Qualcomm wants Wi-Fi 8 to work when everything goes wrong
No more dropped packets, roaming flops, and latency hell
Qualcomm is leading a new crusade to make Wi-Fi suck less in the real world.
AMD and Microsoft plan one chip to rule them all
In the darkness bind them
AMD is getting chummy with Microsoft again and is cooking up a custom chip that will run the next-gen Xbox console, and PCs and handhelds.
US strong-arms TSMC to save Intel
Trump demands 49 per cent stake in Intel as price for tariff relief
The Trump administration is trying to force Taiwanese chip giant TSMC to buy nearly half of Troubled Chipzilla to secure a break on trade tariffs.
Sony still pretending Xperia matters
Execs call dying phone division "very important" despite shrinking market presence
Sony seems to be clinging to the fantasy that its Xperia phone business is vital to its future, despite barely shifting units and the outfit withdrawing from most major markets.
Intel board at war over CEO’s comeback plan
Tan boxed in as directors stall every move
Lip-Bu Tan took the helm of Troubled Chipzilla with a turnaround plan and the board’s supposed backing. It hasn’t taken long for both to unravel.
OpenAI hypes up GPT-5
Altman reckons it's a "major upgrade"
OpenAI has finally coughed up GPT-5, a supposedly smarter version of its ChatGPT chatbot, which chief Sam Altman insists is a “major upgrade” in the quest to build something resembling artificial general intelligence.
Trump demands that Intel's CEO is fired
Bring me the head of Lip-Bu Tan
US President Donald Trump has demanded the head of Troubled Chipzilla’s freshly anointed chief executive, Lip-Bu Tan, claiming the semiconductor veteran is “highly conflicted”.
Intel boss under fire for China ties as company sinks further
Lip-Bu Tan faces scrutiny over Cadence scandal and Beijing links
Intel is facing serious questions from US lawmakers about its new boss's ties to China and a criminal case that started before he arrived.
UK Government identity check rollout raises serious security fears
UK company directors and owners face mandatory digital ID scheme
The UK government will roll out its mandatory digital identity checks for Companies House from 18 November, but cybersecurity experts are warning the system underpinning it is nowhere near ready.
New Apple chip flaws leak sensitive browser data
FLOP and SLAP attacks make a mockery of Job’s Mob's ‘secure by design’ claims
The fruity cargo cult Apple is having a rough time defending its so-called security-first design philosophy after researchers found two serious vulnerabilities in its custom silicon that can quietly siphon off browser data like credit card details, email contents and location history.