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ASML May Have Shipped Banned Machine To China Says US Government – Firm Denies Claim

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By:Ramish Zafar
19 June 2026 at 14:56

Semiconductor lithography machine in operation with purple laser beam, microchip wafer on platform, and visible Caution label.

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has repeatedly pressed ASML's management with concerns that the firm's advanced chip manufacturing machines have made it to China. The machines, which rely on extreme ultraviolet light to print circuits on a semiconductor wafer, have been targeted by the US government for being sold to China. However, according to Bloomberg, Secretary Lutnick has raised the issue in several meetings, leading to concerns that China might have made inroads into gaining the ability to make advanced chips. ASML Denies Any EUV Machines Have Made Their Way Into China ASML's EUV machines first caught the US government's […]

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SK Hynix’s Former CEO Returns to Intel After Years Away, Taking Charge as EVP of Foundry Business & Advanced Packaging Technologies

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By:Hassan Mujtaba
19 June 2026 at 02:10

SK Hynix's Former CEO Returns to Intel After Years Away, Taking Charge as EVP of Foundry Business & Advanced Packaging Technologies

Intel has hired Seok-Hee Lee as EVP of its Foundry's Advanced Packaging & Back-End Technology, bringing years of experience from SK Hynix, where he served as President and CEO. Intel Foundry Gets SK Hynix's Ex-CEO, Seok-Hee Lee, Bringing Years of Experience In The Advanced Packaging & Back-End Technology Segment Press Release: Intel Corporation today announced the appointment of Seok-Hee Lee as executive vice president of Intel Foundry, reporting directly to CEO Lip-Bu Tan. In this role, Lee will lead all advanced packaging, system integration, back-end technology development, and back-end manufacturing, strengthening Intel’s ability to deliver differentiated, system-level innovation for customers. […]

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Games Revenue Hit a Record $201.6 Billion in 2025 β€” But Developers Keep Getting Laid Off

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By:Alessio Palumbo
18 June 2026 at 17:00

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In the middle of the umpteenth round of layoffs and studio closures at game development companies, big and small alike, gaming market analytics firm Newzoo reports that the games market reached a new revenue record in 2025, at $201.6 billion, surpassing $200 billion for the first time in history. Global gaming revenue was up 9.1 percent year over year, with PC and mobile doing most of the heavy lifting while console grew more modestly. The PC platform shone brightest, posting its strongest annual growth in Newzoo's historical dataset, reaching 43.6 billion (+12%) thanks to a broad slate of premium titles […]

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Apple To Design & Build Chips At Intel on American Soil, US President Confirms

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By:Hassan Mujtaba
18 June 2026 at 15:55

Apple To Design & Build Chips At Intel on American Soil, US President Confirms

Intel's deal with Apple is now confirmed by the US President himself, with Chipzilla all set to build and design chips on American soil. Intel Will Design & Build Chips For Apple As US Moves Chip Making Back To American Soil Well, if it needed confirmation, the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, has now confirmed that Apple has agreed to work with Intel. In this deal, Apple will leverage Intel tech to design and build its next-generation chips. The statement from Trump comes as part of the historic turnaround that Intel has achieved under the current US […]

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The World’s Top Cloud Providers Are Now Getting NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin NVL72, The World’s Fastest AI Platform

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By:Hassan Mujtaba
18 June 2026 at 03:00

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The era of Vera Rubin is upon us, as not only NVIDIA's but the world's fastest AI platform is now being delivered to top cloud providers. Coreweave & Oracle Receive The World's First NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 Systems For Validation, Bringing A Mammoth Leap To Agentic AI NVIDIA's Vera Rubin is in volume production, but the top AI cloud providers are already getting their hands on the first systems to test and validate. NVIDIA also sent out its first Vera CPUs to major AI firms last month. Oracle and Coreweave are among the first cloud providers to bring up NVIDIA's […]

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Lip-Bu Tan Nearly Walked Away From Semiconductors, But One Plea to β€˜Save Intel’ Pulled Him Back as CEO, Now Hiring Top CPU/GPU Architects

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By:Hassan Mujtaba
18 June 2026 at 02:16

A person in a suit stands on stage with a large semiconductor wafer image displayed behind them, and the word 'Welcome' visible on a screen.

