2025 really is the year of Linux on the desktop
For the first time ever, Linux has clawed its way past the five per cent desktop market share barrier in the United States so maybe 2025 is finally the much predicted year of Linux on the desktop.
ASML beats expectations but warns on 2026 growth
AI chip boom lifts orders, but tariffs and uncertainty bite
Dutch chipmaking kit supplier ASML has shrugged off some tariff fears with better-than-expected results, though it is hardly brimming with confidence about the future.
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.
Sparks open-source exodus
Oracle's relentless licensing changes are pushing organisations into the open-saucy arms of openjdk, according to a new survey.
More than 200 pirate domains blocked
A fresh wave of site blocking has hit the UK’s already long list of outlawed pirate domains, but this time there’s an unexpected new enforcer. Cloudflare, normally seen as a neutral web infrastructure provider, is now showing “Error 451 – Unavailable for Legal Reasons” to users trying to access dozens of domains linked to streaming and download piracy.