President Trump might not support US chip factories owned by Intel being operated by foreign entities like TSMC, according to White House officials.

The new comments were a response to a Bloomberg report that TSMC would take a controlling stake in Intel's factories at the request of President Trump, with White House officials telling Reuters that the Trump administration supports foreign companies investing and building in the US, but it is "unlikely" to support a foreign company from operating Intel's factories.

Intel has been struggling for years, but there are multiple layers to this situation which analyst Patrick Moorhead beautifully breaks down in a post on X. He said that "having just manufacturing on US soil solves nothing for national security; the IP needs to be on US soil, too. If China attacks Taiwan, they have everything, and Arizona has nothing, and never gets beyond current node".

NVIDIA's new ultra-enthusiast GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card has had some immense demand, but stock hasn't been great worldwide... and it seems that is about to change, and it will have scalpers "cry so hard".

In a new post on X by leaker MEGAsizeGPU, we're learning that NVIDIA has purchased "shit loads" of TSMC yields for B200, but "now the market doesn't want that much B200, and RTX 40 is retired... the only solution is to make as much RTX 50 as possible to cover the unused yield of B200".

This was in a reply to a previous tweet from the leaker who said: "the supply of RTX 5090 will be stupidly high soon. Scalpers will cry so hard".

NVIDIA's new super-enthusiast GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card is one of the most power-hungry graphics cards on the planet, but the company had some wild PCBs with 4 x 16-pin power connectors and up to 2400W of power delivery.

In some new photos posted to the Chiphell forums, we're learning that NVIDIA was working on prototypes including an AD102 "Ada Lovelace" prototype that was probably used for the GeForce RTX 4090. This prototype PCB featured not one, not two, but 4 x 16-pin power connectors and a 45-phase power delivery which is bonkers.

Each of the 16-pin power connectors can use up to 600W of power, so with 4 of them on-board you'd be looking at an insane 2400W of power delivery. We saw nothing like this on the market, outside of a few custom RTX 4090 graphics cards that featured dual 16-pin power connectors (with up to 1200W of power consumption).

AMD's next-generation Zen 6 architecture is shaping up to be one of the most exciting CPU generations in recent history, with rumors that it will bump up core counts to 24C/48T, and arrive on the current AM5 socket.

In a new video from leaker Moore's Law is Dead, we're learning that Zen 6 will have a 12-core CCD meaning dual-CCD processors will feature 24 cores and 48 threads. AMD's new Zen 6 chips will also use the AM5 socket, a newer node at TSMC, and now we have a look at Medusa Point and Medusa Ridge CPUs.

MLID has some renders of AMD's next-gen Medusa Point APU based on Zen 6, the successor to the Zen 5-based Strix Point, which you can see in the shot above and below. On the right, you've got the CCD chiplet on the right, attached to an I/O chiplet (which MLID says has 8 Workgroups, a 128-bit memory controller, and likely a very large NPU attached to it).

At the moment, there are only a few options for dental replacements, such as dentures, titanium implants, or leaving the gap completely blank. But what if you could get lab-grown teeth implanted?

Researchers from the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine have penned a new study published in the journal Stem Cells Translational Medicine that details the process of growing a mix of human and pig tooth cells in pig jaws. The stem cells were implanted in the mandibles, or jaw, of the test pigs and were found to continue to grow, paving the way for a potential new viable method of lab-grown human teeth.

The researchers took cells from the enamel of pig teeth and cells from the dental pulp of human teeth, combined them with other human cells, and placed them on a biodegradable tooth-shaped frame that is constructed of parts of pig teeth. These were then implanted into adult Yucatan minipigs and grown for between 2 and 4 months. After the growth period was completed, the researchers observed "the formation of tooth-like tissues." It should be noted these aren't fully grown human teeth inside a pig, but the beginning foundations of them.

Ubisoft has released its financial report for the nine months ending December 31, 2024, and it shows a steady decline across the board for the once esteemed company.

