A Time Crystal Survived a Whopping 40 Minutes
A team of physicists in Germany managed to create a time crystal that demonstrably lasts 40 minutes—10 million times longer than other known crystals—and could persist for even longer. Alex…
Unprecedented cyberattack takes Nvidia offline for two days
The culprit behind a recent cyberattack on U.S. chip-maker Nvidia is still at large. The breach took Nvidia’s systems offline for two days.
Intel had its best year ever in 2021, despite chip shortage
Intel has announced its fourth-quarter earnings report for 2021, confirming that Team Blue experienced its best financial year ever. However, profits were down.
Intel is killing the nanometer, and good riddance
Intel announced a new naming scheme at its Intel Accelerated event, effectively killing the nanometer measurement the industry has used for years.
World’s first 2nm chip could quadruple battery life with a fourth of the energy
IBM unveiled the world’s first 2nm chip, marking a breakthrough in the semiconductor industry. The new design will deliver more power with less energy.
Nvidia makes record-breaking $40 billion deal to buy Arm from SoftBank
Nvidia has announced the biggest, most expensive semiconductor deal in history on Sunday, agreeing to purchase British company Arm Holdings from Japanese conglomerate SoftBank for $40 billion. SoftBank previously bought…