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01Oct 9

Amazon kills the Fire tablet brand: Alexa Tablets run full Android, from $229.99

02One month, two developers: Linux gets a working GPU driver for the M4 Mac mini, running Minecraft at 200fpsSep 16

One month, two developers: Linux gets a working GPU driver for the M4 Mac mini, running Minecraft at 200fps

03Apple prices the local-AI era: M6 Mac Mini jumps $200, and a 512GB M5 Ultra Mac Studio wants trillion-parameter models on your deskAug 25

Apple prices the local-AI era: M6 Mac Mini jumps $200, and a 512GB M5 Ultra Mac Studio wants trillion-parameter models on your desk

04China's flush-door-handle crackdown: Tesla's near-3-million-car recall is only the headlineAug 22

China's flush-door-handle crackdown: Tesla's near-3-million-car recall is only the headline

05A Trinidad engineer's answer to RISC-V's harshest critic: ISA elegance is what you afford after the chip reaches your deskAug 17

A Trinidad engineer's answer to RISC-V's harshest critic: ISA elegance is what you afford after the chip reaches your desk

06Unitree's $900 million IPO was oversubscribed 8,288 times, even though its own filing admits the robots can't do real workAug 12

Unitree's $900 million IPO was oversubscribed 8,288 times, even though its own filing admits the robots can't do real work

07The creator of Redis just brought one of the world's most powerful AI models to Mac, no NVIDIA GPU requiredAug 11

The creator of Redis just brought one of the world's most powerful AI models to Mac, no NVIDIA GPU required

08Apple went to a sanctioned Chinese chipmaker for cheaper memory. The chipmaker said no.Aug 10

Apple went to a sanctioned Chinese chipmaker for cheaper memory. The chipmaker said no.

09A $5 billion stealth startup is trying to reinvent chip manufacturing. Its biggest backer just nearly collapsed.Aug 10

A $5 billion stealth startup is trying to reinvent chip manufacturing. Its biggest backer just nearly collapsed.

10The Atoms Wall: Why AI's Real Limit Is Silicon, Electricity, and Concrete, Not IntelligenceAug 7

The Atoms Wall: Why AI's Real Limit Is Silicon, Electricity, and Concrete, Not Intelligence

11Anthropic confirms it is building custom silicon for Claude, making custom chips the price of entry for every top AI labAug 6

Anthropic confirms it is building custom silicon for Claude, making custom chips the price of entry for every top AI lab

12Sequoia just bet $1 billion that nuclear reactors belong inside AI data centersAug 3

Sequoia just bet $1 billion that nuclear reactors belong inside AI data centers

13Apple and Samsung want you to subscribe to your next phone instead of buying itAug 1

Apple and Samsung want you to subscribe to your next phone instead of buying it

14The biggest open-source AI model ever can now run on a laptop at half a token per secondAug 1

The biggest open-source AI model ever can now run on a laptop at half a token per second

15NHTSA opens investigation into 1.2 million Tesla vehicles over suspension failures that cause loss of directional controlJul 31

NHTSA opens investigation into 1.2 million Tesla vehicles over suspension failures that cause loss of directional control

16Apple doubles inventory to $11 billion as AI-driven memory shortage forces Cook to abandon his famous lean supply chainJul 31

Apple doubles inventory to $11 billion as AI-driven memory shortage forces Cook to abandon his famous lean supply chain

17Friend 2.0 doubles its price to $249 and asks buyers to treat an AI necklace as 'some kind of confidant, friend, God'Jul 30

Friend 2.0 doubles its price to $249 and asks buyers to treat an AI necklace as 'some kind of confidant, friend, God'

18OpenAI president confirms a 'family of devices' is coming and predicts voice will replace typing for most computing tasksJul 29

OpenAI president confirms a 'family of devices' is coming and predicts voice will replace typing for most computing tasks

19A lone developer's custom runtime runs a 26-billion-parameter model in 2 GB of RAM on an 8 GB MacBook AirJul 29

A lone developer's custom runtime runs a 26-billion-parameter model in 2 GB of RAM on an 8 GB MacBook Air

20Apple kills its 11-year-old iPhone Upgrade Program for a Klarna-backed lease spanning every device it sellsJul 29

Apple kills its 11-year-old iPhone Upgrade Program for a Klarna-backed lease spanning every device it sells

21Samsung's foundry engineers are fleeing to SK Hynix as the AI chip bonus gap widensJul 28

Samsung's foundry engineers are fleeing to SK Hynix as the AI chip bonus gap widens

22China's homegrown DUV lithography enters mass production, wiping billions from ASML and US chip equipment stocksJul 28

China's homegrown DUV lithography enters mass production, wiping billions from ASML and US chip equipment stocks

23Antares raises $470M to deploy small modular nuclear reactors on US military basesJul 27

Antares raises $470M to deploy small modular nuclear reactors on US military bases

24Meta's cascading privacy blunders are squandering its hard-won lead in smart glassesJul 27

Meta's cascading privacy blunders are squandering its hard-won lead in smart glasses

25Anthropic quietly begins building its own AI chips, asking SK Hynix for HBM suppliesJul 27

Anthropic quietly begins building its own AI chips, asking SK Hynix for HBM supplies

26China's CXMT surges 470% in Shanghai debut, becoming the country's most valuable companyJul 27

China's CXMT surges 470% in Shanghai debut, becoming the country's most valuable company

27Apple's Smart Glasses Will Bet on Privacy to Beat Meta's Surveillance WearablesJul 26

Apple's Smart Glasses Will Bet on Privacy to Beat Meta's Surveillance Wearables

28London Gatwick becomes first UK airport to deploy robotic parking, no keys requiredJul 26

London Gatwick becomes first UK airport to deploy robotic parking, no keys required

29A $8 Microcontroller Now Runs a 28.9M-Parameter Language Model Entirely Offline at 9 Tokens Per SecondJul 26

A $8 Microcontroller Now Runs a 28.9M-Parameter Language Model Entirely Offline at 9 Tokens Per Second

30GM Bets on Sodium-Ion Batteries for Grid Storage as China's CATL Pulls AheadJul 26

GM Bets on Sodium-Ion Batteries for Grid Storage as China's CATL Pulls Ahead