EU blinks on AI rules to keep Trump happy
Brussels caves to Big Tech pressure and Washington’s tantrums
The European Commission is proposing to water down its much-hyped artificial intelligence legislation after sustained whinging from Big Tech and the looming threat of a Trump-shaped tantrum from across the Atlantic.
Sir Tim Berners-Lee says AI could tear the web’s ad economy apart
Inventor of the internet warns LLMs will stop people reading pages
The man who built the World Wide Web says generative AI is about to shove a crowbar into the internet’s multibillion-dollar advertising racket.
Qualcomm weathers tax hit but keeps punters happy
Mobile chip giant posts gains, sees AI as golden goose
Chipmaker Qualcomm managed to please the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street despite coughing up a net loss of $3.12 billion, thanks to an income tax sting that took a chunk out of what would have been a solid quarter.
Meta stock sinks as AI spending surge spooks investors
Zuckerberg’s superintelligence dream rattles Wall Street
Meta’s record revenue couldn’t stop its shares from tumbling after the company warned that its AI ambitions would come with a colossal bill.
Microsoft still not kissing Trump's ring
Nadella snubs tech bros contract grovelling
While the rest of the US tech industry has tripped over itself trying to please President Donald Trump, Microsoft has refused to play along and Computerworld thinks that is soon going to come with a hefty price tag.
Big‑tech rushes to back Trump’s White House ballroom
Big tech lines up behind grand White House makeover.
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is listed among several major tech companies donating to fund President Donald Trump’s 90,000‑square‑foot White House ballroom.
Blackrock sinks billions into Meta’s Louisiana AI project
AI gold rush burns through even more cash
BlackRock has thrown billions into Meta’s latest AI adventure, backing a massive private-debt deal that could fund a mega data centre.
Meta straps a smart TV to your face
Zuck’s Horizon TV chases couch potatoes in VR
Meta has built the telly Mark Zuckerberg once teased, only this one lives inside a headset and is dubbed Horizon TV.
Mediatek’s ASIC dreams wobble
Meta and Google orders slip away
Something strange is stirring at Taiwanese IC design house MediaTek. The company’s push into special application chips (ASICs) after 2026 is suddenly looking a lot shakier.
Cerebras scoops $1bn to take on Nvidia
Silicon Valley start-up wants to crash the AI chip party
Chipmaker Cerebras Systems has bagged more than $1 billion from backers including Fidelity and Donald Trump Jr’s 1789 Capital as it tries to peel customers away from Nvidia.