AI PCs inch forward despite market gridlock
Vendors flog silicon dreams while punters wait for prices to drop
Despite some economic potholes and user indifference, so-called AI PCs are crawling their way into the market, with analysts predicting 143 million units will ship next year.
Quantum computing arms race heats up
Everyone wants to build the first machine that does something useful
The long-held fantasy of quantum computing is now looking more like a knuckle-busting engineering war.
OpenAI hypes up GPT-5
Altman reckons it's a "major upgrade"
OpenAI has finally coughed up GPT-5, a supposedly smarter version of its ChatGPT chatbot, which chief Sam Altman insists is a “major upgrade” in the quest to build something resembling artificial general intelligence.
PC and smartphone growth hits the skids
UBS and Gartner slash forecasts
Beancounters at UBS and Gartner have added up some numbers and divided by their shoe size and reduced their PC and smartphone market forecasts, citing “mounting pressures from trade tariffs and broader macroeconomic uncertainties” that will hammer consumer demand through 2026.
AI hype fizzles, but $644 billion is still on the table
Gartner says GenAI hits a “Trough of Disillusionment”
Despite a slew of gimmicky flops and creeping consumer scepticism, the generative AI bandwagon is still rolling along.
NAND flash prices set to plummet
Chipmakers to make production cuts
Due to oversupply, NAND flash prices are expected to fall faster than a team of free-falling parachuting elephants who have forgotten to pack a key ingredient of their act.
Escaping VMware's clutches will cost you
Gartner warns
According to a new assessment by Gartner, enterprises considering moving away from VMware due to Broadcom's changes should brace themselves for a lengthy, costly, and complex project.
Software engineers have two years to upskill
Or collect their P45s and pink slips
More than 80 per cent of the software engineering workforce will need to upskill by 2027, to keep pace with the growing demands of generative AI.
Gartner predicts decline in global semi-conductor revenue
More than 11 per cent lower
Global semiconductor revenue is projected to decline 11.2 per cent in 2023, according to the latest forecast from Gartner.
IT spending set to increase
Gartner groups latest figures
Number crunchers at analyst outfit Gartner have had an extra crunch and concluded that worldwide IT spending is projected to total $4.6 trillion in 2023, an increase of 5.5 per cent from 2022.