Former Intel board members call for Chipzilla to go private
Published in News


US government and big tech should carve up struggling giant

Troubled Chipzilla should be taken private, stripped apart, and rebuilt into a proper foundry and design house, according to four long-serving former directors writing in Fortune.

PC gaming hardware surges to $44.5 billion in 2025
Published in Gaming


Record 35 per cent growth as Microsoft forces mass upgrades

The PC gaming hardware market will balloon by 35 per cent in 2025, hitting $44.5 billion in sales, according to number crunchers at Jon Peddie Research.

Austrian army routs Microsoft Office
Published in Cloud
Sunday, 21 September 2025 16:47

Austrian army routs Microsoft Office


Like the Battle of Austerlitz only with penguins 

Austria’s armed forces have dumped Microsoft Office in favour of LibreOffice, and the move has nothing to do with saving cash.

AI doctors hate women and minorities
Published in AI
Friday, 19 September 2025 10:08

AI doctors hate women and minorities


Bias baked into medical models 

Artificial intelligence tools touted as the saviours of overstretched hospitals could end up doing the opposite for women and ethnic minorities, according to new research.

Microsoft forks out $30 billion on UK
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Wednesday, 17 September 2025 09:46

Microsoft forks out $30 billion on UK


Trump’s visit coincides with Nvidia, Google and others throwing cash at Britain

Software King of the World, Microsoft has promised to dump $30 billion (€28 billion) into the UK by 2028 as it tries to beef up its artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Microsoft ducks EU fine with Teams carve-out
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Friday, 12 September 2025 09:57

Microsoft ducks EU fine with Teams carve-out


Brussels swallows concessions after years of grumbling

Microsoft has dodged a hefty EU fine by coughing up concessions on how it bundles its software, ending a four-year antitrust row.

Microsoft and OpenAI patch things up for profit push
Published in AI


Tentative deal clears a path for OpenAI’s restructuring

Software King of the World, Microsoft and ChatGPT maker OpenAI have agreed to extend their partnership in a move that could smooth the startup’s shift to a for-profit structure.

Oracle trying to be the new Nvidia
Published in News
Friday, 12 September 2025 09:30

Oracle trying to be the new Nvidia


Ellison bets the farm on AI 

Oracle  stunned the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street with a forecast that makes it look more like Nvidia than the dull database flogger it has been for decades.

Microsoft plays with light to kill off GPUs
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Tuesday, 09 September 2025 10:15

Microsoft plays with light to kill off GPUs


Optical computer could crunch AI 100 times faster

A team of Volish boffins have emerged from their smoke-filled labs with a prototype analogue optical computer they claim could blow GPUs out of the water.

Gartner claims all IT will involve AI by 2030
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Tuesday, 09 September 2025 09:49

Gartner claims all IT will involve AI by 2030


Analyst outfit says OpenAI not fit for enterprise

Number crunchers at Gartner have declared that by 2030, every IT department task will be touched by AI in some form, though the firm is adamant this will not trigger mass job losses.