Ubisoft was a company once known for its big AAA hits, but it has unfortunately slowly fallen from grace, and the company's recent financial results, along with its stock price, directly reflect that. For the nine months ending December 31, 2024, Ubisoft's revenue was €990 million ($1.07 billion USD), which was down 31.4% year-on-year. Net bookings for the company over that period were down 34.8% and accounted for €944 million ($1.02 billion USD), along with digital net bookings being down 33.8%, or €784 million ($850 million USD). Lastly, back-catalogue net bookings were down 27.7% at €762.3 million ($827 million USD).

Despite these significant declines, GamesIndustry.biz reports Ubisoft remains optimistic about its performance for the next quarter, as it will have released Assassin's Creed: Shadows on March 20, and according to Ubisoft CFO Frederick Duguet, pre-sales for the title are "tracking solidly" and are in-line with Assassin's Creed Odyssey - one of Ubisoft's most successful releases ranking second in terms of revenue behind Valhalla, which was the first Assassin's Creed game to pull in $1 billion in revenue.

Reddit has just confirmed it will be rolling out a paywall later this year, according to Reddit's CEO Steve Huffman, who dropped the news during a recent Ask Me Anything (AMA).

Huffman has suggested previously that Reddit may look into introducing a paywall into the platform, and those who feared such news have now had their fears brought into reality, as Huffman has confirmed during the AMA that paid subreddits are on the horizon and are scheduled to release later this year. "It's a work in progress right now, so that one's coming. We're working on that as we speak," said the Reddit CEO. For those who don't know what that will entail, paid subreddits will require a fee to access their content, which is that aforementioned paywall.

At the moment, the specifics of how paid subreddits will work are up in the air, but we will presumably learn more about that closer to its rollout. Reddit introducing this new feature is part of the company's overarching plan to monetize the platform as much as it possibly can. It wasn't too long ago the platform signed licensing deals with both OpenAI and Google for access to its content. Around the same time, the company axed third-party apps from its API.

Grand Theft Auto 6 fans are itching to know the official release date for the game, but what if the window was just narrowed down by the recent showcase of Borderlands 4 at Sony's State of Play?

Gearbox showcased a new trailer for Borderlands 4 at Sony's State of Play event, and besides the interesting gameplay, the developer revealed when the title will be available to games - September 23, 2025. Now, Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two Interactive, the publisher of Borderlands 4 and the Grand Theft Auto franchise, has previously confirmed that Take-Two won't "stack up huge releases unnecessarily," which means Take-Two won't release two big titles, such as GTA 6 and Borderlands 4 close together, as it would potentially cannibalize sales.

Notably, this isn't a unique strategy by Take-Two and is common practice not only in the video game industry but also in movies and most other competitive industries. How does this relate to the release date of GTA 6? Well, we know GTA 6 is coming out in the Fall of 2025, which is from September to November. Combine that fact with Take-Two confirming 2K's Mafia: The Old Country is scheduled to release in the Summer of 2025, between June and August. Now, Borderlands 4 is scheduled for release in late September, ruling out that month for GTA 6. That leaves a window of two months for GTA 6.

A high-budget film project in Tampa, Florida, has been sparking discussions due to its seeming resemblance to GTA 6. The footage features an actor bearing a close resemblance to Jason, the game's co-protagonist. You can also spot a green McLaren, presumably for the 'simulated carjacking' featured in the mystery short film.

A Reddit user first posted the footage to the Tampa subreddit, where users immediately drew comparisons to the anticipated game franchise. The actor in question is dressed in a similar outfit to Jason in the GTA 6 leaks, bearing an assault rifle as he marches up a closed-off street.

In the same post, citizens posted photos of emails that claimed to relate to the project, with Tampa Police informing citizens that the streets would be closed for the filming of a short film that 'simulates a carjacking' and includes 'fake weapons for dramatization purposes.'

President Trump is putting pressure on TSMC after saying he would have semiconductor tariffs, accusing TSMC of stealing the United States' chip business.

President Trump told reporters at The White House: "Right now, everything is made in Taiwan practically. Almost all of it, a little bit in South Korea. But everything, almost all of it is made in Taiwan. Taiwan took our chip business away. We had Intel, we had these great companies that did so well. It was taken from us. And we want that business back. We want it back in the United States. If they don't bring it back, we're not going to be very happy".