Intel CEO, Lip-Bu Tan was about to retire from the semiconductor industry, but was asked to do one more thing: save Intel. Lip-Bu Tan was on the Intel Candidate List Back in 2021, But Made The Final Decision To Become CEO After Being Convninced By His Wife & Friends Ever since Lip-Bu Tan joined Intel as CEO, we have seen some radical changes in the structuring of the company. Lip-Bu has turned Intel around. Most of the groundwork was laid by Intel's former CEO, Pat Gelsinger, who set the company's Foundry plans and current product line, but Lip-Bu is creating […]

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Researchers build brain-like memory device for AI sensors that may improve energy efficiency β€” phototransistor device combines light sensing, memory, and processing to cut data movement

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17 June 2026 at 18:19
Oregon State University researchers have developed a brain-inspired phototransistor that combines light sensing, memory, and signal processing in one device. The hardware can electronically control how long optical memories persist or fade, potentially improving energy efficiency in future AI vision systems.

Multiple small Tennessee counties pass temporary data center bans β€” Nashville also passed near-unanimous moratorium on first reading

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By:editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)
15 June 2026 at 22:06
Two jurisdictions in Tennessee just passed a data center moratorium as three more a set to vote on bills that delay these projects. These temporary bans have gained widespread support, especially in rural regions where developers are increasingly looking to for building their massive projects.

2021 Honda Civic infotainment system can be jailbroken via USB β€” flaw uses public Android test keys to install unauthorized apps, enables for 'EvilValet' attacks

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By:editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)
15 June 2026 at 14:00
A software architect determined that they could practically install anything they want on the infotainment system of their 2021 Honda Civic through the front USB port. While the head unit required a signed AOSP file to update itself, the AOSP test key is publicly known, meaning anyone with the knowledge could potentially build their own update file and load it with malware.

AI costs spike as subscriptions hit pricing wall β€” firms turn towards Chinese LLMs, open-source models to extend budget

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By:editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)
13 June 2026 at 16:00
Companies look for cheaper alternatives as token costs for frontier AI models skyrocket, potentially impacting OpenAI and Anthropic's bottom lines. Subscriptions also take a bite out of these startup's profitability, as utilization rates higher than 5.7% could lead to losses.

AI is set to consume up to 600 billion gallons of water by 2030 β€” rising energy consumption primarily to blame as data center power demands rise

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11 June 2026 at 14:32
Direct cooling data center GPUs uses only a fraction of the water required to keep them running, and with plans for future GPUs and rack systems to be even more power hungry, this problem could make data centers even more of a resource hog.

Brad Paisley joins fight as zoo's dispute with AI data center escalates, petition tops 330,000 signatures β€” Nashville weighs sweeping hyperscale ban

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11 June 2026 at 13:30
An ongoing fight over a proposed data center sited just 50 yards from Nashville Zoo has escalated further, with the zoo’s land use attorney filing a zoning appeal to overturn permits already approved.

Analyzing TSMC's fab expansion roadmap β€” multi-fab N2 ramp, CoWoS, SoIC, and uncorking bottlenecks

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By:ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov)
10 June 2026 at 15:41
TSMC is executing the largest manufacturing expansion in semiconductor industry history that combines simultaneous multi-fab N2 ramps, AI-driven manufacturing optimizations, and massive CoWoS/SoIC packaging capacity expansion to meet increasing demand for AI accelerators.

Finland deploys new system to detect threats to undersea cables β€” distributed acoustic sensors measure vibrations from the seabed and informs the authorities and operators of suspicious activities

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By:editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)
6 June 2026 at 14:30
Finnish companies and academic institutions, alongside the Finnish Navy and Border Guards, worked together to develop a system that used existing undersea cables to detect potential disturbances on the seabed. This system would allow the authorities to respond to any detected anomaly, potentially preventing critical undersea infrastructure from getting damaged.

TSMC CEO C.C. Wei says, β€˜It will be a long time before we can meet customer demand’ β€” tells shareholders that he will keep prices stable, refrain from implementing price hikes

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By:editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)
4 June 2026 at 20:18
TSMC says it does not have enough capacity to handle all the demand from AI hyperscalers, with CEO C.C. Wei saying that it will take a long time before it can match customer demand. This is an opportunity for Intel, though, as companies desperate to get their hands on advanced chips might be willing to use Intel 18A or 14A nodes for their needs instead.

Elon Musk's SpaceX secures 100% property tax exemption for planned $55 billion Terafab semiconductor factory in Texas β€” county approves 35-year deal worth hundreds of millions despite resident backlash

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4 June 2026 at 18:46
SpaceX has secured a 35-year, 100% property tax abatement for its proposed $55 billion TeraFAB semiconductor facility in Texas. Elon Musk argues the exemption is essential to compete with global chipmakers, while residents raise concerns over transparency, infrastructure, and environmental impacts.

Germany and Cambodia Accelerate Asia-Pacific Travel Expansion With TUI SUNEO Phnom Penh Launch and Rising European Tourism Interest – Here Is Why the Hospitality Industry Is Watching Closely

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By:Ankita Neogi Khan
11 May 2026 at 08:48

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