IC design industry sees weak peak season
Tariff timing and fading subsidies blamed for flat demand
The IC design industry is enduring a dull peak season, with even the usual pre-holiday stocking for China’s October break and Double 11 sales coming in weaker than expected.
UK’s AI ‘hit squad’ can’t hire enough staff
Government unit underspends half its budget chasing scarce talent
A UK government artificial intelligence unit that was supposed to save £45 billion across the civil service managed to burn through less than half its budget last year.
US tops spyware investors list
US bankrolls tech accused of enabling rights abuses
The United States has overtaken everyone else as the biggest backer of the commercial spyware racket, according to a fresh report from the Atlantic Council.
Microsoft ducks EU fine with Teams carve-out
Brussels swallows concessions after years of grumbling
Microsoft has dodged a hefty EU fine by coughing up concessions on how it bundles its software, ending a four-year antitrust row.
Oracle trying to be the new Nvidia
Ellison bets the farm on AI
Oracle stunned the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street with a forecast that makes it look more like Nvidia than the dull database flogger it has been for decades.