Arm runs away from Qualcomm legal battle
Chip giant free to make processors
British chip designer Arm has abandoned its bid to terminate Qualcomm’s crucial Architecture License Agreement (ALA), meaning the US tech giant can continue producing Arm-compatible chips for PCs, smartphones, and servers.
DeepSeek's AI will be banned in the USA
Judges Jefferies says it will all be illegal
The AI app that stormed to the top of the download charts on Apple’s App Store and Google Play, and rocked Nvidia's share value, is now staring down the barrel of a US consumer ban, top analysts at US investment bank Jefferies have warned.
Ransomware business drops down the loo
The sound of the world’s smallest violin playing
It seems that the bottom has dropped out of the ransomware business.
Ubuntu’s charm-fading
Killed by terrible updating
Software developer and prolific open-source influencer Herman Ounapuu has criticised the Ubuntu Linux operating system, claiming it has lost its shine due to terrible updating systems.
There is no direct link between school phone bans and better grades
But generally kids have to get off their mobiles more
The first study of its kind suggests that banning phones in schools is not linked to pupils getting higher grades or having better mental well-being.
DeepSeek sends code to banned Chinese telco
You probably were not expecting this
Security researchers have discovered that the Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek's website contains computer code that transmits user login information to a banned Chinese state-owned telecommunications company.
AMD is kicks Intel in the data centres
Makes its eyes water
Buried in AMD’s results on Tuesday was an overlooked number that should put the fear of Zeus into Intel: the company managed to outsell Intel in the data centre space for the first time in history.
Apple begins mass production of M5 chip
Tame Apple Press holds its breath
Fruity Cargo cult Apple has begun mass-producing its M5 chip for its Mac series and iPad.
Wall Street uninterested in Qualcomm and Arm's brilliant results
Great results can’t please anyone
The reaction to Qualcomm and Arm’s stonking results is more proof that Wall Street's cocaine nose jobs don't really know anything.
Super Micro says Nvidia’s Blackwell is on the way
Nvidia shares rebound
Shares in Nvidia picked up after a key partner, Super Micro Computer, said its new AI data centre systems powered by Nvidia’s advanced Blackwell chips are ready to ship.