ASML, the Dutch chip equipment manufacturer, reportedly believes that global semiconductor sales will rise to $1 trillion by 2030, citing the AI hype. ASML Reveals A "Bullish Future" In An Update Post, Claiming That The Chip Equipment Firm Is On The Right Track The semiconductor industry, out of all the segments associated with the AI frenzy, has capitalized on the trend massively. Modern-day chips hold a crucial role in the development of AI accelerators and servers, which is why companies like NVIDIA have

A 29-year-old U.K. resident living in Liverpool was running a service that involved uploading illegal services to Amazon Fire Sticks in return for earning a quick buck. Unfortunately, the authorities quickly triangulated on his position and put a stop to this activity while also hammering down a jail sentence that would last for more than three years. Illegal services through Amazon Fire Sticks were marketed using Facebook, which likely received the unwanted attention of the authorities. Jonathan Edge has been sentenced to three years and four months

The Phison Pascari D205V Gen5 SSD will be available in U.2 and E3.L form factors, ready to ship in Q2 2025 with up to 128 TB capacity. Phison announces 128 TB PCIe Gen5 SSD for "Next-Level" data center performance, delivering 14,600 MB/s of sequential reads Phison, the company that manufactures solid-state drives for data centers, has unveiled its flagship data center SSD,

The PlayStation 5 Pro is capable of delivering impressive 8K resolution gameplay in No Man's Sky, so much so that the game's 8K mode could begin to change minds about the viability of such a high resolution. The tech experts at Digital Foundry took an in-depth look at the PlayStation 5 Pro patch of the popular game developed by Hello Games, highlighting how the game's 8K mode delivers extremely sharp visuals, thanks to PSSR, which upscales the game from a base resolution of around

Bethesda Game Studios released the Starfield Shattered Space expansion roughly two months ago. The reception, however, wasn't great. On Wccftech, the expansion got a mere six out of ten, whereas the base game was rated nine out of ten. Francesco De Meo wrote about Starfield Shattered Space: The Starfield Shattered Space expansion leaves a lot to be desired. While it introduces a more focused and engaging story compared to the base game, the average map and quest design, along with the lack of new features, turn

In a major development, the Biden-Harris Administration has granted the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) $6.6 billion in funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to develop three chip fabrication facilities in Arizona. The award follows a preliminary grant in April, after which the Department of Commerce worked with TSMC to ensure that the firm met the requirements of the CHIPS Act. Under the funding, TSMC's three fabrication facilities at the Arizona site will manufacture semiconductors ranging from the 5-nanometer to 1.6

Zhaoxin's KX-6000G CPU has made its debut in Lenovo's X1 laptop which will be aimed at the domestic Chinese market. Lenovo X1 laptop brings an ultra-lightweight design, weighing just 0.99kg and measuring just over 1cm, powered by Zhaoxin's KX-6000G Chip Zhaoxin has announced its latest addition to its laptop catalog by unveiling the Lenovo X1 notebook. It's not a regular laptop with an Intel or AMD

AMD has unveiled the Versal Prime Series "Gen 2" SoCs, now featuring technologies such as CXL 3.1, LPDDR5x memory, and PCIe Gen 6.0 to ensure cutting-edge performance. AMD's Newest Versal SoCs Now Feature Enhanced Performance & Connectivity, Making It Ideal For Data-Intensive Workloads [Press Release]: AMD today announced the AMD Versal Premium Series Gen 2, an adaptive SoC platform designed to deliver the highest levels of system acceleration for a wide range of workloads. Versal Premium

Corsair has confirmed that next-gen GPUs from NVIDIA and others will feature the advanced 12V-2X6 power connector, supporting higher power delivery figures. NVIDIA, Intel & AMD Are Expected To Introduce 12V-2X6 Power Connectors In Next-Gen GPUs, Catering To High TDP Requirements Well, everyone is quite aware of how the debut of the 12VHPWR power connectors bothered the markets, with the widespread "burning" issues that were dominant in NVIDIA's Ada Lovelace GPUs.

Despite Microsoft's current strategy suggesting otherwise, it seems like Xbox hardware will continue to exist in the future, although it may not be what players have come to expect based on previous console generations. Speaking with Rolling Stone, Xbox head Phil Spencer commented on future hardware and the console market, highlighting how the console space isn't growing across all systems. "We love those customers," Phil Spencer added, "but in terms of continuing to expand and grow Xbox, it's about PC, it