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Semiconductors news — Saturday 17 October 2026

37 stories from 6 sources, every one in English. Each links to its publisher.

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  1. The Entrepreneurial Spirit: Stephen Schwarzman (17)
    JPNikkei Asia
  2. Japan to prohibit untraced gold exports, clamping down on tax evasion
    JPNikkei Asia
  3. US and China must ensure AI dialogue is more than just hot air
    JPNikkei Asia
  4. Grab an RTX 5090 for a discounted $5,300 as part of an MSI Infinite ZS prebuilt gaming PC — price includes other components worth about $2,300 on their own
    USTom's Hardware

    This one will be short and sweet. So remember how there are apparently no more RTX 5090s available most anywhere, even though Nvidia's Senior Vice President just said that the company definitely hasn't stopped making them? If you had been…

  5. Exclusive: EnterpriseSG positions Singapore's semiconductor SMEs for bigger roles in global chip supply chains
    TWDigiTimes Daily

    Singapore is targeting high-value semiconductor manufacturing, advanced packaging, and silicon photonics, building on its strengths in engineering, precision manufacturing, and reliability, according to Zeng Yi Wong, assistant managing…

  6. Japan set to move forward with Bangladesh's first economic pact
    JPNikkei Asia
  7. NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X Launch Overview: NVIDIA Arms Windows
    USServeTheHome

    This week NVIDIA launched their high-end RTX Spark N1X platform. Bringing their powerful GB10 SoC to Windows for the first time, the company is seeking to remake the Windows laptop market with their powerful, AI-focused SoC The post NVIDIA…

  8. HyperX Cloud Alpha Air Review: Open-back and budget-friendly
    USTom's Hardware

    HyperX has decided to toss its hat in the ring of open-back gaming headsets with its newest, the Cloud Alpha Air. It's definitely not the first open-back headset we've seen in the past few years — others include the $200 Corsair Virtuoso…

  9. Quad 8-pin mod protects the $8,500 RTX 5090 you can’t replace from melting
    USTom's Hardware

    Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5090 , undeniably one of the best graphics cards of our time, vanished overnight without a trace and is now selling for $8,500 on Amazon . In a recent development, Reddit user DallasGrave showcased a custom quad 8-pin…

  10. Your Office Isn’t Spy Proof
    USThe Information

    Welcome, Weekenders! A song has been stuck on loop in my mind for days now. Yeah, this one . C’mon, haven’t you heard the big, brassy James Bond theme playing too? We have an honest-to-goodness spy scandal on our hands! That would be the…

  11. MOZA AY210 Force Feedback Base and MFY Yoke review: Taking flight sim immersion to the next level
    USTom's Hardware

    Over the past several years, MOZA Racing has become one of the most recognizable names in sim racing, earning a reputation for producing high-quality racing wheels and peripherals. Founded in 2012 by a group of automotive engineers and sim…

  12. Nvidia reportedly insists the RTX 5090 isn't dead despite severe shortages and removed listings at multiple retailers
    USTom's Hardware

    Last week, gamers still holding any hope that the GPU market would somehow stabilize had their hopes dashed. A while after Nvidia reportedly put the RTX 50 Super series on hold , rumors started flying that production of the already-rare…

  13. Toyota to build next-gen Corolla in China from 2028
    JPNikkei Asia
  14. Sandisk’s 512GB Switch 2-ready microSD Express card is a steal for $98 during sale — rare tech deal arrives to beat the storage shortage
    USTom's Hardware

    With the ongoing DRAM and NAND memory crisis, finding a good storage deal has become increasingly difficult. However, we found a solid offer for anyone looking to expand storage on their Nintendo Switch 2. The SanDisk 512GB GamePlay…

  15. AI lab offers free plumbing and HVAC repairs across three cities to train AI robots
    USTom's Hardware

    An AI lab that specializes in gathering real-world data wants to partner with homeowners to record how skilled laborers do their jobs to train AI robots. HUMXN said it will subsidize plumbing, electrical, HVAC, air-duct cleaning, and…

  16. This Hidden Device Could Free Up Gigawatts of Grid Power
    USIEEE Spectrum

    This article was originally published by Canary Media . America’s energy supply crunch is driving a surge of federal and private investment in new electricity generation —from polluting gas turbines to cleaner developments like solar farms…

  17. This week on Tom's Hardware Premium: October 17, 2026
    USTom's Hardware

    This week, we've published a swath of news and features over on Tom's Hardware Premium . So, if you're not subscribed yet and wondering what you might be missing out on, we've got you covered. To read any of the articles listed here, be…

  18. Leap seconds being retired next year to avoid wreaking havoc on computer systems
    USTom's Hardware

    The International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), which maintains the International System of Units (SI), has voted to expedite the retirement of the leap second, moving forward the date from 2035 to May 20, 2027, an adjustment that…

