Intel chips suffers new branch privilege injection leak
Published in News


Another Spectre hole

Troubled Chipzilla has managed another spectacular security belly-flop, with researchers finding a shiny new hole in all modern Intel CPUs that leaks data from privileged software like the operating system kernel.

Foxconn enjoys a profit boom
Published in News
Wednesday, 14 May 2025 09:26

Foxconn enjoys a profit boom


But warns of trouble ahead

Foxconn has reported 91 per cent surge in profit this quarter but warned that it is cutting its full-year outlook over US tariff games.

Fresh layoffs at Microsoft
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Wednesday, 14 May 2025 09:22

Fresh layoffs at Microsoft


More than 6,000 Voles to go

Software King of the World, Microsoft is sharpening the axe again, swinging for three per cent of its global workforce to strip out middle managers and trim its flabby international operations.

Trump tightens noose on Huawei’s AI chips
Published in PC Hardware


US crackdown targets global users of Chinese tech

Donald Trump’s administration has warned that using artificial intelligence chips from Huawei could land companies worldwide with criminal penalties for violating US export controls.

Global IT services spending hits the brakes
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Growth to halve by 2029

After years of throwing cash at IT services like drunken sailors, companies worldwide are finally putting their wallets away. New data shows that spending growth in the sector is about to collapse by half before the end of the decade.

Nvidia hikes GPU prices
Published in Graphics
Tuesday, 13 May 2025 11:22

Nvidia hikes GPU prices


Even before the scalpers get their paws on them

Nvidia is jacking up prices across almost its entire product line to keep its profits fat while tariffs and soaring manufacturing costs hammer the business.

SanDisk hypes up 'Stargate' controller
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Tuesday, 13 May 2025 11:09

SanDisk hypes up 'Stargate' controller


Blast SSD to 512 TB

Sandisk chief executive David Goeckeler has been banging on about a new SSD controller called Stargate, promising a “dynamite project” without actually revealing much beyond the name.

Apple prepares to gouge iPhone buyers
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 13 May 2025 10:41

Apple prepares to gouge iPhone buyers


Cook does not want to blame tariffs

The Fruity Cargo Cult, Apple is plotting price hikes for its autumn iPhone 17 lineup while pretending tariffs have nothing to do with it.

Softbank shocks Wall Street with €3.27bn profit
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Son pulls a rabbit out of his telecom hat

Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank Group stunned the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street by posting a €3.27 billion quarterly profit, fuelled by telecom holdings and a rare bout of investment luck.

Nintendo threatens to brick hacked Switches
Published in Gaming


Gamers face console death penalty for stepping out of line

Nintendo has slipped a nasty surprise into its May 2025 user agreement, giving itself the right to permanently brick Switch and Switch 2 consoles if players hack or pirate games.