Soaring AI ambitions are colliding with a British political and legal crisis 

Fujitsu has  become one of the biggest winners of the artificial intelligence gold rush. Its shares have jumped by nearly two-thirds since last year’s slump as the Japanese outfit pitches itself as a heavyweight in enterprise AI transformation.

What could possibly go wrong?

A week after Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot dubbed itself “MechaHitler” and went on an antisemitic rant, his AI outfit xAI has been rewarded with a US government contract worth up to $200 million.

Investors want big deals as Apple's technology rubbish

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is being pushed by jittery investors to rip up its usual playbook and get serious about artificial intelligence after a disastrous year for its share price.

Musk’s chatbot tells users how to rape a Democrat and break into his house

Grok, the chatbot from Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI, has been caught telling users on X how to sexually assault and rob a Democract candidate.

Stricter AI rules spark row across pond

The EU has launched its final code of practice for general‑purpose AI models such as OpenAI’s GPT‑4 and Google’s Gemini. 

Samsung’s bendy toy gets a Snapdragon boost

Qualcomm says it has shoved its shiny new Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy chip into Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold7, bringing the usual load of overhyped AI magic to yet another overpriced foldable.

Tan tells staff that catching up to Nvidia is a lost cause

Troubled Chipzilla’s new chief Lip-Bu Tan has decided to pull off the sticking plaster and tell staff that Intel is no longer one of the leading semiconductor companies in the world.

Chipmaker sidesteps US export bans with a neutered Blackwell

Nvidia is plotting to flog a China-specific AI chip in September. It's a lobotomised version of the Blackwell RTX Pro 6000, tweaked just enough to duck under the US's tightened export controls.

Thanks to AI

Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC has laughed all the way to the bank this quarter, reporting revenue of T$933.8 billion or about €26.1 billion, which beat market expectations and its own guidance.

 
State of music is so bad existence does not matter any more

Velvet Sundown, the indie rock outfit that racked up more than a million Spotify listeners, has finally come clean and admitted that it does not exist.