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The system played nicely, but the ‘majority of games’ with RT fell flat.

The arguments focused on a separate question: can federal district court judges rule against the administration on a nationwide basis.

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Arm today announced a simpler, more intuitive naming scheme for its compute platforms to help developers and manufacturers better understand which solutions suit their needs. Under the new naming structure, infrastructure-grade server CPU products will be known as Arm Neoverse, the name previously reserved for Arm's core IP for server CPUs. The PC lineup will adopt the name Arm Niva, while Arm Lumex will convey its focus on mobile performance to smartphones and tablets. Automotive applications, which require both safety certification and high compute capacity, will fall under Arm Zena. Finally, Arm Orbis will cover IoT and embedded devices, offering a tailored edge AI platform for everything from sensors to earbuds.

In addition to the market-specific names, Arm is overhauling its IP numbering system to align with generational releases. Future cores will carry labels such as Ultra, Premium, Pro, Nano, and Pico to indicate relative performance and power characteristics. Combining a clear platform identity with a descriptive performance tier, this two-tier approach should make it easier for partners to plan long-term roadmaps and pick the right building blocks for their designs. Arm's GPU technology will continue under the well-known Mali brand, but Mali will now be presented explicitly as a component within each platform rather than a separate product. By integrating Mali GPUs into Neoverse, Niva, Lumex, Zena, and Orbis, Arm aims to deliver fully validated subsystems instead of standalone IP pieces.

Since abortion became almost entirely illegal in Texas in 2021, the state has seen a significant rise in the number of women who die in pregnancy or after giving birth. A new bill aims to change that.

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The Trump administration has launched a $500 million project to develop a universal flu vaccine that won't need yearly updates. But vaccine experts are mystified by its focus on a dated technology.

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Sandisk has just unveiled its new Sandisk WD Black SN8100 NVMe with 14,900MB/s read speeds and up to 8TB of capacity.

The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.

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There are a lot of rumors going around about Intel Foundry customers, now SemiAccurate can confirm another one.
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The Sandisk CEO, David Goeckeler, has been boasting about a formidable new SSD controller dubbed Stargate.

Some see an action to benefit Elon. The White House sees an agency obsessed with DEI

The head of the US Copyright Office has reportedly been fired, the day after agency concluded that builders of AI models use of copyrighted material went beyond existing doctrines of fair use.…

Formula 1 teams are bracing themselves for what one boss called a “ridiculous” escalation in fuel costs in 2026 – with fears a tenfold increase could raise prices to over $300 per litre of fuel.

As development work continues on the new fully sustainable fuels that will be used for the first time in F1 in 2026, the reality of the development expenditure and the price of the product has started to raise concerns in the paddock about the impact it could have on team budgets.

Following discussions at the recent F1 Commission meeting in Geneva, the scale of the issue has become clear – with concerns expressed that the new fuels could cost 10 times as much as they currently do.

Although the price of fuel varies between manufacturers, it is understood that the current projections are for it to be between $170 – $225 per litre – which is a step up from the current price that is believed to be in the $22 - $33 range. 

However, one team boss has suggested that, as more development goes into the fuel to finalise the ingredients needed for best performance, costs are continuing to rise.

And there are now concerns that the final price could escalate well beyond $300 per litre.

Budget ramifications

Based on the anticipated fuel economy of the cars next year, allied to the mileage accrued over a race weekend, this could mean in a worst-case scenario, that teams could be forced to spend $80,000 - $100,000 on fuel each weekend.

That would work out at $1.9-$2.4 million for a 24-race calendar – well above what is being paid right now. The costs could potentially be even higher for those teams that do not have official partnerships with fuel suppliers, which could help them secure more favourable deals.

The only slight reprieve that teams have over the increase in the price of fuel is that for 2026, the cost of petrol is outside of the cost cap for the first time. 

For 2026, F1’s Financial Regulations state: “The cost of FIA homologated fuel purchased by or on behalf of an F1 Team for use during Competition and Testing, together with the cost of transportation of that FIA homologated fuel to the F1 Team’s premises.”

