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Intel Partners with Elon Musk on TeraFab Project Amid Analyst Warnings

support@technetbooks.com (mgtid) — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:03:01 +0000

Elon Musk Tesla TeraFab Joint Venture With Intel In Austin Texas Faces Potential Financial Risks And Operational Challenges

CEO Elon Musk of Tesla plans to build TeraFab, a huge semiconductor fabrication facility, in Austin Texas in collaboration with Intel in order to develop advanced manufacturing technologies. In partnership with other firms owned by Musk including Tesla, SpaceX and xAI, the TeraFab project aims to consolidate semiconductor design, fabrication, and advanced packaging to meet the demands for high performance computing. However, Andrew Lu, a leading semiconductor analyst, warned on Substack that this joint venture could pose serious existential risks to Intel and hasten the company's demise if the venture fails to rival the established world leader TSMC.

Resonance A Plague Tale Legacy Gameplay Video Reveals Prequel Details

support@technetbooks.com (mgtid) — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:07:33 +0000

Resonance A Plague Tale Legacy Gameplay Revealed With New Mechanics Featuring Characters Sophia and Lenny and A Return To Survival Narrative

Focus Entertainment and Asobo Studio have uploaded a lengthy gameplay demonstration of Resonance A Plague Tale Legacy. As shown in the video below, from IGN, this look provides a thorough preview into the gameplay and tone of their latest game. The story is a direct narrative prequel to A Plague Tale Innocence and A Plague Tale Requiem.

Motorola G Max Launches with 200MP Camera and IP68 Durability

support@technetbooks.com (mgtid) — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:43:57 +0000

Motorola added another to its line of smartphones, called the G Max. This combination of rugged phone security features and conventional looks promises a device suitable for daily use. One thing that helps this phone stand out from its competition in the mid range market is its high resolution primary camera and an display that is easy to read in bright sunlight.

GIGABYTE Launches AORUS GeForce RTX 50 Series AI BOX External GPUs

support@technetbooks.com (mgtid) — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:05:21 +0000

GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 50 Series AI BOX lineup brings flagship RTX 5090 and mid range 5060 Ti external graphics performance to laptops via Thunderbolt 5 connectivity

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 50 Series AI BOXes external graphics stations designed to provide desktop level performance to capable laptops and mini PCs join their other high performance hardware. The lineup comes in two varieties as described in the official GIGABYTE product launch.

Honor Extends Magic Series Software Support to 7 Years in the EU

support@technetbooks.com (mgtid) — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:51:45 +0000

Honor Magic series flagship devices receive seven year software support policy in the European Union to extend hardware lifecycle and reduce e waste

Honor has deepened its software promises on its higher end Magic series smartphone lineup within the European Union market. The OEM confirmed that a handful of its flagship devices would support OS and security updates for a total of 7 years from the launch date. This is a significantly longer cycle than ever before, and addresses user complaints of having to replace high end devices much sooner than they otherwise should.

Crimson Desert Sales Surpass 6,000,000 Units Globally

support@technetbooks.com (mgtid) — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:44:34 +0000

Pearl Abyss Crimson Desert Surpasses 6 Million Sales Achievement and Future Story Expansion DLC Production Confirmed

Pearl Abyss officially announced today that Crimson Desert global sales have surpasses 6 million copies. According to official business report made by Korean developer game has reached this achievement within 3 month period since it officially released to public. This is undeniably one of major commercial successes to the company despite initial market doubts during production stage.

OPPO Reno16 Global Pricing Leaked by European Retailer

support@technetbooks.com (mgtid) — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:40:28 +0000

European retail listings reveal OPPO Reno16 lineup prices variants and Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 hardware specifications

The European retail listings has accidentally uncovered the prices and configurations of the next generation OPPO Reno16 lineup for international markets. Epto, an Italian retailer, listed several models of the device line in a catalog which specifies their selling price and the colors available in Europe. It's also the first real look at the expected pricing for this hardware, away from China.

