
Trump’s UAE chip deal stalls over China threat
National security fears threaten Nvidia’s billion-dollar AI bonanza
A deal to ship billions of dollars’ worth of Nvidia’s cutting-edge AI chips to the United Arab Emirates is stuck in the mud as Trump administration officials squabble over national security risks.

Intel slashes 5,000 more jobs in brutal cull
Axe in the corridors
Troubled Chipzilla is showing no mercy as it swings the axe on more than 5,000 employees across four US states in its latest bid to slash costs.

Nvidia NTC slashes VRAM with DirectX boost
AI texture compression and DXR 1.2 deliver performance gains
Nvidia's RTX Neural Texture Compression (NTC) has taken a big leap forward thanks to Microsoft’s DirectX Cooperative Vector support in the latest DirectX Raytracing 1.2 update. Early tests show a dramatic reduction in VRAM consumption while delivering a major performance uplift.

Microsoft tweaks Windows 11 to squeeze more laptop battery life
Windows 11 gets smarter with adaptive energy saver mode
Software King of the World, Microsoft is tinkering with a new Windows 11 feature that promises to stretch laptop battery life without making your screen look dim and miserable.

Nvidia hits $4 trillion and shows Apple the door
AI chip maker's epic rise leaves the competition in the dust
The AI chip peddler Nvidia just became the first company in history to tip over the $4 trillion valuation mark, elbowing past the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple and Microsoft on the Nasdaq on 10 July.

Call of Duty hacked again
Activision pulls WWII from Microsoft Store after players get pwned
Gaming behemoth Activision has yanked Call of Duty: WWII from the Microsoft Store after hackers exploited a remote code execution bug that let them take over players’ PCs.

Coreweave gobbles rival in $9bn share swap
Data centre land grab or cash-saving sleight of hand?
CoreWeave has wasted no time splashing the cashless after its IPO. Just three months since floating, the US data centre outfit is shelling out $9 billion worth of shares to acquire Core Scientific in what’s being sold as a bold expansion move.

Geopolitics strangling AI server growth
Tariff fears and supply chain turmoil hit forecasts despite big tech spending spree
AI servers may be the backbone of today’s tech boom, but global shipment growth forecasts are slipping thanks to geopolitical headaches and tariff threats.

China uses cut-price AI to break the US tech chokehold
DeepSeek and Alibaba muscle into markets as Western firms squabble over premiums
The Wall Street Journal reckons China is building an AI ecosystem that dodges US influence and the rest of the world seems happy to go along with it.

Phil Spencer retirement rumours fake
Xbox boss not done writing layoff farewell emails just yet
Despite helping to swing the axe on 9,000 jobs, including a chunk from the Xbox division, Microsoft insists its gaming chief Phil Spencer isn’t going anywhere.