US signals intention to rethink job H-1B lottery Foreign worker program represents betrayal of US computer science students, advocacy group argues
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) intend to reevaluate how H-1B visas are issued, according to a regulatory filing.…
Republican calls out Trump admin's decision to resume GPU sales to China Moolenaar demands answers from Commerce Secretary
The Republican chair of the US House Select Committee on China has protested the Trump administration's decision this week to lift restrictions on the sale of Nvidia H20 GPUs and similar processors, warning the chips could be used to advance Chinese AI and military interests.…
TSMC aims to make 30% of high-end chips in US with Arizona fab build out Shovels in the dirt at Fab 3 as Fab 2’s 3nm ramp charges in several quarters early
TSMC says it will ramp up production at its second fab site in Arizona earlier than initially expected as it looks to shift nearly a third of its leading-edge wafer output stateside.…<!--#include virtual='/data_centre/_whitepaper_textlinks_top.html' -->
Power to the people: How Snapdragon’s smartphone DNA is disrupting the PC market Qualcomm Technologies is back with a non-x86-based processor series that offers power and performance
Sponsored feature For years, Snapdragon chips have spent years sipping energy rather than treating your phone's battery like an all-you-can-eat buffet. Now it wants to bring the same discipline as it moves beyond phones, targeting laptops exclusively with its Snapdragon X Series non-x86 processor family. Who knew restraint could be so radical?…
Fujitsu sorry for Post Office horror – but still cashing big UK govt checks Non-competitive £220M datacenter deal with tax collector tops £510M pile of public money
Updated Fujitsu has been awarded around £510 million ($682 million) in UK public sector contracts since a TV dramatization of the Horizon Post Office scandal – including a recent £220 million ($294 million) deal with the UK tax collector, awarded without competition.…
Intel swings the axe again as it looks to lose 5,000 staff Our sources tell us mostly back office staff were let go, and that the mood in the office is very pessimistic
Updated Intel has filed documents that reveal plans to fire around 5,000 staff, mostly in California and Oregon.…
Trump tax law keeps Bill Gates' nuclear datacenter dreams alive The Microsoft cofounder breathed that sigh of relief in a Cipher News interview - just before it folded
Despite Trump's budget bill slashing many mature clean-energy tax credits, Bill Gates is less worried, since new nuclear incentives, including those his TerraPower venture will leverage, survived intact.…
Cloudflare fesses up to config change that borked internet access for all Down and out for hour, claims CDN biz. No, say users, more like three
There was a disturbance in the force on July 14 after Cloudflare borked a configuration change that resulted in an outage, impacting internet services across the planet.…
ASML shares tumble as US tariff turmoil rattles investors AI boom can't mask trade gloom, says Dutch lithography giant
World War Fee Shares in ASML fell by more than 8 percent after it warned that tariff uncertainty over future trade was increasing and net sales were down on the previous quarter.…
UK tech minister negotiated nothing with Google. He may get even less than that Peter Kyle promised alternative to 'ball and chain' of legacy systems, but he has no plan and little power
Comment Last week, UK minister for science, innovation and technology Peter Kyle spoke at Google Cloud Summit in London to tell the audience: "Now, sometimes I'm accused of being 'too close to big tech'," with the Chocolate Factory's multi-colored logo looming behind him.…
Caught between China and Trump, Apple spends $500M on rare earth recycling MP Materials aims to deliver US-made, recycled magnets by 2027
Apple has signed a deal with the only active rare earth mine under American control to begin sourcing magnets for its iDevices from the US - but not from the mine itself: Apple's going to recycle. …
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