Microsoft wants to ditch Nvidia and AMD for its own silicon
Vole needs a bit of leverage
Software King of the World, Microsoft has decided it no longer wants to live under the silicon thumb of AMD or Nvidia and wants to rely more on its home brew chips.
Microsoft AI cracks DNA biosecurity safeguards
The zero-day king finds a new way to scare everyone
Software King of the World, Microsoft, famous for its zero-days, now says it has discovered one in DNA biosecurity systems.
Dirty Electron hack tanks macOS 26 performance
Apple and Electron feud
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has managed to ship macOS 26 "Tahoe" with a nasty surprise for anyone running Electron-based apps.
EA goes private for $55 billion
Trump’s son-in-law helps steer publisher into private hands
Electronic Arts has decided the best time to cash in and go private is while everyone is excited about Battlefield.
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.
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.
Microsoft cuts Israeli defence ministry’s Azure taps
Block follows Guardian spy revelations and months of staff unrest
Software King of the World, Microsoft has pulled some Azure and AI services from a unit inside Israel’s defence ministry after an internal review backed media reports about mass surveillance of Palestinians.
AMD gets PyTorch working on Windows
Radeon 9000, 7000 and Ryzen AI kit now less useless
AMD has delivered on its Computex 2025 promise to make PyTorch work on Windows for consumer GPUs and APUs.
Qualcomm releases new Snapdragons
Cristiano Amon insists AI will make everything about you
Qualcomm boss Cristiano Amon took to the stage yesterday to announce that his outfit’s latest chips are not just silicon but the start of a revolution. According to him every device you own is about to become an “ecosystem of you.”