
AMD snaps up Brium to loosen Nvidia’s AI iron grip
Chipmaker adds stealthy startup to its growing anti-Nvidia arsenal
AMD has snapped up a little-known AI startup called Brium in a move that looks suspiciously like an attempt to smash Nvidia’s stranglehold on the AI software ecosystem.

Intel bolting Xe3 and Xe4 onto Nova Lake-S chips
Celestial and Druid working together
Troubled Chipzilla appears to be hedging its bets with its upcoming Nova Lake-S processors, mixing two separate GPU architectures into one silicon soup.

Morgan Stanley uses AI to modernise ancient code
And they said it could not be done
While most of Big Tech is still fumbling with AI tools that choke on COBOL, beancounters Morgan Stanley has quietly rolled out a GPT-based system to deal with the crusty legacy code clogging up its systems.

Beijing blocks Apple-AI rollout with Alibaba
Worried that Apple might get Chinese intelligence
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s plan to launch its flashy new artificial intelligence kit in China is going nowhere fast, thanks to regulators in Beijing dragging their feet. The snag seems to stem from an unfortunate side effect of Donald Trump’s trade war.

Job's Mob and Google accused of dragging their feet to protect profits
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple and Google are getting a proper earful from furious British MPs for stalling a basic anti-theft fix that could stop criminals cashing in on stolen smartphones.