DeepX tapes out its second-generation chip. South Korean edge AI startup DeepX said its DX-M2 accelerator has taped out on a 2-nanometre process, delivering 80 TOPS inside a 5-watt budget for robots, drones and other edge devices, with memory bandwidth tripled to 150 GB/s over the first-generation DX-M1, which is now in mass production. The design works with Samsung’s LPDDR5x processor-in-memory, and DeepX’s simulations project 6.7 times the tokens per second on Llama 3.1-8B against the chip alone, at 2.7 times the power. Samples are expected in March 2027 and mass production in the autumn of 2027; the figures are company projections, not silicon measurements. (EE Times, November 9)
Memory scarcity lifts the refurbished market. Memory costs have more than quadrupled this year as manufacturers prioritise high-bandwidth memory for AI servers, and refurbished hardware suppliers say the squeeze is sending enterprise buyers toward secondhand kit with warranties of up to three years. Omdia analyst Ben Caddy predicted that by 2030 some 35 percent of hardware sold through the channel will be taken back by partners for recovery and resale. (The Register, November 9)
Japan declares a cybersecurity emergency package. Japan’s government announced a 10 billion yen, about 63 million dollar, emergency package on Friday to strengthen cyber defences after a wave of attacks disrupted railways, retailers and cloud operators. The money will help agencies use AI on security basics, build tooling for the National Cybersecurity Office to aggregate attack information, and support victims. (The Register, November 9, reporting the government’s November 7 announcement)
Chunghwa Telecom third quarter net income NT$12.9 billion. Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom reported consolidated net income of NT$12,885,005 thousand for the third quarter of 2026 and NT$34,758,892 thousand for the first nine months, under Taiwan-IFRS, in a Form 6-K filed with the SEC on November 9. (Chunghwa Telecom via SEC EDGAR, November 9)
Cybertruck deposit refunds, says Musk. Elon Musk said on Monday that Tesla will refund deposits to a lot of Cybertruck customers as the company prepares to wind down production of the pickup over about eight months to expand Cybercab manufacturing, according to a StockTwits market report. The production wind-down itself was covered here on November 6; the refund commitment is the new element and rests on that single report. (StockTwits, November 9)
Nvidia governance commentary. Yale’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld told TechCrunch he puts the odds of Jensen Huang keeping his job at about 50-50 following the board’s investigation announcement. The estimate is one governance scholar’s opinion, not a board signal; the underlying story, including Monday’s Frankfurt share slide and Beijing’s response, is carried in today’s updated Nvidia story. (TechCrunch, November 8)