Meta data center allegedly muddies Georgia town’s drinking water, investigation underway — EPA promises immediate investigation after congresswoman brings dirty jars of water to hearing

Morgan County residents are complaining about dirty water coming out of their faucets ever since Meta began constructing a data center near the area.

AI is starting to out-design chip engineers in narrow areas as LLMs accelerate software chip design tool development — “There is still a lot of human guidance” says Berkley researcher

We interview researchers and chip design experts to explore where and how AI is being used during the process, and what trials and tribulations come alongside the usage of the nascent technology in their workflows.

EU forced to exempt banned Chinese chipmaker after auto industry warns of supply crisis — European car factories warn of imminent supply chain collapse

The European Commission is preparing to propose a temporary exemption for a Chinese semiconductor manufacturer from the EU’s 20th Russia sanctions package.

Samsung reportedly set to distribute up to $26.6 billion to staff in AI-driven semiconductor bonuses after last-minute union deal — average payouts could approach $400,000 per chip employee

Samsung Electronics is reportedly preparing to distribute up to 40 trillion won ($26.6 billion) in semiconductor employee bonuses after reaching a last-minute labor agreement. The proposed deal ties payouts to AI-driven ch…

The custom AI ASIC state of play (May 2026) — Broadcom deals, Google TPUs, Meta MTIA & beyond

ASIC-based AI server shipments are projected to reach 27.8% of the market in 2026, the highest share since 2023, and custom ASIC shipments will grow 44.6% year-over-year.

AMD begins production ramp of 256-core EPYC Venice — first 2nm HPC chip claims 70% performance leap

AMD has announced that its 6th Gen EPYC processor, codenamed Venice, has entered production ramp on TSMC’s N2 process in Taiwan.

ASML CEO says Elon Musk is ‘very serious’ about TeraFab chipmaking megaproject, confirms direct talks — Musk targets $119 billion Texas semiconductor facility

ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet said on Wednesday that he has spoken directly with Elon Musk about the TeraFab semiconductor project.