Kurt Robson

1 week ago | ccn.com | Kurt Robson

Key TakeawaysAMD is ready to begin production at TSMC’s Arizona plant amid rising geopolitical and economic pressures. Donald Trump’s tariffs have forced tech giants to shift chip production to the U.S., creating a surge in demand at TSMC Arizona. With both AMD and Nvidia relying on TSMC’s Arizona facility, limited capacity and rising costs may intensify competition.

1 week ago | ccn.com | Kurt Robson

Key TakeawaysEpic Games’ Fortnite is due to go temporarily offline for maintenance. Gamers on mobile, console, and PC will all be locked out from online services. The scheduled maintenance will make way for Fortnite’s latest round of content. Fortnite is scheduled to go offline today as Epic Games deploys a software update, making way for a new wave of nostalgic content for players.

1 week ago | ccn.com | Kurt Robson

Key TakeawaysU.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff war with China has forced Tesla to pause sales of two of its models to China. Tesla’s Chinese website is no longer showing the option to purchase its Model S and Model X. The decision comes as Tesla suffers through slowing sales and decreased market share. Elon Musk’s Tesla has suspended taking new orders of its U.S.-made vehicle models in China, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs continue to escalate the trade war against the country.

2 weeks ago | ccn.com | Samantha Dunn |Kurt Robson

Key TakeawaysAfter falling out of favor in recent years, the metaverse is regaining momentum in 2025. With billions in funding and significant partnerships, new startups drive renewed interest in the metaverse. Though the focus still remains on AI, the metaverse has quietly been evolving in the background. Just a year ago, the word metaverse had all but vanished from Big Tech’s vocabulary.

3 weeks ago | ccn.com | Kurt Robson

Key TakeawaysOpenAI’s latest model costs ten times more than expected. Peter Thiel-backed Sentient claims its open-source AI search model is outperforming OpenAI’s GPT-4. China’s DeepSeek has set a new benchmark for cost-effective AI, putting pressure on American firms to balance power with affordability. OpenAI’s new O3 reasoning artificial intelligence model has had its estimated running price increase tenfold, marking another warning that U.S. AI is becoming too expensive.