China to Pivot $50B Chip Fund to Fighting U.S. | Microsoft's Own AI Chip Delayed

China to pivot $50 billion chip fund to fighting U.S. squeeze as trade war escalates - country to back local companies and projects to overcome export controls | Microsoft's own AI chip delayed six months in major setback - in-house chip now reportedly expected in 2026, but won't hold a candle to Nvidia Blackwell | Windows Blue screen of death axed after 40 years, but BSOD still remains - will be replaced by new black Windows 11 'unexpected restart screen' Created for yeasinn1.tech@blogger.com | Web Version June 28, 2025 CONNECT WITH TOM'S HARDWARE       SIGN UP ⋅   SHARE Big News China to pivot $50 billion chip fund to fighting U.S. squeeze as trade war escalates - country to back local companies and projects to overcome export controls The focus will be on lithography and chip design software Microsoft's own AI chip delayed six months in major setback - in-house chip now reportedly expected in 2026, but won't hold a candle to Nvidia Blackwell Things are apparently not going well More News Windows Blue screen of death axed after 40 years, but BSOD still remains - will be replaced by new black Windows 11 'unexpected restart screen' Say hello to the new black screen of death. Top semiconductor toolmaker launches talent competition in China - ASML is looking for 16 skilled lithography engineers 101 engineers will get their chance. Full Story: Tom's Hardware (6/27)  Graphics PNG has been updated for the first time in 22 years - new spec supports HDR and animation The demand for subtitles in HDR content led to this update. 2,000-GPU data center launches powered exclusively by reusable batteries - 12-megawatt storage system built on hundreds of repurposed EV batteries Old EV batteries get a second life powering data centers. Components Gigabyte says its 'revolutionary' Ultra Turbo Mode can boost frame rates by 35% - BIOS level enhancement exclusive to Intel Z890 motherboards Three custom BIOS profiles for boosted performance Cooler Master NR200P V3 Mini-ITX case can house an RTX 5090 - $150 chassis features cutout for optimized GPU airflow, and PCIe 5.0 support Cooler Master updated its Mini-ITX case to comfortably fit and run the most powerful GPUs. I swapped out my laptop's Wi-Fi 6E card for Wi-Fi 7 in minutes and gained 50% more performance for just $54 -- here's how you can, too Upgrading to Wi-Fi 7 on a laptop is a relatively easy endeavor Lenovo's hot-swappable batteries made my colleagues nostalgic - but today's USB-C solutions are better Flexibility is better for me than simplicity. Sign Up  |    Update Profile  |    Unsubscribe Privacy Policy  |    Cookies Policy  |    Terms and Conditions CONTACT US: FEEDBACK  |    ADVERTISE Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036