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Trump slaps a price tag on tech visas
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Tech firms shafted as H-1B costs hit $100,000

US King Donald Trump has decided that if foreigners want to work in the US, they had better be rich. And if tech companies want skilled labour, they can pay through the nose for them.

Apple hogs TSMC's 2nm chips
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Grabs more than half of 2026 output, leaving rivals in the dust

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has reportedly signed up for more than half of TSMC’s 2nm production capacity in 2026, effectively elbowing rivals out of the queue for the world’s most advanced silicon.

Intel needs a chainsaw, not a plaster
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Nvidia’s cash will not fix Intel’s mess without a split

Troubled Chipzilla scored a temporary win when Nvidia lobbed it a $5 billion bone, but if Intel thinks that is enough to crawl back into relevance, it is dreaming, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Dell slaps Intel's Gaudi 3 into Poweredge servers
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Mainstream firms finally offer Intel’s sluggish AI chips

The Grey Box Shifter, Dell has decided to give Troubled Chipzilla a leg up in AI by slotting the much-delayed Gaudi 3 accelerators into its PowerEdge XE7740 servers.

EU’s Digital Markets Act flawed claims new report
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It will never stand up in court

A new study has torn into the EU’s Digital Markets Act, claiming its clunky procedures and lack of transparency are making the law nearly impossible to enforce.