TSMC smashes profit record again on AI chip frenzy
Published in News


Monster demand for GPUs and HPC silicon

Taiwan’s semiconductor darling TSMC has once again bathed in the glow of the AI gold rush, reporting a massive 39.1 per cent jump in third-quarter profit and setting a fresh all-time record.

Apple’s cosies up to China again despite promises to Trump
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Cook promises more cash for Beijing while pretending to love American manufacturing

Apple's CEO Tim Cook has once again pledged to pump more money into China, promising Beijing’s industry minister Li Lecheng that Job’s Mob will keep investing in the Middle Kingdom.

Apple dumps chargers from European MacBook Pro boxes
Published in PC Hardware


Charges fanboys for EU environmental policy

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has decided that Europeans don’t deserve a charger with their shiny new 14-inch MacBook Pro sporting the M5 chip and will have to pay extra.

Blighty workers still think hackers only target the big fish
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Cohesity Research shows small firms remain sitting ducks 

A third of UK workers reckon hackers only go after big corporations and that small businesses are beneath their notice.

Apple about to lose grip over TSMC
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Wednesday, 15 October 2025 11:38

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
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Wednesday, 15 October 2025 10:46

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.

Big Tech ignoring Trump's tariff tiffs
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Monday, 13 October 2025 09:55

Big Tech ignoring Trump's tariff tiffs


Investing shedloads in India

American Big Tech firms are showing remarkable confidence in India even as tariff tensions and visa snags simmer between New Delhi and Washington.

Samsung’s Galaxy XR leak shows Apple is in real trouble
Published in IoT


New headset makes the Vision Pro look even more rubbish

Samsung’s long-awaited Project Moohan has finally broken cover, and seems set to be serious contender that reminds the world that Apple’s Vision Pro really was over-priced pants.

PC sales surge in Q3 as Windows deadlines bite
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Thursday, 09 October 2025 09:44

PC sales surge in Q3 as Windows deadlines bite


Enterprises rush refreshes while consumers tag along

Beancounters at IDC have added up some numbers and divided by their collective shoe size and reckons the PC market just clocked its best quarter in years.

Charging cables are on their way out
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 08 October 2025 09:49

Charging cables are on their way out


We are drifting toward a wireless future, whether we like it or not

The charging cable is on borrowed time. Sony’s new Xperia 10 VII arrives without a charger or even a USB lead, and that small omission hints at the next big shift in how we power our gadgets.