From ExtremeTech: In a move that analysts are saying is quite rare, TSMC said it’ll be holding a celebratory ceremony on Dec. 29 at its Taiwan HQ. The company will be announcing it’s begun mass production of its highly anticipated 3nm process, known as FinFlex. Though it was expected TSMC would...

From The Verge: The US House of Representatives has ordered staff to delete TikTok from any House-issued mobile phones, according to an internal memo obtained by NBC News. The directive was reportedly issued by Catherine L Szpindor, the chief administrative officer of the House, and also bans the...

From TechCrunch: Amazon is developing a standalone app for watching sports, according to a new report from The Information. The move signals Amazon’s continued push toward investing in Prime Video and live sports content. If released, the standalone app would better highlight Amazon’s sports content...

From Tom's Hardware: Intel and VLSI this week agreed to settle one of their ongoing legal disputes. The legal battle in Delaware covered five patents, and VLSI asked for more than $4 billion in damages, reports Reuters. Meanwhile, the two companies have several more ongoing litigations in California...

From GeIL Press Release: GeIL – Golden Emperor International Ltd. – is proud to announce the grand launch of the DDR5 8000MHz 16GB x 2 CL38-48-48-90 1.45V ultra-speed modules will be available in Q1, 2023. GeIL DDR5 lineup includes EVO V and Polaris RGB are tailor-made for hardcore gamers and...

From : The Chinese owners of TikTok may be facing pressure to divest. The security concerns of the popular social media platform have led some Biden administration officials to push for a sale of the company's US operations "to ensure Beijing can't harness the app for espionage and political...

From The Verge: A Microsoft employee appears to have accidentally announced that Windows 11’s Notepad app is getting a tabs feature. The employee, a senior product manager at Microsoft, posted a photo of a version of Notepad with tabs, enthusiastically announcing “Notepad in Windows 11 now has tabs...

From PC Mag: California has banned Tesla from calling its software Full Self-Driving (FSD), Teslarati reports, as legislators said its name could lead a “reasonable person” to believe the feature allows a car to become fully autonomous. 

The legislation, which takes effect in 2023, comes in spite...

From CNET: Apple is working on a new iPad Mini with a fresh processor aimed for release late next year or in the first half of 2024, TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted in a tweet on Tuesday. 

He also said it's unlikely Apple will replace the Mini with a foldable iPad in 2025...

From PC Mag: Amazon is now trialing drone deliveries in new California and Texas locations.

David Carbon, VP of Prime Air Amazon, announced the "careful first steps" in a Christmas Eve LinkedIn post(Opens in a new window). "First deliveries from our new sites in TX and CA," he wrote.

Carbon posted...