SpaceX Achieves Historic Market Valuation on Nasdaq Debut Despite Core Rocket Deficits

support@technetbooks.com (mgtid) — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:35:42 +0000

SpaceX Nasdaq IPO SPCX Debuts With Historic Two Trillion Dollar Valuation As Starlink Profits Offset Massive Rocket Manufacturing Losses

The historic debut of SpaceX on the Nasdaq stock exchange marks the 7th largest public corporation in the United States to list on a US stock exchange. Under the ticker symbol SPCX the aerospace juggernaut sold 555.6 million shares of its common stock at $135 per share a price point that raised an immediate $75 billion for the company. The monumental transaction sets the record for the largest IPO in global financial history, breaking the previous capital record set by the state run Saudi Aramco energy corporation. In early trading on Nasdaq the company's valuation briefly climbed to $152.66 per share, bringing the overall value of the corporation to nearly $2 trillion. The surge on the stock market brings founder Elon Musk on the precipice of becoming the first trillionaire on earth while the future value of both his SPCX holdings and the shares he holds in Tesla remains tied to the stock’s closing price. Musk retains 100 percent of the aerospace company's corporate control through 5.22 billion Class B shares equating to 82.4 percent of all total voting rights while the underwriters retained an option on an additional 83.33 million shares another $11.2 billion in potential company revenue.

Xiaomi Releases Free MiMo Code V0.1 AI Coding Assistant

support@technetbooks.com (mgtid) — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:24:32 +0000

Xiaomi MiMo Code V0.1 AI Coding Assistant Launches for Developers with Multimodal Model Integration and Large Token Windows

MiMo Code V0.1 has been launched by Xiaomi as part of its expanding software product family, specifically aimed towards software developers. This program operates from the standard command line terminal to assist in management of entire code workflows as opposed to single lines of code. This product is Xiaomis first direct attempt to offer a product that serves programmers with automated coding assistants capable of working on project level features across operating systems.

Nvidia Opens Orders for Vera AI CPUs to Reclaim China Market Share

support@technetbooks.com (mgtid) — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:56:00 +0000

Nvidia launches Vera ARM AI CPU in China to challenge Intel and AMD with new data center chips

The graphics chip maker Nvidia has informed its Chinese customers that pre orders for the newly developed Vera central processing units aimed for artificial intelligence data centers are being accepted. It will ship late this summer according to Reuters and is an immediate, strategic shift for Nvidia that has fallen to 0% market share in China due to stringent US export bans, while the Chinese government pushes for domestic capability in technology sector areas vital to the country's continued growth.

MSI Projecting Market Adjustments as Memory Cost Spikes Challenge PC Pricing Stability

support@technetbooks.com (mgtid) — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:50:25 +0000

Micro Star International Chairman Joseph Hsu warns rising memory prices and lack of supply visibility threaten PC market growth and hardware affordability

The willingness of global consumers to accept higher personal computer retail prices will become clear during the third quarter. In a recent executive briefing Micro Star International Chairman Joseph Hsu indicated that severe memory price hikes have significantly disrupted the do it yourself hardware market during the second and third quarters. This pricing pressure has caused consumer hesitation while making commercial quoting highly difficult for manufacturers. Memory suppliers are currently operating with low visibility providing allocation volumes on a strict 1 month cycle which limits the long term planning flexibility of brand manufacturers.

Raccoon AI Acquires WorkDuo and Launches Generative Engine Optimization Lab

support@technetbooks.com (mgtid) — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 01:40:25 +0000

Raccoon AI Unveils GEO Lab and Text to Agent Automation Solutions to Optimize Brands for Generative Search Engines and Business Operations

The days of solely reactive chat tools seem to be fading away, and the automated customer service landscape is moving toward digital assistants that can anticipate needs. The conversational technology company Raccoon AI unveiled a new suite of solutions for automating business operations and ensuring brand visibility within generative search, at its national product conference. During an event, the company stated that its latest features address the critical business reality that 53 percent of consumer questions are posed during non business hours when live staff are not available.

Nokia Enhances Network Services Platform with Agentic AI for IP Operations

support@technetbooks.com (mgtid) — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:02:40 +0000

Nokia Agentic AI framework and Network Services Platform software upgrade for automated IP network management

Nokia has announced a significant software upgrade to its Network Services Platform by adding an agentic AI framework specifically designed to assist the operation of intricate IP network management environments. The framework provides a method to deliver and maintain specialised AI agents to perform in real time within strict operational security confines and corporate policy parameters, demonstrating a pragmatic and secure leap towards automated networks rather than the somewhat concerning unpredictability of standard AI models.

