
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.

MSI's PRO Z890-S WiFi Project Zero motherboard finally goes on sale
Japan and Europe first
MSI's PRO Z890-S WiFi Project Zero motherboard with back-connect design is finally coming to retail as MSI Japan has announced that it will go on sale on May 2nd, and the motherboard is already available in Europe at €264.

Europe’s tech industry wants radical action
Europe first rather than propping up US big tech
Europe’s tech boffins have penned a desperate plea to the EU, demanding “radical action” to cut the bloc’s reliance on foreign-owned digital infrastructure before the whole thing collapses into a tech vassal state of the Yanks or the Chinese.

DeepSeek data wide open
Apparently, security was something it overlooked
Security outfit Wiz says it has found shedloads of sensitive data from the Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek inadvertently exposed to the open internet.

First AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs listed for pre-order in Europe
Launch price lower than Ryzen 7000 series
As we inch closer to the expected August availability date, first retailers/e-tailers have started listing AMD's upcoming Ryzen 9000 series desktop CPUs.

Apple escalates Epic Games war
Blocks Fortnite on iOS in Europe
Fruity cargo cult Apple has decided it can’t get enough of fights with Epic Games and the EU and has escalated the row.

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE comes to Europe at €699
South Korea gets it as well
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE has officially launched in two big markets, Europe and South Korea. After initially launching in certain Asian markets and the US, it will now be available in Europe, starting at €699, and in South Korea, starting at KRW847,000.

Europe gets ARM-based supercomputer
Jupiter of the world's most powerful
One of the world's most powerful supercomputers will soon be online in Europe, using ARM-based chips instead of x86 parts.

Iceland has the best Internet in Europe
Least Borjked
Research by VPS Server has found that Iceland has the best internet in Europe.

Suppliers should buy chips sold to blacklisted Yangtze Memory Technologies back
Do the right thing
Blacklisted Yangtze Memory Technologies Co has asked its suppliers to buy back the chips and equipment it is forbidden to use.