Foxconn Now Making More From Servers than iPhones Summary Foxconn reported Q2 2025 results showing revenue rose 16% to NT$1.79 trillion (≈US$59.7bn) and operating profit increased 27% to NT$56.6 billion…
China Launches Three-Day Robot Olympics Featuring Football and Table Tennis Summary China has launched the World Humanoid Robot Games, a three-day event in Beijing that brings together 280 teams from…
China is About To Launch SSDs So Small You Insert Them Like a SIM Card Summary Chinese storage maker Biwin has unveiled a “Mini SSD” that is smaller than a…
Asmi Linux 13 Debian Edition debuts: Xfce desktop never looked so good Summary Asmi Linux 13 Debian Edition is a polished Debian “Trixie” spin from TeejeeTech that pairs the latest…
New Type of Supernova Detected as Black Hole Causes Star To Explode Summary A recent observation, reported via Slashdot from a Reuters piece, describes what astronomers say is a previously…
PayPal No Longer Available for Steam Purchases Outside Major Currency Zones Summary Valve has confirmed that PayPal payment processing for Steam has been unavailable in most countries since early July…
Apple Returns Blood Oxygen Monitoring to the Latest Apple Watches Summary Apple has reintroduced blood oxygen (SpO2) monitoring for certain Apple Watch models sold in the United States by shifting…
Google Releases Pint-Size Gemma Open AI Model Summary Google has released Gemma 3 270M, a 270‑million‑parameter open model optimised to run locally on devices. Built for efficiency and quick fine‑tuning,…
Impoverished Streaming Services Are Driving Viewers Back to Piracy Summary The Slashdot piece links to a Guardian report showing a clear resurgence in piracy as streaming services fragment, add ads,…
Dodgy Huawei Chips Nearly Sunk DeepSeek’s Next-Gen R2 Model Summary DeepSeek tried to train its next-generation R2 model on Huawei’s Ascend accelerators after pressure to use domestic silicon. After months…
