
AMD thrashes server market
Record 41 per cent share
Chipzilla’s life just got a lot more miserable after AMD walked off with a record 41 per cent of server revenue in the second quarter of 2025, according to number crunchers from Mercury Research.

Musk's SpaceX throws tantrum over Virginia broadband plan
Wants $60 million for doing less than local providers
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is throwing its toys out of the pram again, this time over Virginia’s decision to fund proper broadband infrastructure instead of handing cash to his satellite internet sideshow.

US considers partial nationalisation of Intel
Socialism sneaks in the back door
Troubled Chipzilla might soon be partly owned by Uncle Sam if President Donald Trump gets his way.

Intel's job cuts gut Linux driver support
Intel’s restructuring leaves key open-source work without a home
Troubled Chipzilla’s decision to sack around 24,000 workers has not only left its product lines short-staffed, it has gutted some of the essential work keeping Linux support alive for Intel hardware.

Tariff chaos gives CPU market a surprise jolt
Panic buying boosts shipments
Thanks to tariff jitters in the second quarter, CPU shipments jumped 7.9 per cent quarter-on-quarter, with Client CPU sales leaping from nearly 62 million units in the first quarter to just over 67 million.