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AMD bangs open source drum to prise devs away from Cuda
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Pitches ROCm as the antidote to Nvidia’s walled garden

AMD reckons it can win over AI developers by offering an open software ecosystem rather than locking everything behind a proprietary moat.

HP swings the axe as AI costs bite
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Thursday, 27 November 2025 09:44

HP swings the axe as AI costs bite


Chops thousands of jobs while warning of pricier memory and weaker profits

HP, maker of expensive printer ink, is lopping thousands of heads as it scrambles to tame costs and bolt more AI into its product pipeline.

Dell rides an AI sugar rush
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Thursday, 27 November 2025 09:25

Dell rides an AI sugar rush


Leans on pricey AI servers to keep the wheels spinning

The Grey Box Shifter, Dell is surfing an AI boom that props up its headline numbers even as the rest of its empire looks like it needs a sit-down.

Infineon cosies up to AMD for a slice of the edge AI action
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HYPERRAM is the new cheap and cheerful memory fix

Infineon decided to wave a flag today by saying AMD has put its 64 Mb HYPERRAM memory and matching controller IP through their paces for the Spartan UltraScale+ FPGA SCU35 Evaluation Kit.

Analyst claims TSMC could leapfrog Apple by 2030
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Wednesday, 26 November 2025 10:35

Analyst claims TSMC could leapfrog Apple by 2030


Job's Mob can't hide behind its walled garden for much longer

The AI boom is giving TSMC a roaring tailwind while the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple clings to its glory years and hopes no one notices it has not invented a genuinely new product in yonks.

Gartner claims government IT spending to rise in 2026
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Aussie survey drop shows public tech bosses bracing for a turbulent year

A new Gartner survey reckons more than half of government CIOs outside the US expect their IT budgets to climb in 2026, even as wider public finances feel the squeeze.

Qualcomm pushes Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 into the spotlight
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A not-quite-flagship aiming to look harder than it is

Qualcomm has pushed out another Android chip, and it seems ready to elbow its way into the phones that chase flagship swagger without paying flagship money.

TSMC races to build more 2nm fabs as demand crushes capacity
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Taiwan’s chip colossus digs deeper into its pockets

The boss of the world’s biggest chip foundry has admitted that TSMC cannot churn out enough silicon to satisfy the world’s appetite.

Sovereign AI key to dodge superpower dependence
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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.

Altman says OpenAI’s mystery gadget will look too simple
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Hype continues while details stay hidden

OpenAI boss Sam Altman reckons the company’s new hardware will prompt people to mutter “that’s it?… It’s so simple” the moment they clap eyes on it.