Samsung expects an 80 per cent plunge in earnings
Wearing black armbands later today
Samsung Electronics is expected to report a nearly 80 per cent plunge in earnings in the third quarter later today.
German startup working on PC cloud
A real personal computer
A German startup has launched Space OS, which it claims is a move towards a real cloud-based PC.
Microsoft to pull VBScript from Windows
After 27 years
Microsoft has stopped developing VBScript after a 27-year relationship and plans to remove the scripting language entirely in a future Windows release.
Google’s secret auction algorithm made it billions
Court told of dirty deeds done dirt cheap
An economist told a court that Google made billions of dollars in extra ad revenue starting in 2017 — by making a secret change to its auction algorithm that bumped its revenues up 15 per cent.
IBM says it will not lay off tech staff
AI will not reduce our staffing levels
While IBM CEO Arvind c has been candid about the effects of AI on business, he does not see AI resulting in tech staff being fired.
First-generation AI products are pricey
Or have cut down functionality
It is starting to look like the first generation AI products coming on the market are too pricey.
Users refuse to upgrade to Windows 11
Even as Windows 10’s sell by date looms.
Windows 10 has two years of life left but users are still shying away from Windows 11.
Unity CEO quits
Pricing fiasco finally claims a head
John Riccitiello, CEO of Unity, has resigned from the company because of a pricing fiasco that left developers in open revolt.
Europe gets ARM-based supercomputer
Jupiter of the world's most powerful
One of the world's most powerful supercomputers will soon be online in Europe, using ARM-based chips instead of x86 parts.
South Korean firms get a free pass on US tech
Even if the tech ends up in China
South Korean firms Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix can indefinitely supply U.S. chip equipment to their Chinese factories without separate US approvals.