However, an increase in expenditure of this magnitude is not something that teams can simply write off without it making a difference.

One team principal said the potential for a near 10-fold increase in their fuel costs for next year was “ridiculous”, and they supported efforts to try to get things changed for the longer term.

2027 revisions on the table

The FIA has taken teams' concerns on board, and the governing body is understood to be evaluating ways to improve the situation.

And while nothing can be done at this late stage to change things for next year, it is understood that the FIA has agreed with teams to work together on coming up with some solutions for 2027 to address the situation.

One idea is for some elements of the fuel to be made standard with cheaper ingredients, with only limited areas that can then be developed by each fuel manufacturer.

Speaking recently, the FIA’s single seater director Nikolas Tombazis (above, left) was aware that costs were high right now – but he expressed some optimism that advances in technology would bring the price down.

It will come down like every technology comes down,” he said. “Initially, everything is new, everything is innovative, and everything is a prototype in some ways. And gradually, as people learn, they will gradually move them [the costs] down.

“I'm not saying it is fully realistic tomorrow to go into a road car, but I think the learning these important partners have will help them drive down the costs. They need to do that for F1 as well as for their day-to-day business.” 

The immediate impact of the cargo decline affects virtually every business around the ports, but port officials say this downturn will soon be felt much more broadly.

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According to Chosun Biz, Intel Foundry client acquisition efforts for the 18A node have shifted into high gear, with the latest reports indicating that Microsoft has inked a substantial foundry deal based on the 18A process. Talks with Google are also said to be advancing, suggesting that Intel may soon secure a second cloud giant for a customer of its 18A technology. Intel's flagship 18A node, which entered risk production earlier this year, is slated for full-scale volume manufacturing before the end of 2025. Beyond the baseline 18A offering, the company is already developing two enhanced variants: 18A-P, scheduled for rollout in 2026, and 18A-PT, targeted for 2028. Chosun Biz reports that prototype 18A-P wafers have been produced in Intel's domestic fabs, pointing out the foundry's swift pace of new node production.

Intel has even begun sharing early PDKs for its next-generation 14A node with select partners, paving the way for continued scaling beyond the 18A era. Strategically, Intel's extensive US fab footprint, which includes two under-construction fabs in Arizona (a USD 32 billion investment), expanded packaging facilities in New Mexico, a new 300 mm logic plant in Oregon, and two Ohio fabs earmarked for the early 2030s, could prove advantageous amid ongoing tariff uncertainties. Beyond North America, Intel is gearing up Fab 34 in Ireland for mass production of its Intel 4 node and inaugural 3 nm chips later this year. In Israel, Fab 38 is being outfitted for EUV-based, high-performance wafer manufacturing, while an advanced packaging site in Penang, Malaysia, supports global assembly and testing.

Senior presidential adviser Kari Lake says Voice of America will rely on coverage from the far-right OAN network. OAN has offered unwavering support of President Trump.

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No, really? That's a shocking surprise

Updated  An unidentified miscreant is said to have obtained US government communications from TeleMessage, a messaging and archiving app based on the open-source Signal app and used by ousted national security advisor Michael Waltz.…

Scientists have created a broadly effective antivenom using the blood of a Wisconsin man who has spent years exposing himself to deadly snakebites from black mambas, taipans, cobras and many others.

The National Science Foundation, a major government funder of basic science research, is being shaken up with over 1,000 grants already terminated and the White House looking to halve its budget

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Not, it's not the plot of a sci-fi disaster movie

A Soviet probe launched more than half a century ago is due to return to Earth in the next week or two, and there's every chance that the vehicle will make it all the way to our planet's surface.…

Over 100 houses are allegedly hosting crypto mining activities, with some of them using up more than 20 times the normal power consumption of the average Kuwaiti home.

The Department of Health and Human Services says it will require new vaccines to be tested against a placebo, which could complicate and delay Food and Drug Administration approval of many vaccines.

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Why optimize code when you can just start running sooner?

