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The U.S. Commerce Department has asked the public for comments on its plan to apply tariffs on semiconductors arriving on U.S. shores, and several tech companies responded with written protests. According toPC Mag, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has one of the more strongly worded responses, warning that applying import duties on chips will significantly reduce the demand for its customers' electronic products. This would lead to a massive decline in revenue, which would affect the timeline of its$165 billion investment in Arizona....

TSMC has ceased its relationship with Singapore-based PowerAIR after a client review raised concerns about potential violations of U.S. export controls, reports theSouth China Morning Post, citing people familiar with the matter. As TSMC could not identify the end user of PowerAIR’s chips that it ordered, it reportedly presumed that it was dealing with an entity with possible connections to Huawei, which has been under the U.S. technology embargo since 2020....

According to the Swedish paperExpressen(machine translated), two fiber optic cables operated by Global Connect between Sweden and Finland were damaged Monday morning. The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) said that the cable breaks occurred on land in Finland. The damage affected about a hundred businesses and six thousand homes. Swedish authorities initially suspected foul play, with the Minister of Civil Defense saying sabotage was suspected. However, Finnish police denied this, saying there was no ongoing criminal investigation regarding the cable break....

We haven’t seen too many great GPU deals from Amazon itself this Prime Day, but Newegg is offering a couple of compelling deals even on the latest RTX 50-series cards, as long as you’re OK getting your discount in the form of one of the e-tailer’s own gift cards. First up, Newegg will give you$50 back on one of Asus' Prime GeForce RTX 5060 cards, taking it from $339.99 to an effective $289....

During a meeting with U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger expressed frustration with America’s reliance on TSMC to produce advanced chips. After this, Raimondo (viaCNBC) went on private meetings with some public market investors, including shareholders of tech giants Nvidia and Apple, encouraging them to push their companies to use U.S. foundries to produce AI chips. The discussions between the investors and the Secretary were not publicly revealed....

U.S. undersecretary of state for economic growth Jose Fernandez announced that the U.S., underthe CHIPS and Science Act, will invest in Vietnam’s semiconductor industry in a bid to diversify supply chains and reduce dependency on China. This move appears to be part of a larger $500 million global initiative to enhance semiconductor training, cybersecurity, and business climates in seven targeted countries, including Vietnam, according to a report fromNikkei. Vietnam is not known for its chip manufacturing capabilities, as it does not have any — butIntel’s test and assembly facilitynear Ho Chi Minh City is vital to its worldwide supply chain....

The USB scene has gotten very confusing over the years thanks to the (widely criticized) naming convention. Once you get past the naming, the changes between the various iterations of USB 3 and USB4 can still be tough to navigate. Some factors such as the USB-C connectors have stuck, whereas others like the max bandwidth and resource distribution have improved significantly. As such, we’ve detailed the differences between USB 3 vs 4, some similarities, as well as other related queries in this article....

USBs have been a real game changer for the world of technology, and they’ve been constantly evolving since the introduction of USB 1.0 in 1996. Talking about the changes, each generation of USB 3 brought noticeable improvements, which were generally well received by users. The naming convention on the other hand, was a disaster. Both the official and marketing names were revised multiple times. For instance,USB 3.0was renamed asUSB 3.1 Gen 1, and renamed again asUSB 3....

A nine minute video posted today showed the world’s first nueralink patient playing video games with his mind. The professed Charles Xavier fan, paralyzed man and lapsed chess player describes being grateful for Elon Musk’s controversial Neuralink brain interface project after it allowed him to pick Chess and other games back up. We’ve embedded the full video below (expand tweet to see the video). https://t.co/OMIeGGjYtGMarch 20, 2024 One of the first times Neuralink’s first human patient was given full reign of the brain interface, he proceeded to “stay up until […] 6 A....

I strongly recommendnot to usean underpowered PSU. If your system tries to draw more power than the PSU can supply, you’ll encounter problems likerandom freezes,overheating,reduced efficiency, andfan noise. In the worst case, the PSU can evenfry your system. One exception is high-end PSUs that come with theOverPowerProtectionfeature. In case of over-power-draw, these kinds of PSUs willshut downto protect the system from any damage. Let’s look at two common cases to better understand the potential risks of using an underpowered PSU....

Whether it be forbetter coolingoraesthetics, the best place to put your PC ison top of your desk. In fact, that’s the literal meaning of the term‘desktop’! Even if your desk has a limited space, it’s wise to place it somewhere elevated. This way, your PC will haveproper airflowand the internal componentswon’t overheat. You may utilize aseparate table, purchase adedicated shelf, or evenmount it on the wall. Placing your PC on the floor isn’t a bad idea either....

Usually, the process involving all Apple products is supposed to be seamless. However, various issues can be at play in a case like iPhone to iPhone migration on QuickStart. For instance, the transfer process might get stuck, or you might see an error message that says “Unable to Complete Data Transfer.” Or the process could simply take hours. Such problems can arise when several factors are not aligned with the transfer process....

A new workaround that bypasses theMicrosoftaccount requirement when setting up aWindows 11PC has been discovered. This comes right after an old workaround was plugged by the company.The new workaround, discovered byWither OrNot on X(and was confirmed to work byBleepingComputer) takes advantage of one line of code that is implemented into the command prompt during a Windows 11 install. The new workaround is even more straightforward than the previous workaround that Microsoft shut down (which required registry tweaks)....