A TSMC spokesperson said: "We don't break down [capital expenditures] by market but some will apply to Arizona, where the second of three planned fabs is currently under construction".

The entirety of the Xbox ecosystem has generated over $80 billion for Microsoft throughout the Xbox Series console generation.

Microsoft has made over $80.8 billion in revenue across the last five fiscal years since the Xbox Series was introduced. The number is based on indirect estimates gleaned from Microsoft's financials and includes the totality of the Xbox brand. Revenues made from game sales and subscriptions across all platforms are part of the grand sum, including things like Battle.net microtransactions, World of Warcraft and Xbox Game Pass subscriptions, and of course game sales made on competing stores like the PlayStation Store, Nintendo eShop, and Steam.

Over the past five fiscal years, Xbox's wide-spanning platform generated $80.8 billion in total revenues. Microsoft splits Xbox revenue into two parts: Hardware, which includes Xbox console sales and accessories, and Content and Services, which is game sales, subscriptions, microtransactions, etc.

The US government has reportedly provided TSMC with multiple alternatives on how the company can move forward with its facilities in the United States, an option of which includes co-existing with Intel as a foundry business.

President Trump has been clear that his administration won't allow TSMC to go away that easily, pushing his "Made in USA" initiative. In a new post from @Jukanlosreve and a report from DigiTimes, we're learning that the US government has given TSMC three different alternatives on how Taiwan could ensure its presence in US markets.

This mostly includes promoting US semiconductor domestic production, and helping Intel from drowning. We only just reported that SMC is reportedly working on a new advanced packaging facility in the US, but the other alternatives include TSMC investing in Intel Foundry and could see a technology transfer occur, meaning that TSMC could lose its market dominance.

Xbox Series X/S console shipments may have hit nearly 36 million by the end of 2024, new analysis indicates.

Editor's Note: The data provided below is based on estimates, not confirmed values. The millions of units are also based on sell-in/shipments and not sell-through. Microsoft does not share hardware unit sales data (neither shipments nor sell-through). Only AMD and Sony have delivered confirmed values.

New analysis from Install Base number-cruncher JPB (aka Welfare on YouTube) could shed light on mythical Xbox Series console figures. According to the data provided, Microsoft may have shipped up to 35.9 million Xbox Series consoles from launch to present.

AMD's new Ryzen AI Max+ 395 "Strix Halo" APU has been tested inside of a new Mini-PC, with some detailed specs and pictures to drool over with this incredible APU inside.

Chinese manufacturer SIXUNITED has its new AXB35-02 Mini-PC features AMD's new Ryzen AI Max+ 395 "Strix Halo" APU is described as an ES (engineering sample) with some BIOS issues that see the APU dropping to 10W directly from 140W. AMD's new RDNA 3.5-based Radeon 8060S integrated GPU clocks in at around 2100MHz, which is far lower than the official 2900MHz frequency.

The new Strix Halo APU-powered Mini-PC boasts some fantastic I/O including 3 x USB Type-A ports, 1 x USB Type-C port good for up to 10Gbps speeds, 1 x HDMI, 1 x DisplayPort, enthusiast-grade 2.5GbE ethernet, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a DC-in power port. SIXUNITED provides a 350W PSU built-in, while on the front we've got a single USB Type-C port, an SD card reader, and a headphone jack.

Ubisoft won't comment on unannounced games for FY26 as the company weighs its current options.

Ubisoft isn't in the best place right now. Sales and earnings are down, debts are coming due, and margins are being squeezed. Layoffs have been triggered and entire games and development teams have been shut down. Ubisoft's most recent games have underperformed, with Star Wars Outlaws' sales actually disappointing Ubisoft two times in a row.

