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Samsung and ASML Are Preparing a Major High-NA EUV Upgrade for Next-Generation Chips
Samsung is deepening its partnership with ASML, joining a push toward 12-inch photomasks and planning High-NA EUV for high-volume DRAM manufacturing by…
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Author: Nino Ray Yeh
Nino Ray Yeh is the founder and editor of The Tech Boom, an independent Australian technology publication covering artificial intelligence, consumer technology and the changing digital world. He focuses on explaining new technology clearly, with an emphasis on what developments mean for everyday users.
AI
Samsung Is Bringing Mistral AI Into Its Chip Factories — Here’s Why It Matters
Samsung is bringing Mistral AI into its semiconductor operations, using on-premises AI for chip design, defect detection, equipment optimization and manufacturing yield…
AI
Meta Launches Muse, an AI Agent That Can Send Emails, Book Travel and Make Payments
Meta has launched Muse, a personal AI agent that can send emails, book travel, make purchases and work across connected apps —…
Apps & Software
RivianOS 2 Is Rolling Out to Older R1 EVs — Here’s What the Huge Software Update Adds
RivianOS 2 is rolling out to R1S and R1T EVs with a redesigned interface, Google Maps route alerts, new AI features, weather…
Cybersecurity
Microsoft Patches 966 Security Flaws and 2 Exploited Windows Zero-Days — Update Now
Microsoft's September 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes a record 966 security flaws, including two Windows zero-days already exploited in attacks.
AI
Amazon and Qualcomm Strike Major AI Chip Deal to Challenge NVIDIA in Data Centers
Amazon and Qualcomm are teaming up on multiple generations of custom AI data-center chips and high-speed optical connectivity, with commercial commitments potentially…
Cybersecurity
Adobe Commerce and Magento Zero-Day Is Being Exploited — Update Your Store Now
Adobe has released an emergency hotfix for CVE-2026-75650, a critical Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source vulnerability being exploited in the wild.…
AI
AMD Threadripper Halo Station Brings 96 Cores and Up to 576GB HBM3E to Local AI
AMD’s Threadripper Halo Station is a prototype deskside AI workstation with a 96-core Threadripper PRO processor, Instinct-class accelerators and up to 2.6TB…
AI
Mistral Raises €3 Billion at €21 Billion Valuation as Samsung Backs Europe’s AI Challenger
Mistral has raised €3 billion in a record Series D at a post-money valuation above €21 billion, with Samsung Electronics leading the…
Apps & Software
Google Translate Just Got Much Better on iPhone and Android — Here’s What Changed
Google Translate has upgraded Live Translate on iPhone and Android. iPhone users get listening mode through the earpiece, while Android can keep…