Microsoft later this month plans to begin loading Word shortly after folks' computers begin booting up – to "optimize performance" or at least improve their perception of it.…

Dear Rally Community, every great journey eventually finds its finish line, and today, we announce that we've reached the end of the road working on WRC. After releasing EA SPORTS WRC in 2023, the 2024 season, including the recently released Hard Chargers Content pack, will be our last expansion. For now, we are pausing development plans on future rally titles. Rest assured, EA SPORTS WRC will continue to be available for existing and new players. We hope it remains a source of joy, excitement, and the thrill of rally racing. We've poured our hearts into making it for fans, and we know you'll keep the passion alive.

Our WRC partnership was a culmination of sorts for our Codemasters journey with off-road racing, spanning decades through titles like Colin McRae Rally, and DiRT. We've provided a home for every rally enthusiast, striving tirelessly to push the boundaries and deliver the exhilarating thrill of driving on the ragged edge. We've brought together incredibly talented racing developers, worked with some of the sport's icons, and had the opportunity to share our love of rallying. Thank you to all the fans who have and continue to be part of our rally journey.

• The Codemasters WRC Team

If the bill is signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida would be the second state, after Utah, to ban the additive from its drinking water sources.

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LG Display, the world's leading innovator of display technologies, announced today that it has become the world's first company to successfully verify the commercialization-level performance of blue phosphorescent OLED panels on a mass production line. The achievement comes about eight months after the company partnered with UDC to develop blue phosphorescence, and is considered a significant step closer to realizing a "dream OLED" display.

In the display industry, "dream OLED" refers to an OLED panel that achieves phosphorescence for all three primary colors of light (red, green, and blue). OLED panel light emission methods are broadly categorized into fluorescence and phosphorescence. Fluorescence is a simpler process in which materials emit light immediately upon receiving electrical energy, but its luminous efficiency is only 25%. In contrast, phosphorescence briefly stores received electrical energy before emitting light. Although it is technically more complex, this method offers luminous efficiency of 100% and uses a quarter as much power as fluorescence.

The Trump administration is preparing substantial changes to the Biden-era Framework for AI Diffusion controlling advanced semiconductor exports. Sources close to the Reuters indicate officials will replace the current three-tier country classification with a unified government-to-government licensing system requiring bilateral approval for US chip acquisitions. The existing framework, implemented in January 2025, permits unrestricted exports to 17 allied nations plus Taiwan, imposes volume caps on roughly 120 countries and blocks shipments to China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. Current regulations exempt orders below 1,700 NVIDIA H100 equivalent units from full licensing requirements, needing only a notification.

Former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, acting as an informal adviser, verified that bilateral government agreements are under review. Officials are also considering reducing the notification threshold from 1,700 to approximately 500 H100 equivalents to address circumvention concerns. The proposal has drawn criticism from industry figures, including Oracle Executive VP Ken Glueck and a coalition of seven Republican senators who have urged Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to withdraw the existing framework entirely. The administration faces pressure to finalize regulations before the May 15 compliance deadline, balancing security objectives with trade considerations. An announcement is expected before the month's end.

Buffalo Japan has launched the Buffalo HD-SKL 'skeleton hard disk' with a transparent panel showing the inner mechanism.

Satya Nadella reveals attempts to merge Word, PowerPoint, Excel, which may now happen with LLMs

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has claimed about thirty percent of code in at least some of the Windows titan's repositories was written by an AI.…

After a news report earlier Tuesday, Amazon spokesperson Tim Doyle said a team only considered listing import charges on items in its ultra-low-cost store. "This was never approved and is not going to happen."

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'When we look at the outcomes, it really has not moved the needle'

Instead of depressing wages or taking jobs, generative AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini have had almost no significant wage or labor impact so far – a finding that calls into question the huge capital expenditures required to create and run AI models.…

Before the curtain falls this afternoon at around 1 p.m. on a product launch that has so far been kept top secret, this news item provides a fitting prelude – a journalistic warm-up that shortens the waiting time, lifts the spirits and draws attention to the absurdities of a policy whose consequences can be measured […]

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