Android may get faster hotspots with a dual-band trick
Google tests a more intelligent hotspot mode
Android has long made setting up a mobile hotspot easy, although the default settings leave you crawling along when the hardware can do far better.
China’s power play jolts the AI race
Expert warns the West is missing the real contest
China’s sheer electrical muscle is about to reshape the AI race faster than many Western wonks care to admit.
Meta mulls swapping Nvidia gear for Google’s AI chips
A possible billion-dollar deal tests Nvidia’s grip on the AI hardware game
Meta Platforms is chatting with Google about using its tensor processing units in future AI projects as the social networking giant tries to loosen its dependence on Nvidia’s pricey gear, according to those whispering in dark corners.
Sovereign AI key to dodge superpower dependence
Seoul throws cash and clout at its own AI destiny
The global AI arms race between China and the US has smaller nations nervously eyeing their supply lines, fearing they will end up beholden to the whims of the superpowers.
Napster’s magical mystery investor vanishes
Shareholders told that the long-promised billions may never arrive
Napster stunned its faithful when an online shareholder meeting on 20 November revealed that the massive investor it had been boasting about since January was unlikely to deliver the cash.
IBM and Cisco chase quantum internet
Long-distance quantum links could work by 2030
Boffins working at IBM and Cisco reckon they can link quantum computers over serious distances, and they want to show it is doable before the end of 2030.
Nvidia smokes peace pipe with Anthropic
One-gigawatt Claude commitment shows how frantic the AI gold rush has become
Nvidia has finally smoked a peace pipe with Anthropic after years of sniping, proving that the AI boom is now so ravenous it can turn rivals into drinking buddies.
Meta skates past FTC in monopoly fight
Judge bins antitrust bid to break up Facebook parent
A federal judge has tossed the latest swipe from the Federal Trade Commission at Meta, leaving the social networking giant looking rather smug.
Buffett signals trouble in Apple's orchard
Long-time believer wanders toward Alphabet
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has just done the unthinkable and taken a $4.3 billion bite out of Alphabet while casually trimming its once worshipful stake in the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple.
Brussels lines up Alphabet for another kicking
EU watchdogs reckon Google has been fiddling with news rankings again
Brussels is sharpening its knives for Alphabet with a fresh probe into how Google ranks news outlets in search results.