Chips & Data CentersSemiconductors Explained: The Tiny Chips Running the World
What semiconductors are, how chips are made, why they're so hard to build, and who makes them — a plain-English guide.
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The semiconductors, GPUs and memory chips behind the AI boom, and the data centers that run them. Learn how chips are made and why the companies building them move the whole market.
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Chips & Data CentersMarvell's $115 Billion Lumentum Deal, Explained: Why the AI Boom Runs on Light
Marvell agreed to buy Lumentum for $115 billion — the biggest chip deal ever. Why AI data centres run on light, and what it means, in plain English.
Chips & Data CentersTensor Cores vs CUDA Cores: What's the Difference, and Which One Matters for You?
CUDA cores do the general work in a graphics card; tensor cores do the AI maths. How each works, why both share one chip, and which one your next GPU needs.
Chips & Data CentersHow GPUs Actually Work: The Chips That Trained the AI Boom
GPUs went from drawing game graphics to powering the AI revolution. How thousands of parallel cores, tensor cores and HBM memory make it possible.
Chips & Data CentersThe AI Stock Crash Explained: Why Tech Shares Just Lost $1 Trillion
Why did AI stocks crash in October 2026? A plain-English guide to the $1 trillion selloff, CoreWeave's debt, and whether the AI bubble is bursting.
Chips & Data CentersMicrosoft's Maia 300 AI Chip, Explained
Microsoft's Maia 300 AI chip, unveiled Oct 12, 2026: specs, efficiency claims, and why AI inference is the new battleground.
Chips & Data CentersSamsung's $80 Billion Quarter, Explained: Why AI's Hunger for Memory Chips Broke Every Record
On October 8, 2026, Samsung guided Q3 operating profit of 107.4 trillion won — about $80B, nine times last year's. The driver: AI memory demand.
Chips & Data CentersThe Hidden Data Centers Powering the AI Boom
Every AI answer depends on physical infrastructure: chips, cooling systems, fiber networks, and enormous buildings designed to run around the clock.
Chips & Data CentersQuantum Computing Explained Simply
Quantum computers promise to solve problems ordinary machines cannot. Here is a plain-language guide to how they work and what they might actually be good for.