Taliban pulls the plug on Wi-Fi to save morals
Netflix and cat videos are a threat to civilisation
The Taliban has decided that the real enemy of Afghanistan isn’t poverty, famine, or collapsing infrastructure but Wi-Fi.
Microsoft forks out $30 billion on UK
Trump’s visit coincides with Nvidia, Google and others throwing cash at Britain
Software King of the World, Microsoft has promised to dump $30 billion (€28 billion) into the UK by 2028 as it tries to beef up its artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Beijing waves stick at Nvidia while dangling TikTok carrot
China reminds Trump it can still make life awkward for US tech
Nvidia finds itself in the firing line as Beijing signals it can squeeze US tech while negotiating a TikTok deal.
SMIC trials first advanced DUV tool made in Shanghai
Homebrew lithography
China’s top chipmaker is having a crack at running its factories on homegrown lithography gear, trying to loosen the chokehold western rivals have on AI processors.
Nvidia eyes TSMC A16
AI boom drives 2nm surge
The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn claiming that Nvidia is already looking past 2nm processing and is preparing to jump onto TSMC’s A16 process, due for mass production in the second half of 2026.
AMD’s FSR 4 leak lets old GPUs join the party
RDNA 2, RDNA 3 see visual boost
AMD has managed to shoot itself in the foot again, this time by accidentally releasing the full source code for FSR 4. The shiny new upscaler was supposed to be a Radeon RX 9000 exclusive, but thanks to the blunder, it is now sneaking its way onto older GPUs.
Google doing AI evil
Contractors sacked amid anger over pay and working conditions
While most companies are flinging cash and staff at AI, Google, has been firing the workers keeping its Gemini and AI Overviews systems afloat.
AI guts entry-level Indian outsourcing
India’s hiring pyramid smashed
Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys created empires by piling armies of junior staff into a vast hiring pyramid.
Meta's specs tangled by Chinese supply chain
Goertek tightens its grip on smart glasses production
A top Chinese hardware outfit has tightened its hold over Meta’s supply chain for its AI-powered spectacles, despite Mark Zuckerberg’s attempts to cosy up to the Trump administration’s anti-Beijing crusade.
Nothing else matters
London start-up hauls in $200 million to take aim at Apple and Samsung
London outfit Nothing has pulled in $200 million (€186 million) in fresh funding to keep chipping away at the global smartphone duopoly of the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple and Samsung.