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Energy use in a Kuwaiti city fell by over 50% after authorities cracked down on crypto mining - Over 100 houses are allegedly hosting crypto mining activit... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptomining/energy-use-in-a-kuwaiti-city-fell-by-over-50-percent-after-authorities-cracked-down-on-crypto-mining #cryptocurrency #cryptomining #techindustry

Apple expects to source over 19 billion chips from U.S. factories this year - Apple plans to source over 19 billion chips from U.S. facil... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/apple-expects-to-source-over-19-billion-chips-from-u-s-factories-this-year #semiconductors #manufacturing #techindustry

Microsoft makes passkeys the default authentication method for all new accounts - Microsoft says that passkeys reduce password use by 20% and... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/microsoft-makes-passkeys-the-default-authentication-method-for-all-new-accounts #cybersecurity #techindustry

Nvidia's CEO says China is not far behind the U.S. in AI capabilities - Jensen Huang states that China is nearly on par with the U.... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidias-ceo-says-china-is-not-far-behind-the-u-s-in-ai-capabilities #artificialintelligence #techindustry

Wyze gets $255K tariff bill for $167k worth of floodlights - Wyze just settled a $255k tax bill to the CBP for importing... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/wyze-gets-first-tariff-bill-component-imports-pays-usd255k-in-levies-on-usd167k-worth-of-floodlights #techindustry

NPR: In court, CEO Sundar Pichai defends Google against the DOJ’s ‘extraordinary’ proposals. “Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai testified in federal court Wednesday that a Justice Department proposal that would force Google to share its search data, including with competitors, would be a ‘de facto divestiture’ of the company’s search engine that took decades of investment and innovation to build.” […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/01/npr-in-court-ceo-sundar-pichai-defends-google-against-the-dojs-extraordinary-proposals/

Nvidia asks US government to ease AI GPU export rules, but Trump administration plans tighter controls - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is calling for the Trump administra... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-asks-us-government-to-ease-ai-gpu-export-rules-but-trump-administration-plans-tighter-controls #artificialintelligence #techindustry

TSMC starts construction its 1.6nm and 2nm-capable U.S. fab: Fab 21 phase 3 - TSMC breaks ground for its third Fab 21 module in the U.S.,... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/tsmc-starts-construction-its-1-6nm-and-2nm-capable-u-s-fab-fab-21-phase-3 #semiconductors #manufacturing #techindustry

Microsoft's CEO reveals that AI writes up to 30% of its code — some projects may have all of its code written by AI - Satya Nadella revealed that AI writes as much as 20% to 30%... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/microsofts-ceo-reveals-that-ai-writes-up-to-30-percent-of-its-code-some-projects-may-have-all-of-its-code-written-by-ai #artificialintelligence #techindustry

Huawei Ascend AI 910D processor designed to take on Nvidia's Blackwell and Rubin GPUs - Huawei's Ascend 910D AI accelerator is expected to match Nv... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/huawei-ascend-ai-910d-processor-designed-to-take-on-nvidias-blackwell-and-rubin-gpus #artificialintelligence #techindustry

Elon Musk says Grok 3.5 will provide answers that aren't from internet sources - The Grok 3.5 beta is set to release next week for SuperGrok... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-says-grok-3-5-will-provide-answers-that-arent-from-internet-sources #artificialintelligence #techindustry

Trump administration brands Amazon's tariff transparency plan a 'hostile and political act' - Trump administration angered by Amazon tariff transparency ... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/amazons-tariff-transparency-plans-for-product-pages-dubbed-hostile-and-political-act-by-the-trump-administration #techindustry #bigtech

Taiwan's government strengthens 'silicon shield,' restricts exports of TSMC's most advanced process technologies - Taiwan is set to enforce strict controls on outbound semico... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/taiwans-government-strengthens-silicon-shield-restricts-exports-of-tsmcs-most-advanced-process-technologies #semiconductors #manufacturing #techindustry

Elon Musk’s Nvidia-powered Colossus supercomputer faces pollution allegations from under‐reported power generators - xAI's Colossus supercomputer at Memphis, Tennessee, is accu... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/supercomputers/elon-musks-nvidia-powered-colossus-supercomputer-faces-pollution-allegations-from-under-reported-power-generators #supercomputers #techindustry

NPR: The Justice Department and Google battle over how to fix a search engine monopoly. “Over the next several weeks, both sides will present evidence and are expected to call a host of witnesses, including major tech industry players. That includes Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Gabriel Weinberg, CEO of search engine competitor DuckDuckGo, as well as senior VP’s of Yahoo, Apple, Microsoft, […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/22/npr-the-justice-department-and-google-battle-over-how-to-fix-a-search-engine-monopoly/

TSMC says it cannot guarantee that its chips don't end up in China - In its annual report, TSMC acknowledged it cannot fully tra... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmc-says-it-cannot-guarantee-that-its-chips-dont-end-up-in-china #techindustry

Intel details next-gen 18A fab tech: significantly more performance, lower power, higher density - At VLSI Symposium 2025, Intel will provide more details abo... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intel-details-next-gen-18a-fab-tech-significantly-more-performance-lower-power-higher-density #techindustry

ChatGPT is now a potent tool for finding the locations of photos, raising doxxing concerns - OpenAI seems to have inadvertently tuned ChatGPT into a pot... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-becomes-a-formidable-geo-guesser-after-the-latest-model-updates #artificialintelligence #techindustry

World's first drone system for fighting lightning protects cities and infrastructure - Japan's NTT boasts that it has designed the world’s first l... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/worlds-first-drone-system-for-fighting-lightning-protects-cities-and-infrastructure #techindustry

AI-generated videos now possible with gaming GPUs with just 6GB of VRAM - FramePack allows you to generate a one-minute clip at 30 FP... - https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/framepack-can-generate-ai-videos-locally-with-just-6gb-of-vram #artificialintelligence #techindustry