President Trump, in a fiery Truth Social post, has just warned China about potential new tarriffs as a response to Beijing’s expanded export controls surrounding rare earth minerals. Trump says for every element China monopolizes, America has two, and that other moves are also being considered in retaliation.
Intel has begun mass production of its Core Ultra 3 ‘Panther Lake’ processors built on 18A node at Fab 52 in Arizona, marking the first large-scale deployment of this advanced process ahead of TSMC’s N2.
Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division is on shaky ground, as the company has increased prices for both its hardware and Game Pass subscription service while major vendors like Costco have quit carrying the consoles altogether. The vibes won’t be improved by today’s news that a veteran member of one of its key studios has abruptly departed and did
Xbox is getting absolutely battered this console generation, but Microsoft still insists a next-gen AMD-powered Xbox is in the works—and the rumor mill is now pointing toward a 2027 release window for the next-gen Xbox with AMD’s “Magnus” APU within. The Magnus APU, which we’ve heard about previously, looks to be a mega-sized APU packing Zen