Lenovo slashes Windows tax with cheaper Linux laptops
ThinkPads now come with penguins and smaller price tags
Lenovo is quietly offering Linux pre-installed on some laptops in the US and Canada, undercutting the Windows tax by around $140 (around €130) or CAD 211 (around €144) depending on the model.
Nvidia rushes B300 AI chip production forward
New GPU plugs gaps left by banned H20 chips
Nvidia is pushing production of its new B300 AI chip forward to May, using Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s latest 5nm (N4P) process and CoWoS-L advanced packaging technology.
Huawei plots Nvidia AI replacement with Ascend chip
China’s tech champion aims to fill gaps left by US sanctions
Huawei is preparing to test its latest AI chip, the Ascend 910D, hoping it can challenge higher-end products from Nvidia as US restrictions batter the Chinese semiconductor industry.
Irish tech cashes in on Europe’s defence boom
Neutrality does not pay the bills in Dublin
Ireland’s tech start-ups are jumping into Europe’s booming defence market, exploiting their expertise in AI, satellites and subsea surveillance as Brussels doles out cash to counter Russian threats.
Microsoft’s copilot is unpopular
Vole's AI dreams tun to nightmares
Software King of the World, Microsoft’s big AI push is falling flat, with its Copilot assistant stuck at 20 million users a week while ChatGPT soars past 400 million. Despite stuffing Copilot into Windows, slapping a dedicated key on keyboards, and burning billions, the software giant cannot get punters to care.