A huge earthquake hit Taiwan, but TSMC's chip fabs are already back online. The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company confirmed its facilities, including those at Hsinchu Science Park, are operating normally after a major seismic event, citing strict safety protocols and quick recovery efforts. The world's leading chipmaker, crucial for clients like NVIDIA, Apple, and AMD, evacuated staff during the quake but restored operations within hours, reporting no structural damage.
Past earthquakes have caused the firm massive financial losses from halted production and ruined wafers. This experience led TSMC to implement rigorous emergency measures, which apparently worked this time despite the powerful tremors. Maintaining uninterrupted...
Windows 11's search is getting less of a RAM hog. Microsoft is tweaking the File Explorer in a new test build to stop it from indexing the same files twice, which should speed up finding stuff and use less system memory. This update is rolling out to Windows Insiders in the Dev and Beta channels right now under a toggle, not to the general public yet.
The fix makes the search skip scanning duplicate file paths, relying on a single index instead. Microsoft says this change tackles reliability issues and improves how Explorer handles different drive locations. While search is not a huge resource drain normally, cutting out this inefficient double work is meant to make the whole file manager feel snappier, especially if you dig through...
Samsung's new chip is a big bet to finally beat Qualcomm. The recently revealed Exynos 2600, made on Samsung's own 2-nanometer process, shows the company is trying hard to make its own processors matter again and rely less on paying for expensive Snapdragon chips in future Galaxy phones. An analyst, Samir Khazaka, thinks Samsung wouldn't invest so much in custom designs for chips like the upcoming Exynos 2800 if it didn't plan for them to dominate its lineup. The first major hurdle is fixing production yields, which were reportedly sitting at only fifty percent for the Exynos 2600.
The current deal with Qualcomm still means most Galaxy S26 shipments will use the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, a chip that costs a huge two hundred eighty...
Apple's rumored foldable phone might ditch Face ID, which is pretty wild for a device costing over two grand. According to online tipsters, the so-called iPhone Fold could use a side-mounted Touch ID sensor instead when it launches, a move blamed on the clamshell design's complexities and to keep the price from going completely insane. Sources like a Weibo user called Momentary Digital claim this switch helps with both usability on a foldable and overall cost, mentioning the phone will skip an under-screen camera for simple punch-hole cutouts on its inner and outer displays.
The front camera on the main screen might sit on the right side. This design choice means Apple would be dropping the notch or Dynamic Island for a hole-punch...
Politician Aisha Jumwa's mom passed away. The former Cabinet Secretary announced her mother, Sidi, died following a short illness, calling her the family's foundation and a person of kindness. The funeral will be held at their home in Takaungu, within Kilifi County's Mnarani Ward.
Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung’aro shared his sympathies, noting the community lost a nurturing figure. Others, like philanthropist Amina Mnyazi and Likoni MP Mishi Mboko, also offered condolences and prayers for strength. Jumwa, who currently chairs the Kenya Roads Board, ended her announcement with a traditional Islamic prayer for the departed.
Kids are getting rejected from high school because everyone wants the same twenty spots. The Ministry of Education in Kenya is opening a second round for tenth-grade placement changes after a ton of requests got denied, mainly because over fifty thousand students all tried to get into just twenty top-tier Category One schools. The Principal Secretary for Basic Education, Julius Bitok, said the first revision window saw more than three hundred forty three thousand applications from the over one million kids who took the Kenya Junior School Education Assessment, with about sixty eight thousand of those already processed applications getting rejected due to no space in those popular C1 institutions.
The system sorts high schools into four...
Murkomen just told local chiefs to crack down on illegal booze or get busted themselves. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen ordered chiefs and their assistants to intensify the fight against bootleg alcohol and drug abuse. He spoke at a church in Trans Nzoia County, labeling the widespread vice a major threat to public health and security. He singled out Trans Nzoia as a top offender in recent security forum reports, calling the situation unacceptable.
The CS demanded a coordinated push involving government, churches, and communities. He warned that administrators at the grassroots level would face consequences for any collusion with distributors. Murkomen urged these local officials to work directly with police to dismantle...
Ruto showed up at a huge local sports finals to push unity. President William Ruto attended the final match of the GENOWA Governor's Cup at Raila Odinga Stadium in Homa Bay County. The annual tournament, featuring football, netball, and volleyball, aims to find and develop local talent under Governor Gladys Wanga's initiative. Over ten thousand players and officials participated, with the winning team getting a one-million-shilling prize.
Several Cabinet Secretaries and Members of Parliament joined the event. Wanga stated the competition highlighted how sports can unite communities and support athletic growth at the grassroots level. This came right after Ruto's appearance at a different soccer tournament closing in Migori County the...
A new poll shows Ruto is leading, but a huge chunk of people just do not know. An Infotrak survey says twenty-eight percent of Kenyans would vote for current President William Ruto if an election were held now. Former Interior Minister Fred Matiang'i got thirteen percent, while politician Kalonzo Musyoka had twelve percent support.
The numbers drop off sharply after that. Embakasi East MP Babu Owino got seven percent. Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua only managed five. Two percent would pick figures like Martha Karua or David Maraga. Governors Gladys Wanga and George Natembeya each got one percent. Lower still, politicians like Ndindi Nyoro and George Wajackoyah registered less than one percent support. A full twenty-five...
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