Lamanna reckons business software is already a walking corpse

Software King of the World, Microsoft has declared that traditional business software is as good as dead and is betting big that AI agents will have finished the job by 2030.

Brits drop encryption demand 

The Trump administration has browbeaten the UK government into dropping its demand for a backdoor into Apple’s encrypted data, in what is being spun in Washington as a “victory” for big American technology companies privacy.

Price increases passed on to China

Nvidia is hiking the price of its H20 AI chips by 18 per cent to bankroll a Trump-approved shake-down of its Chinese business.

Intel gets $2 billion lifeline while slashing its own investments

SoftBank is chucking US$2 billion at Troubled Chipzilla in what looks like an effort to revive its sagging foundry business and rekindle interest in its battle with the mighty TSMC.

But numbers don’t add up

Chip-making giant TSMC has been bragging about a mountain of taxpayer cash supposedly rolling in from four countries, but the numbers look a bit suspect.

Company admits chatbot guidelines let dangerous content slide

Meta’s internal AI policies gave chatbots the green light to engage in flirty chats with children, dish out bogus medical advice and help users craft racist nonsense, according to a 200 page company document seen by Reuters.

Local wafer supply to benefit TSMC, Samsung and US fabs

GlobalWafers is joining the parade of semiconductor suppliers setting up shop in the US, announcing a new silicon wafer plant in Texas to help fuel America’s push for chip independence.

Beijing chip-gear maker claims US rival swiped plasma tech via ex-staff

Top US chip-equipment maker Applied Materials is in hot water in China after being accused of stealing trade secrets from a domestic competitor.

China’s new Mini SSD is faster than MicroSD and nearly as tiny

Chinese storage maker Biwin has cooked up a new SSD that’s barely bigger than a MicroSD card but claims read speeds over 3.7GB/s.

Privacy-first firm bolts as Swiss politicians threaten anonymity

Proton is beginning to shift its physical infrastructure out of Switzerland, fearing a fresh bout of government snooping baked into the country's updated surveillance laws.