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Nvidia-backed space data centres put AI in space
Published in AI


Starcloud plans orbiting GPU boxes claiming 100x compute and free solar juice

Nvidia's AI silicon is headed for orbit as startup Starcloud prepares to launch a data centre in space using H100 GPUs stuffed into a 60-kilogram Starcloud-1 satellite.

PC market claws back thanks to Windows 10’s demise
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Os deadline and tariff tinkering push PC shipments up 8.1 per cent

Global PC shipments are finally showing signs of life, rising 8.1 per cent year on year in the third quarter of 2025, according to Counterpoint Research.

Intel jacks up the price of Raptor Lake
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 22 October 2025 12:02

Intel jacks up the price of Raptor Lake


Lunar Lake fails to take off

Troubled Chipzilla's next-generation Lunar Lake processors are sitting unloved on shelves while everyone scrambles to buy the older, cheaper Raptor Lake chips.

Blackrock sinks billions into Meta’s Louisiana AI project
Published in AI


AI gold rush burns through even more cash

BlackRock has thrown billions into Meta’s latest AI adventure, backing a massive private-debt deal that could fund a mega data centre.

JEDEC announces near completion of LPDDR5X SOCAMM2 standard
Published in AI

Low-profile LPDRAM modules for data center AI applications

JEDEC has announced it is nearing completion of JESD328: LPDDR5/5X Small Outline Compression Attached Memory Module (SOCAMM2) Common Standard, which is a new standard for low-profile LPDRAM modules for data center AI applications.

Intel bends the knee to Blackwell in hybrid AI rack stunt
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Bundles Gaudi with Nvidia to stay in the game

Troubled Chipzilla has admitted it can’t beat Nvidia in the AI silicon war, so now it’s joining them by stuffing its own Gaudi 3 chips into a rack-scale server alongside Team Green’s mighty Blackwell B200 GPUs.

Siri’s AI makeover not going well
Published in AI
Monday, 20 October 2025 10:17

Siri’s AI makeover not going well


Apple struggling to make its assistant not terrible

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s long-overdue attempt to bring Siri up to scratch is reportedly hitting the skids again.

Rainbow laser chip could help stop AI from eating power
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Photonics breakthrough came from a lucky lab mistake

A lab mishap has accidentally given birth to a laser-spewing chip that could rein in the power-hungry chaos of AI and its insatiable data cravings.

UK’s £45bn AI savings claim torn to shreds in parliament
Published in AI


MPs hear the maths relies on automation fairy dust

The British government’s £45 billion (€52.7 billion) AI “savings” pitch ran into a buzzsaw on 15 October 2025 as witnesses told MPs the numbers look fanciful without real cuts.

Apple’s M5 pitch leans hard on its AI
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Friday, 17 October 2025 09:39

Apple’s M5 pitch leans hard on its AI


Job’s Mob hypes specs 

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has rolled out new MacBook Pro, iPad Pro and Apple Vision Pro models and stuffed them with a shiny M5, which it claims is finally ready for the AI era.