Microsoft leans on cloud and paid AI to calm the market
Software King of the World Microsoft is still riding the cloud boom while it shovels…
Meta splashes cash on AI while users slip
Meta reported first-quarter revenue up 33 per cent, its biggest year-on-year quarterly jump in nearly…
Amazon’s AI boom comes with a $200bn bill
Amazon.com said that its cloud edge and aggressive build-out of new facilities is translating into a surge in its artificial intelligence business, with Amazon Web Services revenue up 28 per…
AI ACE tries to make x86 great again
Intel and AMD are pushing AI Compute Extensions as a unified path to make x86…
Qualcomm’s rides a hyperscaler tease
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Apple’s next boss walks into a supply chain mess
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s incoming chief executive, John Ternus, is set to inherit a…
Amazon’s AI boom comes with a $200bn bill
Amazon.com said that its cloud edge and aggressive build-out of new facilities is translating into…
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AI ACE tries to make x86 great again
Intel and AMD are pushing AI Compute Extensions as a unified path to make x86 great again. Last year, Intel and AMD teamed up to bolster the x86 ecosystem through…
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Graphics
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Ex-AMD boss takes FSR vow of silence
AMD’s FSR 4 gate is still locked for older Radeon cards, and nobody at Team…
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Mobiles
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OpenAI plots AI-native smartphone with Qualcomm and MediaTek
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EU tells Google to stop rigging Android for Gemini
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PC Hardware
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Valve confirms Steam Controller is coming on May 4 for $99
Valve has confirmed the global release of its Steam Controller, set to launch on May…
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AI
Microsoft leans on cloud and paid AI to calm the market
Software King of the World Microsoft is still riding the cloud boom while it shovels cash into AI kit. The software giant reported robust cloud growth and a lift in…
Meta splashes cash on AI while users slip
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Gaming
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Automotive
CATL cranks the charging hype
At a 90-minute Beijing event ahead of the Beijing Auto Show, the Chinese battery giant CATL rolled out a lighter pack it claims can hit a 1,000-km (621-mile) range and…
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Samsung lines up Tesla’s AI5
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Data center
Nvidia adds Nanya to feed Vera Rubin
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Smart devices
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Network
Amazon circles Globalstar for a satellite grab
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APT28 caught messing with UK routers
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