Hardware
9 articles tagged “Hardware”
Articles tagged “Hardware”
- Microsoft Raises Surface PC Prices by Up to $500 Amid Global RAM Shortage
Microsoft has raised Surface Laptop 7 and Surface Pro 11 prices by up to $500 since launch, citing a global RAM shortage caused by memory suppliers… - Intel and AMD CPU Supply Crunch Compounds Memory Chip Shortage
Worsening CPU supply constraints at Intel and AMD compound the existing memory chip shortage, creating cascading problems for PC and server makers across the… - Musk Announces Terafab: A $25 Billion Austin Chip Factory for Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI
Elon Musk has launched Terafab, a $25 billion chip fabrication facility in Austin jointly run by Tesla and SpaceX, targeting 2nm chips for AI, robotics, and… - Super Micro Co-Founder Indicted for Smuggling $2.5B in Nvidia AI Chips to China
Super Micro Computer co-founder Yih-Shyan Liaw resigned from the board after being indicted for smuggling Nvidia AI chips to China through fake companies and… - AWS Partners with Cerebras to Deploy Worlds Largest AI Chip for Inference
AWS partners with Cerebras to deploy the worlds largest AI chip for inference. The WSE-3 is 56x larger than any GPU and claims 20x faster inference speeds. - MacBook Neo Teardown: Most Repairable MacBook in 14 Years
iFixit gives MacBook Neo a 6/10 repairability score — the highest for a MacBook in 14 years. Screwed-down battery, no parts pairing, and modular ports. - Smartphone Shipments to Plunge 12.9% in 2026 Because AI Needs All the Memory Chips
IDC forecasts global smartphone shipments will fall 12.9% in 2026 — the biggest decline ever — as AI companies hoard memory chips, killing the budget… - Meta Rents Google's TPUs in Multibillion-Dollar Deal — Because Building Your Own Chips Was Too Hard
Meta signs a multibillion-dollar deal to rent Google's TPUs for AI training, adding to its existing Nvidia and AMD chip deals in a massive diversification… - Micron Commits $200 Billion to US AI Memory Chip Expansion as Shortage Intensifies
Micron commits $200 billion to expand US AI memory chip manufacturing as DRAM prices surge 170% and the company can only meet 50-66% of demand.