NPR: The Justice Department and Google battle over how to fix a search engine monopoly. “Over the next several weeks, both sides will present evidence and are expected to call a host of witnesses, including major tech industry players. That includes Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Gabriel Weinberg, CEO of search engine competitor DuckDuckGo, as well as senior VP’s of Yahoo, Apple, Microsoft, […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/22/npr-the-justice-department-and-google-battle-over-how-to-fix-a-search-engine-monopoly/

TSMC says it cannot guarantee that its chips don't end up in China - In its annual report, TSMC acknowledged it cannot fully tra... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmc-says-it-cannot-guarantee-that-its-chips-dont-end-up-in-china #techindustry

Intel details next-gen 18A fab tech: significantly more performance, lower power, higher density - At VLSI Symposium 2025, Intel will provide more details abo... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intel-details-next-gen-18a-fab-tech-significantly-more-performance-lower-power-higher-density #techindustry

ChatGPT is now a potent tool for finding the locations of photos, raising doxxing concerns - OpenAI seems to have inadvertently tuned ChatGPT into a pot... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-becomes-a-formidable-geo-guesser-after-the-latest-model-updates #artificialintelligence #techindustry

World's first drone system for fighting lightning protects cities and infrastructure - Japan's NTT boasts that it has designed the world’s first l... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/worlds-first-drone-system-for-fighting-lightning-protects-cities-and-infrastructure #techindustry

AI-generated videos now possible with gaming GPUs with just 6GB of VRAM - FramePack allows you to generate a one-minute clip at 30 FP... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/framepack-can-generate-ai-videos-locally-with-just-6gb-of-vram #artificialintelligence #techindustry

OpenAI spends millions to process polite phrases such as "Thank You" and "Please" with ChatGPT - Sam Altman says OpenAI spends tens of millions of dollars o... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/openai-spends-millions-to-process-polite-phrases-such-as-thank-you-and-please-with-chatgpt #artificialintelligence #techindustry

Huawei's new AI CloudMatrix cluster beats Nvidia's GB200 by brute force, uses 4X the power - Huawei unveils AI CloudMatrix 384 system based on 384 Ascen... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/huaweis-new-ai-cloudmatrix-cluster-beats-nvidias-gb200-by-brute-force-uses-4x-the-power #artificialintelligence #techindustry

Nvidia vows to continue making products for Chinese market - Nvidia CEO reaffirmed the company's commitment to serving C... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-vows-to-continue-making-products-for-chinese-market #artificialintelligence #techindustry

Lawmakers demand answers from Nvidia over suspected GPU diversions to China, company denies any wrongdoing - U.S. lawmakers are investigating whether Nvidia's restricte... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/lawmakers-demand-answers-from-nvidia-over-suspected-gpu-diversions-to-china-nvidia-denies-any-wrongdoing #artificialintelligence #techindustry

Microsoft researchers build 1-bit AI LLM with 2B parameters — model small enough to run on some CPUs - Microsoft researchers developed a 1-bit AI model that's eff... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-researchers-build-1-bit-ai-llm-with-2b-parameters-model-small-enough-to-run-on-some-cpus #artificialintelligence #techindustry

Massive 366% chip shipment surge to Malaysia amid increased Nvidia AI GPU smuggling curbs, ahead of looming sectoral tariffs - Following U.S. restrictions on advanced GPU exports to Chin... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/massive-366-percent-chip-shipment-surge-to-malaysia-amid-increased-nvidia-ai-gpu-smuggling-curbs-ahead-of-looming-sectoral-tariffs #artificialintelligence #techindustry

TSMC to build 30% of its 2nm and more advanced chips in the U.S., to speed up Fab 21 build out - TSMC plans to produce 30% of its 2nm and 1.6nm chips in Ari... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmc-to-build-30-percent-of-its-2nm-and-more-advanced-chips-in-the-u-s-to-speed-up-fab-21-build-out #techindustry

Intel has championed High-NA EUV chipmaking tools, but costs and other limitations could delay industry-wide adoption: Report - Intel has taken an early lead in High-NA EUV lithography, b... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intel-has-championed-high-na-euv-chipmaking-tools-but-costs-and-other-limitations-could-delay-industry-wide-adoption-report #techindustry

AMD takes $800M haircut as US gov't cuts off China's AI GPU supply - AMD is projected to write off $800 million because of expan... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/amd-takes-usd800m-haircut-as-us-govt-cuts-off-chinas-ai-gpu-supply #artificialintelligence #techindustry

Business Insider: Mark Zuckerberg sounds salty about Snapchat rejecting his offer to buy it. “It’s been over a decade since Snapchat turned down a multibillion-dollar acquisition offer from Mark Zuckerberg — and the tech titan still doesn’t seem over it. The failed bid was highlighted on Tuesday while Zuckerberg was on the witness stand for a second day of testimony in Meta’s […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/16/business-insider-mark-zuckerberg-sounds-salty-about-snapchat-rejecting-his-offer-to-buy-it/

The Verge: Google must stop favoring Search and Chrome on Android in Japan. “Japan’s Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) has ordered Google to stop making deals that give preference to Google Search and Chrome on Android devices. Nikkei Asia says that it’s the first time the regulator has issued a cease and desist order to a major tech company.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/16/the-verge-google-must-stop-favoring-search-and-chrome-on-android-in-japan/

Nvidia writes off $5.5 billion in GPUs as US gov't chokes off supply of H20s to China - Apparently, Jensen Huang's $1 million dinner with Donald Tr... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-writes-off-usd5-5-billion-in-gpus-as-us-govt-chokes-off-supply-of-h20s-to-china #artificialintelligence #techindustry

Made in the USA: Inside Nvidia's $500 billion server gambit - The scale and timeline of Nvidia's plans to build AI server... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/made-in-the-usa-inside-nvidias-usd500-billion-server-gambit #artificialintelligence #techindustry

Second-gen Snapdragon X PC chips may boost performance up to 22% - A Chinese blogger claims that Qualcomm's second-gen Snapdra... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/second-gen-snapdragon-x-pc-chips-may-boost-performance-up-to-22-percent #techindustry