAM with little performance loss
If the claims hold beyond AMD's own tests, memory-constrained servers could need far less installed DRAM, though the rollout timing is still unclear.
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Infrastructure
Robot vessels take over the dangerous work of hunting sea mines
Autonomous systems run from shore could cut crew numbers sharply, but their value depends on being linked into one networked fleet.
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Infrastructure
Microsoft ships mandatory Windows 11 updates KB5132061 and KB5131087
Security fixes for hundreds of previously disclosed vulnerabilities arrive alongside a reworked File Explorer context menu and AutoPlay dialog.
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Infrastructure
Terafab reportedly targets 1 million wafers a month after 2032
Tesla and SpaceX's chip venture is pressing toolmakers now, though its memory partner and technology remain undisclosed.
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Infrastructure
Torvalds Says AI-Assisted Fixes Drove Much of Linux 7.4-rc2 Progress
For maintainers of smaller projects buried under low-quality AI bug reports, the shift may offer some relief, though Torvalds says most other areas are not there yet.
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Nvidia's Jensen Huang lobbies to ease AI chip export curbs on China
The debate over whether the AI race with China can be shared or must be contested now turns on how far Washington loosens its chip restrictions.
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Infrastructure
Anthropic takes over $3.4 billion of gas generator orders to secure power faster
By inheriting existing orders rather than waiting in the turbine queue, the company gains power capacity years sooner than new buyers can expect.
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Infrastructure
SpaceX now describes itself chiefly as an infrastructure company
The Falcon 9, which has led global launches for a decade, is on a path toward retirement as the company shifts toward data and AI.
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Infrastructure
Smartphone makers turn to reused memory chips as DRAM prices climb
The practice is expected to spread from budget handsets toward premium models if memory prices keep rising into 2027.
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Infrastructure
Google adds TPU 8tx and 8i Max, two new chips aimed at secure inference and memory-heavy agent work
The two systems target regulated buyers that need data protected during processing, and agent workloads that are limited by memory.
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Infrastructure
AMD confirms Radeon driver utility writes to SSDs while PC sits idle
Users report possible SSD wear from the External Events Utility, but the scale of the damage remains unconfirmed until AMD ships a fix.
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Infrastructure
NVIDIA and Korea Widen Sovereign AI Partnership Across Chips, Models and Security
The expanded collaboration pairs national AI infrastructure with inference software, agent security tools and faster semiconductor simulation.
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Infrastructure
Synchronised battery checks are causing minute-by-minute dips on power grids
Randomising when these devices check their charge could remove the pattern, but many IoT devices are rarely patched.
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Infrastructure
Diamond Foundry unveils 200mm single-crystal diamond wafer for chip cooling
The sample is unpolished and would need more processing before chipmakers could use it, and the company says a 300mm wafer may be possible before 2030.
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Infrastructure
Entire launches a Git forge built around coding agents, with live eval scores on every pull request
Pull requests become a running record that agents update on each push, with merges blocked until review findings are closed.
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Infrastructure
AMD's Lisa Su Bets on Data Centers as PC Sales Forecast to Slump
Su expects data center revenue to keep climbing while overall PC sales fall by double digits in 2027.
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Infrastructure
TSMC denies it is exploring 3D DRAM production for Nvidia
Any move into memory would be years away and would not quickly ease the AI-driven DRAM shortage.
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Infrastructure
Bluetooth High Data Throughput raises the ceiling to 7.5 Mbps
The gain matters most for listeners who want uncompressed audio over a wireless link, though only some devices will support the top tier.
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Infrastructure
GlobalFoundries Details FDX Fusion, a Planar 7nm-Class Process Without EUV
Target volume production is 2030, with commercial production planned for 2028 and a focus on connectivity, radar and edge chips.