Astronomer CEO resigns after Coldplay scandal
Dataops firm can't "fix you" as affair with HR chief becomes internet meme
A night out watching Apple's favourite band Coldplay has cost Astronomer’s now ex-CEO Andy Byron his job and possibly his reputation. Byron resigned in disgrace after being caught up in a scandal involving the company’s Chief People Officer, Kristin Cabot.
Qualcomm’s former flagship chip trickles down to cheaper phones
According to Kuai Technology, from October the big Android players will start rolling out phones with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 at the top end, while the original Snapdragon 8 Elite will slide down into cheaper sub-flagships.
Job’s Mob's foldable looks like Samsung clone
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is finally edging toward the foldable market, with its first iPhone Fold pencilled in for 2026 but behind the scenes, engineers are far from thrilled.
Quantum light sources and electronics finally share the same silicon
A team of boffins from Boston University, UC Berkeley and Northwestern University have emerged from their smoke filled labs with the world’s first chip that combines quantum light sources and control electronics on a single slab of silicon.
Hackers breach government agencies, universities and energy firms while waiting for a fix
A CrowdStrike senior vice-president of cybersecurity has warned that anyone running a hosted SharePoint server is staring down the barrel of a major security nightmare.