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Huawei's latest notebook shows China is still generations behind in chipmaking

3 months 2 weeks ago
Kirin X90 SoC made on two-year-old 7nm N+2 process

Despite concerted efforts by China to bolster domestic semiconductor production in defiance of US trade policy, new evidence uncovered by Canadian research outlet TechInsights suggests SMIC, the Middle Kingdom's top chip manufacturer, remains generations behind the rest of the world.…

Tobias Mann

Google faces UK clampdown as watchdog floats market power rules

3 months 2 weeks ago
CMA roadmap outlines potential restrictions on how ad slinger operates in the country

Google is one step closer to strategic market status (SMS) designation in the UK following a proposal from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regarding search and advertising.…

Richard Speed

Datacenter market offers us captive customer base, say investors

3 months 2 weeks ago
AI boom sparks surge in bit barn funding as firms tout high barriers and sticky clients

What do investors find most attractive about datacenters? One of the simple answers is customer lock-in. "When your contracts come to an end, your customers typically prefer to stay at your datacenter," said one asset firm exec.…

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