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Iranian Hackers Suspected of Breaching US Gas Station Tank Monitoring Systems
US officials suspect Iranian hackers breached automatic tank gauge systems at gas stations across multiple states by exploiting weak security.
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Nvidia unveils N1X chip for Windows PCs at Taipei Computex with Microsoft partnership
Nvidia revealed the N1X Arm-based PC processor in Taipei on June 1, launching RTX Spark laptops and desktops for fall 2026 [s1,s6].
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Samsung ships samples of 12-layer HBM4E high-bandwidth memory chips to global customers
Samsung Electronics started shipping samples of its 12-layer HBM4E memory chips with 48GB capacity and up to 16 Gbps speed to major customers worldwide.
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Qualcomm signs deal to supply AI chips to ByteDance for new data centers
Qualcomm agreed to supply millions of AI-specific chips to ByteDance to support its growing AI data center operations in 2026.
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Huawei unveils Tau Scaling Law for 1.4-nanometre chip density target by 2031
Huawei introduced the Tau Scaling Law on May 25, aiming for 1.4-nanometre transistor density chips by 2031 without EUV lithography.
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NASA awards $220M rover contracts to Lunar Outpost, Astrolab; Blue Origin to deliver vehicles
NASA awarded contracts to build lunar rovers and selected Blue Origin and Firefly to deliver vehicles for its moon base plans.
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Nvidia retires classic Control Panel after 20 years with driver version 610.47
Nvidia has retired its classic Control Panel after 20 years, moving all features to the Nvidia app starting with driver version 610.47.
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China Limits Overseas Travel for Top AI Talent in Private Firms Including Alibaba
China has imposed travel restrictions requiring government approval for top AI professionals at private companies like Alibaba and DeepSeek.
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Zhou Qunfei attends China state banquet with Elon Musk and Tim Cook
Zhou Qunfei, founder of Lens Technology, was seated alongside Elon Musk and Tim Cook at a China state banquet in Beijing today.
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Anthropic urges US to secure 12-24 month AI lead over China by 2028 to ensure safety
Anthropic called on the US to lock in a 12-24 month lead in frontier AI by 2028 to prevent China from surpassing American AI capabilities.
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Microsoft to Fully Fix Windows 11 Graphics Driver Downgrade Bug by Q4 2026
Microsoft acknowledged a long-standing Windows 11 bug causing automatic graphics driver downgrades and began rolling out a fix in April 2026.
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xAI launches Grok Build coding agent in early beta for SuperGrok Heavy users
xAI rolled out Grok Build early beta on May 25 for $300/month SuperGrok Heavy subscribers as a coding agent.
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AMD to Enable FSR 4.1 Upscaling on RX 7000 GPUs in July 2026, RX 6000 in Early 2027
AMD will support FSR 4.1 upscaling on Radeon RX 7000 GPUs from July 2026 and RX 6000 GPUs, including Steam Deck, in early 2027.
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Huawei Unveils Tau Scaling Law Aiming for 1.4-nm Chip Density by 2031
Huawei announced a new chip design technology and plans to mass produce 1.4-nanometer-equivalent chips by 2031 despite US sanctions.
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Anthropic to close $30B funding round with $900B+ valuation next week
Anthropic PBC plans to close a funding round exceeding $30 billion, valuing the AI startup above $900 billion.
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Nvidia raises RTX 5090 and 5090D V2 cost by about $300 due to GDDR7 memory shortage
Nvidia has increased the cost price for RTX 5090 and China-only RTX 5090D V2 graphics cards by about $300 starting May 13, 2026.
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China launches Shenzhou-23 with first Hong Kong astronaut for year-long space mission
China launched the Shenzhou-23 mission with three astronauts including Hong Kong’s first space flyer, aiming for a year-long stay aboard Tiangong station.
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DeepSeek sets permanent 75% price cut for V4-Pro AI model API from May 31
DeepSeek announced the V4-Pro AI model API will remain at 25% of original price after May 31, 2026, making the 75% discount permanent.
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Panthalassa Raises $210M to Develop Floating AI Data Centers Powered by Ocean Waves
Panthalassa secured $210 million, including $140 million in Series B led by Peter Thiel, to build floating AI data centers using wave power and seawater cooling.
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China's Wingtech Sues Nexperia Seeking Control and 8 Billion Yuan Compensation
Wingtech filed a lawsuit in China seeking to regain control of Nexperia and at least 8 billion yuan damages over Dutch government restrictions.
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France commits €1.5 billion to quantum computing and microchips under France 2030 plan
French President Emmanuel Macron announced a €1.5 billion investment in quantum computing and microelectronics on May 22, 2026.
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AMD CEO Lisa Su forecasts over 35% annual CPU market growth fueled by AI
AMD CEO Lisa Su predicted the CPU market will grow more than 35% annually over five years, driven by AI infrastructure demand.
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DeepSeek Raises $10 Billion to Prioritize Artificial General Intelligence Research
DeepSeek is conducting a 70 billion yuan funding round focused on advancing artificial general intelligence over short-term profit.
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Anthropic negotiates with Microsoft to use Maia 200 AI chips amid compute demand
Anthropic is in talks with Microsoft to lease Maia 200 AI chips for Azure servers to ease rising compute shortages for its Claude AI tools.