TSMC hurrying to bring advanced chip tech to Arizona fab
CEO C.C. Wei cites strong demand for AI products. Intel may also be a factor
TSMC is accelerating the rollout of advanced process nodes at its Arizona fabs to meet growing demand for American-made AI products.…
Taxi for Labour! Ministers are 'running out of road' and plotting to slap VAT on cab fares, Tories warn
Labour has refused to rule out slapping VAT on private hire fares, sparking speculation the Chancellor will clobber cabbies at the Budget. Industry experts expect such a tax to raise £750million a year.
Revealed: How Prince Andrew and the 'spy chief' at the heart of China scandal met at least three times... as Starmer is rebuked by the MI5 boss over the collapsed case
The Duke of York became embroiled in the scandal as pictures showed him shaking hands with the Beijing official said to have helped mastermind the Westminster espionage plot.
Government announce digital ID cards for armed forces veterans - and admit it is a dry run for Keir Starmer's full digital ID card scheme
Those who have served in the armed forces are able to download a digital version of their HM Armed Forces Veteran Card through a government app from today.
BRYONY GORDON: My alopecia left me with a huge bald patch. I tried everything to fix it but this is the only thing that helped my hair grow back... and what actually caused it
I found a bald patch on my head the other day - much like Donald Trump, who this week complained about Time magazine's cover image of him for 'exaggerating' his baldness.
Sam Fender wins the 2025 Mercury Prize for his album People Watching as shocked star admits he 'did not expect' it
The singer, 31, toom home the presitigous award at the ceremony in Newcastle on Thursday, the first time the ceremony has been held outside London.
Soaring NHS medical negligence bill quadruples to £60billion, with nuclear decommissioning the only larger liability on the government's balance sheet
A rising number of claims, larger payouts and spiralling legal fees have all fuelled the rise, the National Audit Office says.
Raising VAT would cut spending power TWICE as much as raising income tax, Rachel Reeves is warned
The Chancellor has been warned that raising VAT in the Autumn Budget would have a more detrimental effect on the economy than income tax hikes.
Celebrity Traitors viewers left 'gutted' as another Faithful is banished from the show during heated roundtable
During Thursday night's episode, the remaining celebrities gathered around the round table to cast their votes on who they believed was secretly working as a Traitor.
You're in spy territory now: What alleged parliamentary infiltrator told his co-accused after the lowly academic 'was summoned to meet one of the most powerful men in China'
In travel blog posts the then 24-year-old told of his bemusement at aggressive Chinese pensioners on the metro and poorly behaved children jumping on the beds in a branch of Ikea.
Major rare earth firm scraps plans for £190m UK plant in favour of US - dashing Britain's hopes of breaking free from Chinese dependence
UK-listed firm Pensana had planned to build the £190million Saltend site near Hull, to process raw materials used in technologies such as electric cars and wind turbines.
AI makes phishing 4.5x more effective, Microsoft says
And potentially 50 times more profitable
People receiving an AI phishing email are 4.5 times more likely to click on the malicious link or file, according to Microsoft.…
Meta Is Building a Smart TV In VR
Meta has officially launched Horizon TV, a virtual reality "smart TV" app for its Quest headsets. The app mirrors modern smart TV interfaces with deep-linked streaming apps and curated recommendations -- but it's still missing major players like Netflix and Disney+. From a report: Except Horizon TV isn't running on a TV or streaming stick, but on the company's Meta Quest headsets. Unveiled at Meta Connect last month, the app is a big part of Meta's push to attract older, less gaming-focused audiences to VR -- a push that also includes a partnership with James Cameron, and investments into sports, and other types of leanback entertainment content.
Re-creating the smart TV experience in virtual reality also represents a monetization opportunity for Meta, which has for some time now tried to figure out how to bring advertising to VR. However, the approach also means that Meta is inheriting some of the very problems smart TV platform operators have struggled with for a long time. And if consumers do warm up to watching more content with their headsets, they're bound to realize that even in VR, you can't escape the collateral damage of the streaming wars.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
SpaceX's Starship: Two down, Mons Huygens to climb
Musk's moonshot still missing orbit, refueling, landing
Comment SpaceX is celebrating two consecutive Starship launches without unplanned explosions, yet the business faces a daunting path forward before the spacecraft can deliver astronauts to the lunar surface.…
So who the hell's side are you on? Challenge to Starmer by 'victim' of China spy scandal - as prosecutors told Labour was anxious to woo Beijing
A huge political row broke out yesterday over evidence given by adviser Matthew Collins, who told prosecutors that Labour wanted to pursue a 'positive relationship' with Beijing.
Diane Keaton's death certificate reveals heartbreaking new details about icon's final days
Diane Keaton's newly-released death certificate has shed light on the star's decline in her final days.
Celebrity Traitors' Celia Imrie leaves viewers in stitches with VERY X-rated remark and dramatic wailing as they brand her 'the highlight of the series' after also accidentally breaking wind
The actress, 73, was called 'the highlight of the series' during the task which saw the contestants try and increase their prize fund.
Victoria Beckham puts on a VERY leggy display in a pencil skirt as she steps out shopping in New York City after sharing her life in her new Netflix documentary
Victoria Beckham put on a leggy display in a black pencil skirt as she arrived at Balenciaga for shopping in New York City on Thursday.
The dangerous truth about the Olympian who claims he can treat his son's autism: Anthony Fowler has roped in stars like Katie Price and Ricky Hatton to promote his Supreme CBD 'miracle' fix... but this is what we uncovered when we confronted him
Team GB Olympian Anthony Fowler walked down a street in Italy with his young son last month claiming that he has found a miraculous answer to the child's autism.
BBC set to cut its evening news programming as number of licence fee payers plummets
The corporation is grappling with a steep decline in its funding, with 300,000 households ditching the licence fee last year.