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China  leads humanoid robot charge.
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Monday, 31 March 2025 11:45

China  leads humanoid robot charge.


Bets big on bipedal bots while the US flaps over security fears

Foxconn is getting first dibs on China’s humanoid robots, while the US dithers over national security fears and turf wars.

Samsung crams TikTok and AI into your fridge
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Bespoke appliances now come with screens, sensors, and a heap of gimmickry

Samsung's AI-powered fridge now recognises your leftovers and plays TikTok while you grab a Coke — all for the price of a decent used car.

Reddit’s hype hangover begins to bite
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Monday, 31 March 2025 11:31

Reddit’s hype hangover begins to bite


AI buzz fades, Google shifts gears, and investors run for the exits

Reddit’s stock is spiralling, dropping another 10 per cent this week as the sugar high from its IPO wears off and harsh reality sets in.

Musk gives DOGE months to replace SSA code
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Replace 60 million lines of COBOL--yeah right  

Elon [Roman Salute] Musk is trying to modernise America’s Social Security Administration with a crack team of DOGE-linked technologists and a timeframe that makes actual engineers laugh out loud.

Troubled Chipzilla rides new CEO bounce
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Monday, 31 March 2025 11:18

Troubled Chipzilla rides new CEO bounce


But new top investor says: take the money and run

The honeymoon's barely started for Troubled Chipzilla’s new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, and already one of the top stock whisperers on TipRanks is advising investors to get out while they’re ahead.

Nvidia mulls Chipzilla deal for gaming GPU fabs
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Intel’s 18A node may become more than just internal salvation

Nvidia is eyeing Troubled Chipzilla’s foundry business to manufacture gaming GPUs—marking a potential inflexion point for Intel’s battered but still-breathing manufacturing arm, according to GuruFocus.

Microsoft moved by DeepSeek’s AI blitz
Published in AI
Friday, 28 March 2025 11:13

Microsoft moved by DeepSeek’s AI blitz


Getting more from it than ChatGPT

The Software King of the World, Microsoft, has been playing with DeepSeek’s R1, and it appears to be impressed.

Oracle fumbles denial as 6 million user records leak
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SSO breach pretty obvious

Oracle is in full-blown damage control mode after hacker “rose87168” claimed to breach its Oracle Cloud login servers.

Ubisoft slices up empire to save its neck
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Tencent throws €1.16B lifeline to floundering French publisher

Ubisoft is finally admitting that years of creative flops and corporate misfires have left it in need of a reboot.

US robot-makers want Uncle Sam to suit up
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Silicon-fuelled arms race gets a humanoid twist

US robotics firms are practically begging for Uncle Sam to stop napping and get serious about fighting China's silicon-powered robot surge.