Broadcom rides AI boom, but the market still flinches
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Analysts moan about the margins as shares wobble

Broadcom delivered another slab of AI-fuelled growth and still managed to spook the market in after-hours trading.

Secretary of state picks a fight with a serif
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Thursday, 11 December 2025 10:32

Secretary of state picks a fight with a serif


Microsoft's default Calibri is too "woke"

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio tightened his grip on the culture war by ordering diplomats to ditch Calibri typefaces for Times New Roman, apparently unaware that the venerable serif has spent decades carrying some of the most “woke” books ever printed.

Nvidia’s grip on AI chips starts to loosen
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Monday, 08 December 2025 09:36

Nvidia’s grip on AI chips starts to loosen


A growing pack of rivals eyes the crown

One company has sat on the AI chip throne for a decade, but the ground beneath Nvidia is starting to shift.

IBM boss says hyperscalers are dreaming
Published in Cloud
Friday, 05 December 2025 10:18

IBM boss says hyperscalers are dreaming


Arvind Krishna tears into Big Tech’s data centre maths

IBM lead suit Arvind Krishna has warned that hyperscalers like Google and Amazon are shovelling cash into data centres at a rate that will never turn a profit.

Anthropic eyes mega IPO
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Wednesday, 03 December 2025 09:28

Anthropic eyes mega IPO


Listing chatter grows while investors puff up valuations.

The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell-on-earth yarn claiming that Anthropic has started sketching one of the largest stock market debuts ever.

What if we had a year of Linux on the desktop and no one realised?
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Fanboys insist we are getting the numbers wrong 

For years, Linux fanboys have been insisting that this year will be the time of Linux on the desktop. Now, ZDnet's Steven Vaughan-Nichols thinks the take-up of Linux is much higher than numbers suggest.

OpenAI is digging a deeper money pit than anyone guessed
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Loan me a trillion until next Friday, gov?

OpenAI is burning through cash at a staggering rate, and HSBC’s latest sums suggest the bonfire is far bigger than most expected.

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.

Zorin OS 18 racks up a million downloads
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Monday, 24 November 2025 09:47

Zorin OS 18 racks up a million downloads


Defecting Windows users make up the bulk of the curious crowd

Open saucy Zorin OS 18 has clocked a million downloads in a single month, which is not bad for a Linux distro trying to lure disillusioned Windows refugees.

Nokia bets big in US
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Monday, 24 November 2025 09:11

Nokia bets big in US


Invests billions away from Finland

Former rubber boot maker Nokia is chucking billions into the US as it tries to make its networking gear look clever enough for the AI circus.