Internal Xbox Memo Outlines Component Price Crisis and Revenue Decline

support@technetbooks.com (mgtid) — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:52:01 +0000

Internal Xbox Communications Reveal Strategy Overhaul Amid Financial Pressure Hardware Supply Chain Issues and Studio Overextension

Internal communications to Xbox employees around the world by the company’s CEO, Asha Sharma, and chief content officer, Matt Booty, details the major, strategy redefining overhaul that is coming to Xbox. The document, outlining the first 100 days in office, shows that the company’s revenue has been declining while the division has been overextended. The memo also indicates that the company is facing an extreme hardware components crisis and has decided that it is time to completely reorient its business model as a consumer has many other entertainment based enemies other than gaming on consoles, namely attention.

Valor Mortis Release Delayed to October Following Crowded Autumn Schedule

support@technetbooks.com (mgtid) — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:36:09 +0000

Valor Mortis Developers Delay Action Game To October 13 To Avoid Packed Autumn Release Calendar and Polish Experience

The team behind the upcoming action game Valor Mortis have announced a delay. Previously scheduled for a September 24 release date, it is now scheduled for an October 13 launch. Developers confirmed this in a statement to the community, stating that they are:

"hoping to give Valor Mortis and your wallet some room to breathe"

in an already crowded autumn release window, which threatens to swallow up smaller releases.

Lambda Analyzes Copackaged Optics in Next Generation NVIDIA Blackwell Clusters

support@technetbooks.com (mgtid) — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:31:18 +0000

Copackaged optics and the NVIDIA Quantum X Photonics Q3450 LD switch redefine power efficiency and reliability in massive GPU clusters

The days of GPU cluster networks being mere back end support systems are over; they are now an integral part of the computing envelope itself. With systems such as 800G architectures and NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 at play, it is estimated that as much as 86% of a standard 3 layer cluster networking power comes from the back end fabric. When these workloads began to evolve with the introduction of agentic AI models, this power overhead became a serious issue. In order to perform a single agentic task the GPU has to send off a series of cascaded calls to model execution, tools, other model calls, recursive logic which drastically increases east west communication in the cluster. If either the interconnect breaks down or individual transceivers fail, then the token throughput will plummet.

TSMC Revenue Surges as Advanced Process Price Hikes Loom

support@technetbooks.com (mgtid) — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:25:25 +0000

TSMC AI Revenue Surges to Record Highs as 3nm Price Hikes and Advanced Packaging Meet Global Artificial Intelligence Demand

The race for AI computing power around the world has led to record profits for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). According to local supply chain sources in Taiwan, the manufacturing titan's monthly consolidated revenue reached NT$416,975,000,000, an increase of 30.1% compared to the same period last year. This is also the third consecutive month that the company's revenue has exceeded NT$400,000,000,000. The soaring figures are attributable to the strong global demand for artificial intelligence hardware, high performance computing platforms, and cutting edge silicon fabrication technology.

Intel Foundry and Cadence Partner on Next Generation 14A Silicon Integration

support@technetbooks.com (mgtid) — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:05:29 +0000

Intel Foundry and Cadence partner to accelerate Intel 14A node design with agentic AI based tools and co optimization

Intel Foundry and Cadence have signed a multi year collaboration that will accelerate design technology co optimization for upcoming silicon manufacturing processes. As stated in a joint press release corroborated by Intel Foundry's social media channel, the collaboration will begin with the upcoming Intel 14A node. The partnership leverages Cadence's agentic AI based EDA and design IP alongside Intel's manufacturing and packaging technologies.

Jon Peddie Research Reports Drop in Q1 2026 Graphics Board Shipments

support@technetbooks.com (mgtid) — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:59:59 +0000

Global PC graphics board market sees quarterly shipment decline as Intel gains share and desktop attach rates rise amid supply chain challenges

The global PC graphics add in board market declined in Q1 2026, according to the latest market analysis from analyst firm Jon Peddie Research. Global graphics board shipments came in at 11.82 million units in the latest reporting period, down 0.6 percent quarter over quarter. The number fell below the 10 year average shipment value of 12.07 percent for the opening period of the year. Overall the market showed signs of life in other directions though, posting an 8.3 percent increase over the same period of the previous year.