Ubisoft's current position makes it vulnerable for hostile takeovers. To prevent such a takeover, Ubisoft's largest stakeholders signed a deal with Tencent to prevent the Chinese firm from buying up a ton of stake in Ubisoft. Now it's said that Ubisoft may team up with Tencent to buy out all remaining Ubisoft shares and give creative control to the Guillemot Family, of which Ubisoft's CEO Yves Guillemot is a member of.

AMD's next-gen Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics card has been spotted with its retail packaging, where the new flagship RDNA 4 card has a 900W power supply requirement.

In a new post on X by @Gawroski we have our first picture of the retail packaging for AMD's upcoming Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics card, with the box saying that the minimum PSU requirement is 900W, which is 100W more than the flagship RDNA 3-powered Radeon RX 7900 XTX.

The retail packaging also provides some more details on what to expect from the Radeon RX 9070 XT: the new RDNA 4 GPU architecture, with 64 Compute Units (3rd Gen RT + 2nd Gen AI Accelerators), AMD HYPR-RX, AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution, and new DisplayPort 2.1a connectivity.

Chinese AI company DeepSeek is reportedly working on a new "semiconductor" venture, a new in-house AI chip that would compete directly with the likes of NVIDIA, AMD, and other companies.

In a new report from DigiTimes, we're learning that DeepSeek is looking into making its own AI chips, adding that the company has started a "major recruitment drive" hiring semiconductor experts to lead the AI chip project. Chinese companies have multiple hurdles in their way, the biggest being securing the semiconductor equipment and processes because of global sanctions.

The only chip access the likes of DeepSeek has access to would be SMIC, but they're many years behind the rest of the semiconductor industry, namely TSMC.

NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 50 series Laptop GPUs have reportedly been delayed until March, with other RTX 50 Laptop GPU models coming in April according to the latest reports.

In a new article published by DigiTimes, we're learning that NVIDIA has reportedly been focusing a little too much on AI CPUs, and that has affected its supply of GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs. NVIDIA was reportedly working on RTX 50 series Laptop GPUs seeing a January 2025 launch, which would've launched side-by-side with the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080, but low availability has caused high-end RTX 5090 Laptop GPU and RTX 5080 Laptop GPU launches to be delayed until March 2025.

NVIDIA announced a couple of days ago that it would be launching its new GeForce RTX 50 series Laptop GPU-powered gaming laptops for pre-order on February 25, with retail availability starting in March. It looks like NVIDIA will only have its higher-end RTX 5090 Laptop GPU and RTX 5080 Laptop GPU launching at first, with RTX 5070 Ti Laptop, RTX 5070 Laptop, and the RTX 5060 Laptop GPU-powered gaming laptops in April.

Ubisoft says that Assassin's Creed Shadows pre-orders are showing early signs of success, tracking closely with Odyssey's thunderous performance.

Ubisoft has a lot riding on Assassin's Creed Shadows. The company isn't doing great right now and is exploring options to either sell parts of itself off or to go private. Shadows will determine how much cash Ubisoft has, in part, to pay back its debts and stay on course with its plans--all while navigating uncertain waters for the company's future.

It sounds like the feudal Japan-based Assassin's Creed is doing well, at least with initial digital pre-orders. In a recent Q4FY25 earnings call, Ubisoft management commented on AC Shadows pre-sales:

The semiconductor market is about to have another player enter the scene as reports indicate Arm is set to unveil its first in-house chip.

A new report from ArsTechnica revealed that Arm plans to launch its first in-house chip, possibly as early as this Summer, after the company secured Meta as one of its first customers. Arm, which originally designed the structure of semiconductors and licensed those designs to companies such as Apple and NVIDIA, will now be entering the market with its own Central Processing Unit (CPU) for servers in large data centers. Notably, the new chip will be built on a base that enables it to be customized for clients such as Meta.

SoftBank, the parent company of Arm, is also reportedly closing in on an acquisition of Ampere, an Oracle-backed chip designer of Arm-based chips. The company is possibly valued at around $6.5 billion, and reports indicate the acquisition of Ampere is a big part of SoftBank's overarching plan of positioning Arm has a big contender in the semiconductor market. People familiar with the deal said the production of Arm's CPU server chip will outsourced to TSMC.