As US President Donald Trump marks the first month of his second term in office, the reforms and fiscal austerity measures of Trump 2.0 have exceeded expectations compared to his campaign promises. Whether it is the various cuts proposed by the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) led by Elon Musk or the recently passed tax reduction and spending cut bill that narrowly cleared the House of Representatives, the pace of these initiatives is astonishing, and their impact is profound.

AWS has entered the quantum computing race with Ocelot, a chip featuring built-in error correction aimed at dramatically slashing development costs. The move follows IBM, Google, and Microsoft, highlighting the intensifying competition among cloud providers. AWS claims Ocelot can reduce costs by 90% compared to existing quantum error correction methods. The research findings were published in Nature, with potential applications spanning drug discovery, material science, and financial modeling.

Taiwanese semiconductor firms have recently shared their perspectives on the PC market’s trajectory for 2025, exuding optimism. This bullish sentiment stems from a confluence of factors poised to ignite a significant PC replacement wave next year. While the consumer landscape remains notoriously volatile, precluding definitive forecasts, industry leaders tentatively predict that customer restocking momentum will markedly outpace 2024 levels.