Blackrock’s splashes $20 billion on data centre outfit
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Larry Fink’s latest bet shows AI mania still has plenty of cash to burn

Investment outfit BlackRock is throwing serious money at the plumbing behind artificial intelligence.

Big Tech ignoring Trump's tariff tiffs
Published in News
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.

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.

Data centre growth saved the US economy
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Wednesday, 08 October 2025 10:05

Data centre growth saved the US economy


US economy is now running on the fumes of AI infrastructure

The cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street might want to send a thank-you card to Silicon Valley, because without data centres and AI servers, US economic growth in 2025 would have been dead in the water.

Microsoft wants to ditch Nvidia and AMD for its own silicon
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Vole needs a bit of leverage

Software King of the World, Microsoft has decided it no longer wants to live under the silicon thumb of AMD or Nvidia and wants to rely more on its home brew chips.

Microsoft AI cracks DNA biosecurity safeguards
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The zero-day king finds a new way to scare everyone

Software King of the World, Microsoft, famous for its zero-days, now says it has discovered one in DNA biosecurity systems.

Dirty Electron hack tanks macOS 26 performance
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Apple and Electron feud

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has managed to ship macOS 26 "Tahoe" with a nasty surprise for anyone running Electron-based apps.

EA goes private for $55 billion
Published in Gaming
Tuesday, 30 September 2025 09:56

EA goes private for $55 billion


Trump’s son-in-law helps steer publisher into private hands

Electronic Arts has decided the best time to cash in and go private is while everyone is excited about Battlefield.

Trump demands Microsoft fires top staffer
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Monday, 29 September 2025 09:50

Trump demands Microsoft fires top staffer


Lisa Monaco accused of being a security risk

US president Donald Trump is demanding that the Software King of the World, Microsoft fire its new global affairs boss Lisa Monaco, claiming she is a threat to national security.

EA close to $50bn buyout deal
Published in Gaming
Monday, 29 September 2025 09:25

EA close to $50bn buyout deal


Sharks circle the games giant

Electronic Arts could be yanked off the stock market in a $50 billion deal that would make it one of the largest leveraged buyouts in history.