Dutch chip sector at very high risk of Chinese interference, government-funded study warns — calls for stricter vetting at sites like ASML
 Dutch chip sector at very high risk of Chinese interference, government-funded study warns — calls for stricter vetting at sites like ASML

The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies has rated the Dutch semiconductor industry as being at very high risk of Chinese foreign interference.

Microsoft will deploy AMD’s Helios rack-scale AI accelerator ‘at scale’ on Azure – Radeon Instinct MI455X and Epyc Venice power will be available through Redmond’s cloud infrastructure
 Microsoft will deploy AMD’s Helios rack-scale AI accelerator ‘at scale’ on Azure – Radeon Instinct MI455X and Epyc Venice power will be available through Redmond’s cloud infrastructure

Microsoft and AMD are teaming up to get Redmond more AI FLOPS for both internal and external use.

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Power companies can seize private land to make way for new AI data center transmission lines, report says — takeovers could be implemented using eminent domain law when private citizens refuse to sell land
 Power companies can seize private land to make way for new AI data center transmission lines, report says — takeovers could be implemented using eminent domain law when private citizens refuse to sell land

Utilities can use eminent domain to seize private land for new transmission lines needed to power data centers, though public-use and state-law limits still apply.

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Government can seize private land to make way for new AI data center transmission lines, report says — takeovers could be implemented using eminent domain law when private citizens refuse to sell land
 Government can seize private land to make way for new AI data center transmission lines, report says — takeovers could be implemented using eminent domain law when private citizens refuse to sell land

Utilities can use eminent domain to seize private land for new transmission lines needed to power data centers, though public-use and state-law limits still apply.

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Memory chip boss admits RAM prices are ‘abnormally high’ — SK Group chairman considering building a semiconductor plant in the US to expand supply, calm ‘chipflation’

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won said that prices for memory chips are “abnormally high” and that the industry must take steps to increase production and reduce prices. If it fails to do that, new entrants could challenge the incumbent leaders and make the market much more competitive, especially once demand falls back down to more manageable levels.

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‘Phantom Twist’ drone spins so fast that it is nearly invisible — flying device adds motion blur to the real world
 ‘Phantom Twist’ drone spins so fast that it is nearly invisible — flying device adds motion blur to the real world

Researchers from Northwestern University in Illinois have built a drone that rotates so fast it is cloaked by motion blur.

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Samsung cuts hundreds of US consumer electronics jobs ahead of Texas HQ move — 739 roles affected in New Jersey as chip division posts record profit
 Samsung cuts hundreds of US consumer electronics jobs ahead of Texas HQ move — 739 roles affected in New Jersey as chip division posts record profit

Samsung told Reuters that a majority of the affected New Jersey employees received relocation offers, while others were let go.

Russian drones spotted using screwed-on magnetic compasses as navigation aids — the on-board camera can occasionally tilt down to check bearings if satellite comms are lost

Russian drone troops are adding cheap magnetic compasses to help find their bearings. Crude add-on helps them find their bearings and locate their targets even without GPS.

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Autonomous micro-drone achieves first air-to-air insect kill on the way ‘towards completely eradicating mosquitoes’ — 40-gram unit uses car parking sensors, can eliminate insects at up to 26 feet
 Autonomous micro-drone achieves first air-to-air insect kill on the way ‘towards completely eradicating mosquitoes’ — 40-gram unit uses car parking sensors, can eliminate insects at up to 26 feet

A micro-drone designed to locate and eradicate mosquitoes has passed an important milestone with its first recorded air-to-air kill.

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ASML’s planned Low-NA EUV machine price hikes reportedly frustrate TSMC — lithography machine maker comes knocking to make bank on TSMC’s profitable fabs, potentially costing the Taiwanese chipmaker billions
 ASML’s planned Low-NA EUV machine price hikes reportedly frustrate TSMC — lithography machine maker comes knocking to make bank on TSMC’s profitable fabs, potentially costing the Taiwanese chipmaker billions

ASML says that the increased productivity of its Low-NA EUV tools gives it an option to increase the prices of these scanners in the future. The move may have a drastic effect on TSMC’s future expansion plans, as the foundry made a big bet on existing lithography systems.

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