Intel unveils Crescent Island AI GPU
Ditches HBM for LPDDR5X in cost-cutter data centre gamble
Troubled Chipzilla has wheeled out a new AI inference GPU for data centres, codenamed Crescent Island, in a bid to claw back some relevance in a market where it has experienced an abattoir of hope.
Apple about to lose grip over TSMC
Fruity cargo cult’s chip clout under threat
The fruity cargo cult Apple may be about to lose its long-held grip over TSMC as Nvidia muscles in with a deluge of orders for high-performance computing parts and AI kit.
Software engineering standards have plummeted
Engineer slams normalised bloat and forgotten basics
Engineer Denis Stetskov has called time on what he sees as an era of software rot, pointing out that the fruity cargo cult Apple managed to ship a calculator app that leaks 32GB of RAM and no one gave a toss.
Oracle’s twin CEOs push AI data centre splurge
Insist OpenAI gamble will pay off
Oracle’s new dual boss setup has come out swinging in defence of its expensive data centre expansion, insisting the firm is uniquely placed to make artificial intelligence useful for businesses.
US was behind Dutch Nexperia take over
Washington’s long reach in tech power games
US officials were behind the Dutch government's surprise take over of Nexperia.