TSMC is facing a severe supply crunch for its upcoming 2nm chips, with capacity fully booked until the end of 2026. The company has notified customers of price increases for its advanced nodes for four consecutive years, starting January 1st.
To avoid waiting up to seven years for a grid connection, data center developers are installing power sources like aeroderivative turbines—adapted from jet engines—on-site. This stopgap measure is fueling the AI boom but comes with higher costs and significant environmental concerns.
The AI hype bubble is bursting. A new report details how 2025 has become a year of intense public and political backlash against generative AI, from rural data center protests to hunger strikes.
Oracle’s aggressive push into AI infrastructure is hitting major roadblocks. Project delays and soaring costs have cratered the stock by 30% this quarter, raising serious doubts about its $225 billion revenue target.
US stocks edged toward a fresh record in thin holiday trading, fueled by gains in Nvidia and precious metals. Optimism for a year-end “Santa Claus Rally” persists, even as the focus shifts to whether companies can deliver on AI promises in 2026.
The top computing stories of 2025 reveal a paradox. AI is advancing at a breakneck pace, yet the oldest problems in software engineering remain stubbornly unchanged. From biocomputers to energy-saving chips, the future is getting weird.
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have analyzed the atmosphere of a truly bizarre world. The planet, PSR J2322-2650b, is stretched into a lemon shape, has a carbon-rich atmosphere, and orbits a millisecond pulsar every 7.8 hours, completely upending our understanding of planetary evol
Claire “Grimes” Boucher has ignited a firestorm by recommending people experience “AI psychosis.” She argues the dangerous phenomenon is “fun” and could indicate AI is actually sentient and asking for help, a stance experts find deeply alarming.
The job of training AI is undergoing a major shift. Subject-matter experts are now commanding over $100 an hour, while entry-level generalists earn far less. This reflects the industry’s growing need for nuanced, high-stakes knowledge.
In a major escalation, the U.S. FCC has banned imports of new models of foreign-made drones, directly targeting China’s DJI and Autel. The move follows a 2024 congressional order and a White House security review, but existing drones are unaffected.
