
Skip boot camp and push ups
The US Army Reserve has pulled off a bizarre bit of military cosplay by commissioning four Silicon Valley bigwigs as lieutenant colonels, skipping the usual boot polish and push-ups.

Microsoft axes thousands more staff
Vole keeps shovelling cash into AI
Microsoft is prepping to sack several thousand staff in the coming weeks as it trims the fat before launching into another fiscal year with its AI ambitions still burning through cash.

Microsoft could walk away from OpenAI talks
Huge deal wobbles as OpenAI pushes for profit pivot
Software King of the World, Microsoft is ready to bin its negotiations with OpenAI as the ChatGPT outfit tries to morph into a fully for-profit company.

AMD gets the Xbox gig
Next-gen Xbox could get a Windows makeover
AMD and Microsoft have joined forces to cook up the next generation of Xbox consoles, but the latest teaser video suggests this time it might not just be about silicon.

25 per cent higher clock speeds and up to 36 per cent power savings
Troubled Chipzilla is trying to shift attention from looming layoffs to technical progress, unveiling more details about its next-gen 18A process node at the 2025 Symposium on VLSI Technology and Circuits.