US targets Chinese chipmaking with proposed export restrictions on ASML and others

On Tuesday, Meta launched “Muse Image,” a new AI image generation feature that allows users to create original images, edit existing photos, and even generate custom ads directly within its apps.  But one capability has quickly become the center of controversy.  Muse Image allows users to generate AI images using photos from public Instagram accounts….

Lance Whitney/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways A bug in Windows 11 can claim up to 500GB of disk space. The culprit is a Windows system file that just keeps growing. The bug is fixed in the Windows June preview update and the July update. Do you have a…

The Indian government has warned of action against two of Meta’s three major platforms, WhatsApp and Instagram, within a week, underscoring the growing regulatory risks the U.S. social media giant faces in a key market. On Saturday, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued a “stern notice to Meta over the presence of Child…

Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks next to a Vera Rubin Ultra Kyber Compute Tray and a Vera Rubin Ultra Kyber NVLink MidPlane during a keynote address at the Nvidia GTC conference in San Jose, California, US, on Monday, March 16, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images NVIDIA’s next marquee product…

Dayton Residence in Silicon Valley, CA July 5, 2026 Architect: Mahya Salehi Studio Location: Silicon Valley, California, USA Photos by Adam Potts Ancient History is at the Heart of This Second-Generation Builder’s California Courtyard Casa Mahya Salehi Studio brings Middle Eastern courtyard archetype to a compact Silicon Valley lot When a second-generation California contractor and his…

South Korean nuclear fusion startup EternaFusion has raised roughly $1.49 million (KRW 2.3 billion) in a seed round. Company K Partners, Bluepoint Partners, and Seoul Techno Holdings participated in the round.  The proceeds will go toward proof-of-concept work and early-stage validation of EternaFusion’s proprietary current-drive technology, called Tokamak Injection. Nuclear fusion recreates the reaction that…