TensorWave Secures $350,000,000 Series B Funding to Expand AMD AI Cloud

support@technetbooks.com (mgtid) — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:44:16 +0000

TensorWave Closes 350,000,000 Series B Financing Led by Magnetar and AMD Ventures to Deploy Next Gen AMD Clusters for Global Scale

Cloud provider specialized in hardware for intensive compute workloads, TensorWave, has closed a $350,000,000 Series B financing round. The financing round, as detailed in TensorWave's official press release, was co led by Magnetar and AMD Ventures. Additional investment was received from Maverick Silicon, Nexus Venture Partners and Western Frontier. This capital will directly enable the company to scale its physical infrastructure footprint globally.

SK hynix Transitioning to 375 Layer 3D NAND Production Using Molybdenum

support@technetbooks.com (mgtid) — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:35:00 +0000

SK hynix begins mass production of 375 layer 3D NAND at M15 facility with molybdenum material shift to increase performance and bit productivity

According to industry publication TheElec reported that, SK hynix is reportedly finished the production verification stage for its new 375 layer 3D NAND flash memory, and the company will now roll the technology onto mass production lines. The company has not chosen to construct new fabrication facilities and will pursue conversion investment for its existing M15 facility located in Cheongju. It will produce current 176, 238, and 321 layer products that will give way to the new high density design as they are phased out of the M15 line.

AWS Graviton5 Powered EC2 M9g and M9gd Instances Reach General Availability

support@technetbooks.com (mgtid) — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:05:15 +0000

AWS Amazon EC2 M9g and M9gd Instances Powered by Graviton5 Processors Deliver Massive Performance Gains for AI and Enterprise Cloud Workloads

Amazon Web Services has publicly announced the general availability of their new generation of virtual machines, the Amazon EC2 M9g and M9gd instances. This new infrastructure, which is powered by their proprietary designed Graviton5 processor, is said to provide more computational power for demanding AI centric applications such as real time reasoning, automatically generated code, and multi step task orchestration. This release, which follows up a previous preview, shows that AWS is providing major hardware upgrades for businesses which are attempting to scale up their local and distributed AI workload operations.

TSMC Faces US ITC Investigation Over Patent Infringement Allegations

support@technetbooks.com (mgtid) — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:30:49 +0000

TSMC Faces US International Trade Commission Investigation Over Patent Infringement Claims That Could Ban Chip Shipments

A court case is underway in the U.S. Against the largest contract chip manufacturer TSMC that could prevent the chip making company from shipping into the U.S. the US International Trade Commission has opened up an investigation in to the claim that the semiconductor maker has been infringing on patents during chip making. The complaints against the chipmaker came from 2 Irish patent licensing companies that are owned by the private equity firm, Vector Capital, based in the U.S.

Intel Project Firefly Leverages Smartphone Supply Chain to Lower Laptop Costs

support@technetbooks.com (mgtid) — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:25:38 +0000

Intel Project Firefly reimagines affordable computing by using smartphone factory partnerships and mobile memory for entry level notebooks

The constant supply shortages that continue to affect the memory chip industry remain the driving force behind the increasing cost of entry level notebooks across the globe. Though various hardware companies have reacted to this problem by reducing the system memory or using older components Intel has decided to offer its own solution for maintaining portable computing affordability. Today the silicon designer announced an initiative dubbed Project Firefly and it fundamentally reimages how low end laptops are built and supplied.

Epomaker HE65 V2 TMR Gaming Keyboard Launches with Tunneling Magnetoresistance

support@technetbooks.com (mgtid) — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:06:27 +0000

Epomaker Launches HE65 V2 TMR Compact Keyboard Using Tunneling Magnetoresistance Switches For Efficient Speed

Epomaker has launched a new compact gaming keyboard which utilizes an entirely different magnetic switch design to what we commonly expect. Replacing the ubiquitous Hall effect magnetic sensors, the HE65 V2 TMR switches to tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) based hardware. The engineering rationale here is clear, achieve the speed associated with magnetic switches with considerably less power drain.