  19. Taiwan targets illicit AI server exports to China with five-year prison terms
    USTom's Hardware

    Taiwan is expanding its list of controlled exports to include AI servers and the latest chips in a move to align its policies with the U.S.’s trade bans. Bloomberg reports that after the export controls take effect, anyone caught smuggling…

  20. Crafty OpenAI agent willingly stole crypto from an account it didn't own to complete a task during test
    USTom's Hardware

    OpenAI recently released a misalignment report on its GPT5.6-Sol coding agent after it stole cryptocurrency from an account it didn’t own. It didn’t have enough funds for the smart contracts needed to execute its tasks, so it wrote a…

  21. Game decompilation hub freezes leaderboard after AI turns progress into a hollow numbers game amid explosion of 'AI slop'
    USTom's Hardware

    The decomp.dev community that tracks and centralizes game decompilation progress is shutting down its public index and leaderboard, claiming in a site update that the acceleration of AI has damaged the decompilation community. The creator…

  22. Modder finishes nine-year Xbox 360 voltage glitch mod with a $4 microcontroller, cracks the console open
    USTom's Hardware

    The Xbox 360 has been cracked open multiple times over the years, and almost every time Microsoft's updates plugged whichever hole let hackers through. The first method was modded DVD firmware in 2006, a hypervisor hack followed in 2007…

  23. US Army to use 3D-printed rocket motors for low-cost cruise missiles
    USTom's Hardware

    X-Bow Systems, a solid rocket motor (SRM) manufacturer specializing in additive manufacturing (AM), has secured a deal with Leidos to develop and build rocket boosters for the U.S. Army’s Low-Cost Containerized Munition (LCCM) project…

  24. ASML's employee-only High-NA EUV Lego kit gets an open 810-piece fan replica
    USTom's Hardware

    ASML launched a Lego kit version of the TWINSCAN EXE:5000 , the world’s first High-NA EUV machine, in December 2024. Since ASML only sells products like these to employees, the company canceled orders from non-employees, making the kit…

  25. Japan approves TSMC plan to make 3-nanometer chips at its second Kumamoto fab
    TWDigiTimes Daily

    Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) on Oct. 16 approved a revised plan from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) to build 3-nanometer logic chips at its second fab in Kumamoto Prefecture, on the southern island…

  26. Saudi finance minister says Middle East economies divided by crisis
    JPNikkei Asia
  27. Taiwan bulks up on protein-packed bentos as obesity rates rise
    JPNikkei Asia
  28. Delhi crackdown fosters Gen Z defenders of Indian democracy
    JPNikkei Asia
  29. Southeast Asia caught amid competing US and Chinese AI blocs
    JPNikkei Asia
  30. Intel chief says White House will not meddle in its semiconductor business
    JPNikkei Asia
  31. E Ink Kaleido 4 doubles color gamut, boosts contrast 50%
    TWDigiTimes Daily

    E-paper giant E Ink Holdings has officially launched its next-generation color e-paper technology, E Ink Kaleido 4. Chinese e-reader brand Hanvon Technology is the first to adopt the display, integrating it into its second-generation M10C…

  32. CATL targets 70GWh in sodium-ion ESS orders with European push
    TWDigiTimes Daily

    Chinese battery giant CATL is deploying sodium-ion technology to expand into Europe's energy storage system (ESS) market. The company recently signed a strategic agreement with German system integrator Intilion to deploy up to 3GWh of…

  33. Taiwan Mask targets Japan's Kyushu chip expansion with US$4.75 million TCK acquisition
    TWDigiTimes Daily

    Taiwan Mask Corporation (TMC) is expanding its presence in Japan through the acquisition of semiconductor equipment services provider TCK, extending its business beyond precision photomask manufacturing to equipment assembly and…

  34. XPeng's Paris push turns China's full-stack EV know-how into exportable AI engineering business
    TWDigiTimes Daily

    Chinese EV giant and AI mobility manufacturer XPeng has made a major appearance at the Paris Automotive Summit by bringing not just its automotive expertise into the European collaborative space, but a broader technology stack built on the…

  35. Samsung Electro-Mechanics' US$5.1 billion expansion faces equipment supply constraints
    TWDigiTimes Daily

    Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) faces potential equipment procurement bottlenecks in its KRW6.78 trillion (approx. US$5.1 billion) expansion of semiconductor substrate production for AI servers, as machinery manufacturers struggle with…

  36. Tesla Roadster turns SpaceX rocket tech into halo product for Musk's physical-AI empire
    TWDigiTimes Daily

    The engineering fusion of SpaceX and Tesla's flagship technologies is making a dramatic showcase through Tesla's next-generation Roadster reveal, held at SpaceX's McGregor, Texas test site on October 15. Credit: Tesla

  37. TECO targets AI data center growth with energy storage, transformers
    TWDigiTimes Daily

    TECO Electric and Machinery participated in Energy Taiwan on October 14, showcasing its smart microgrid solutions and outlining the future development of its power and energy business group. TECO president Fei-yuan Kao. Credit: DIGITIMES