Qualcomm spurns Apple as modem deal nears expiry
We are just so over this relationship
After more than 15 years of flogging modem chips to the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple, Qualcomm seems to be limbering up for life without its biggest drama prone customer.
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.