Bill Gates drops OG Microsoft code to mark 50 years
Software King of the World goes full retro, slings Altair BASIC source for the nostalgia crowd
The Software King of the World, Sir William Gates III, is marking Microsoft’s 50th birthday by releasing the digital equivalent of a baby photo onto the internet—a 150-page slab of Intel 8080 assembly code from Altair BASIC. This code launched the empire.
Google wants to zap power through your phone’s face
Worked out a new way to charge your phone
A newly published US patent from Google details a novel yet clever plan to embed a wireless charging coil beneath the smartphone’s display, enabling devices to function as both receivers and power donors.
Musk’s ex-hacker now burrowed into US Justice Department
Ex-cheat site operator snuck into DOJ with pirating past
One of Elon [Roman Salute] Musk’s top tech bros is now helping run the US Department of Justice, despite a teenage résumé that reads like a cybercrime rap sheet.
Trump slaps Job’s Mob with brutal tariffs
Looks the bromance is off
Donald [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump has slammed a monster 46 per cent tariff on regions key to the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s global production chain, driving up the price of iPhones, Macs, and just about everything else shiny and expensive.
Trump’s aluminium tariffs bring 25 per cent hike
We did warn you
Donald [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump’s aluminium tariffs are now impacting the PC hardware world, with vendors discovering too late that finished goods, such as cases and GPUs, are being hit with the same 25 per cent levy initially intended to target raw materials.
TSMC flings open Fab 22 in Taiwan in N2 process ramp-up
Gates-all-around nanosheets mark the death of FINFET
TSMC just christened its under-construction Fab 22 in Kaohsiung which will be the centrepiece of a colossal $45 billion Taiwan spend-up aimed at ushering in the era of 2nm-class chips.
Chipzilla doubles down on 18A with Panther Lake
New client CPU platform to hit shelves in early 2026 with chiplet graphics twist
Troubled Chipzilla is throwing everything it’s got at its Panther Lake CPU platform, eyeing a launch window in the second half of 2025 and cranking up volume supply by early 2026.
Turing Institute axes quarter of projects
Leans into defence and climate
UK’s AI flagship the Alan Turing Institute is binning nearly a quarter of its projects and staring down job cuts as it tries to morph into something vaguely resembling relevance amid criticism and seismic shifts in AI.
YouTube crowned new media monarch
Threatens Hollywood's old guard
MoffettNathanson has dubbed YouTube the “New King of All Media,” a title once reserved for broadcast giants and film studios.
Siri spirals into chaos
Voice assistant flounders while rivals sprint into the future
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s 13-year-old digital dunce Siri is proving more useless than ever, infuriating users while other tech firms surge ahead with bleeding-edge AI chatbots.