Berners-Lee says the web has gone off the rails
Inventor pushes for user-owned data and a CERN-style AI project
World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee reckons the internet is in a mess, hijacked by social media platforms that turned people into products rather than customers.
Trump demands Microsoft fires top staffer
Lisa Monaco accused of being a security risk
US president Donald Trump is demanding that the Software King of the World, Microsoft fire its new global affairs boss Lisa Monaco, claiming she is a threat to national security.
Apple’s iPhone factory still a labour horror show
Foxconn accused of dodgy contracts, wage delays and discrimination
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is once again facing awkward questions about the way its prized iPhones are churned out in China by its besties Foxconn.
EA close to $50bn buyout deal
Sharks circle the games giant
Electronic Arts could be yanked off the stock market in a $50 billion deal that would make it one of the largest leveraged buyouts in history.
Intel to hike Raptor Lake prices as AI PCs stall
Older Intel CPUs could see more than 10 per cent rises
Gamers still buying Raptor Lake might be in for a nasty surprise, with Troubled Chipzilla reportedly set to lift prices on its 13th-gen parts by more than 10 per cent.