Intel will cancel 14A and following nodes if it can't win a major external customer — move would cede leading-edge nodes to TSMC and Samsung - Intel admits that it may halt or cancel development of its ... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/intel-might-cancel-14a-process-node-development-and-the-following-nodes-if-it-cant-win-a-major-external-customer-move-would-cede-leading-edge-market-to-tsmc-and-samsung #semiconductors #manufacturing #techindustry

Tech industry layoffs hit 100,000 for 2025 — Intel leading the pack with over 12,000 personnel cut, so far - Intel has laid off 12,000 positions all over the globe, Mic... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tech-industry-layoffs-hit-100-000-for-2025-intel-leading-the-pack-with-over-12-000-personnel-cut-so-far #techindustry

AMD CEO says U.S.-made TSMC chips are more expensive, but worth it — costs 'more than 5% but less than 20%' higher than Taiwan-sourced alternative - AMD expects to receive TSMC-made chips by late 2025.
... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/amd-ceo-says-u-s-made-tsmc-chips-are-more-expensive-but-worth-it-costs-more-than-5-percent-but-less-than-20-percent-higher-than-taiwan-sourced-alternative #techindustry

President Trump threatened to break up Nvidia, didn't even know what it was — 'What the hell is Nvidia? I've never heard of it before' - President Trump has admitted he threatened to break up Nvid... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/president-trump-threatened-to-break-up-nvidia-didnt-even-know-what-it-was-what-the-hell-is-nvidia-ive-never-heard-of-it-before #techindustry

UK to ban making ransomware payments for some organizations — targets 'public sector bodies and operators of critical national infrastructure' - The UK Home Office and National Cyber Security Centre annou... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/uk-to-ban-making-ransomware-payments-for-some-organizations-targets-public-sector-bodies-and-operators-of-critical-national-infrastructure #cybersecurity #techindustry

FCC proposal aims to nix long-term gigabit internet speed goals, pricing analysis - An FCC proposal seeks to undo the Biden administration's ef... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/fcc-proposal-aims-to-nix-long-term-gigabit-internet-speed-goals-pricing-analysis #techindustry

158-year-old company forced to close after ransomware attack precipitated by a single guessed password — 700 jobs lost after hackers demand unpayable sum - The 158-year established Knights of Old transportation comp... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/158-year-old-company-forced-to-close-after-ransomware-attack-precipitated-by-a-single-guessed-password-700-jobs-lost-after-hackers-demand-unpayable-sum #cybersecurity #techindustry

Nvidia's desktop PC chip holdup purportedly tied to Windows delays — ongoing chip revisions and weakening demand also blamed - Nvidia and MediaTek have allegedly delayed the N1X AI PC pl... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/nvidias-desktop-pc-chip-holdup-purportedly-tied-to-windows-delays-ongoing-chip-revisions-and-weakening-demand-also-blamed #semiconductors #manufacturing #techindustry

AMD unveils industry-first Stable Diffusion 3.0 Medium AI model generator tailored for XDNA 2 NPUs — designed to run locally on Ryzen AI laptops - AMD and Stability AI have launched the first Stable Diffusi... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/amd-unveils-industry-first-stable-diffusion-3-0-medium-ai-model-generator-tailored-for-xdna-2-npus-designed-to-run-locally-on-ryzen-ai-laptops #artificialintelligence #techindustry

Microsoft's Secure Boot UEFI bootloader signing key expires in September, posing problems for Linux users - A new key was issued in 2023, but it might not be well-supp... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/microsoft-signing-key-required-for-secure-boot-uefi-bootloader-expires-in-september-which-could-be-problematic-for-linux-users #cybersecurity #techindustry

Sam Altman teases 100 million GPU scale for OpenAI that could cost $3 trillion — ChatGPT maker to cross 'well over 1 million' by end of year - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the company will surpass 1 milli... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/sam-altman-teases-100-million-gpu-scale-for-openai-that-could-cost-usd3-trillion-chatgpt-maker-to-cross-well-over-1-million-by-end-of-year #techindustry

Abel founder claims Meta offered $1.25 billion over four years to AI hire — 'person still said no' despite equivalent of $312 million yearly salary - Social media chatter suggests that Meta offered a potential... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/abel-founder-claims-meta-offered-usd1-25-billion-over-four-years-to-ai-hire-person-still-said-no-despite-equivalent-of-usd312-million-yearly-salary #artificialintelligence #techindustry

A Bitcoin whale just sold $9.5 billion in crypto that was originally acquired for $54,000 in 2014 — recent 80,000 BTC transaction nets an 18 million percent return - We are in a frisky season for the so-called Bitcoin whales,... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptocurrency/a-bitcoin-whale-just-sold-usd9-5-billion-in-crypto-that-was-originally-acquired-for-usd54-000-in-2014-recent-80-000-btc-transaction-nets-an-18-million-percent-return #cryptocurrency #techindustry

Microsoft buys more than a billion dollars’ worth of excrement, including human poop — company will pump waste underground to offset AI carbon emissions - Microsoft signed a contract with Vaulted Deep to sequester ... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-buys-more-than-a-billion-dollars-worth-of-excrement-including-human-poop-company-will-pump-waste-underground-to-offset-ai-carbon-emissions #artificialintelligence #techindustry

Polish programmer beats OpenAI's custom AI in 10-hour marathon, wins World Coding Championship — possibly the last human winner - Przemysław “Psyho” Dębiak, a Polish programmer and former O... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/polish-programmer-beats-openais-custom-ai-in-10-hour-marathon-wins-world-coding-championship-possibly-the-last-human-winner #artificialintelligence #techindustry

PCB reference books with pages made from actual USB-C powered PCBs are now available at $37 each - An enthusiast has created some Reference Circuit Books wher... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/pcb-reference-books-with-pages-made-from-actual-usb-c-powered-pcbs-are-now-available-at-usd37-each #techindustry

The Amazon Layoffs You Didn't See Coming

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H-1B program grew 81 percent from 2011 to 2022

https://twitter.com/USTechWorkers/status/1945999773825196492

Large-scale shipments of Nvidia GB300 servers tipped to start in September — GB200 demand remains 'robust' despite widespread coolant leak reports - Thanks to design reuse and a modular approach, Nvidia's GB3... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/large-scale-shipments-of-nvidia-gb300-servers-tipped-to-start-in-september-gb200-demand-remains-robust-despite-widespread-coolant-leak-reports #artificialintelligence #techindustry

AI bubble is worse than the dot-com crash that erased trillions, economist warns — overvaluations could lead to catastrophic consequences - A top economist has warned that the AI bubble could be more... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-bubble-is-worse-than-the-dot-com-crash-that-erased-trillions-economist-warns-overvaluations-could-lead-to-catastrophic-consequences #artificialintelligence #techindustry