Microsoft ducks EU fine with Teams carve-out
Brussels swallows concessions after years of grumbling
Microsoft has dodged a hefty EU fine by coughing up concessions on how it bundles its software, ending a four-year antitrust row.
Microsoft and OpenAI patch things up for profit push
Tentative deal clears a path for OpenAI’s restructuring
Software King of the World, Microsoft and ChatGPT maker OpenAI have agreed to extend their partnership in a move that could smooth the startup’s shift to a for-profit structure.
Oracle trying to be the new Nvidia
Ellison bets the farm on AI
Oracle stunned the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street with a forecast that makes it look more like Nvidia than the dull database flogger it has been for decades.
Microsoft plays with light to kill off GPUs
Optical computer could crunch AI 100 times faster
A team of Volish boffins have emerged from their smoke-filled labs with a prototype analogue optical computer they claim could blow GPUs out of the water.
Gartner claims all IT will involve AI by 2030
Analyst outfit says OpenAI not fit for enterprise
Number crunchers at Gartner have declared that by 2030, every IT department task will be touched by AI in some form, though the firm is adamant this will not trigger mass job losses.
Microsoft blows $20 billion on GPU power from ex-Yandex cloud
Nebius lands monster deal
Microsoft has signed a deal worth up to $20 billion with AI infrastructure outfit Nebius, agreeing to lease GPU horsepower over five years to feed its AI binge.
Nvidia’s Blackwell racks set for 300 per cent shipment surge
Brokerages tip 60,000 units next year as Foxconn cashes in
Nvidia’s Blackwell GB300 enterprise AI systems are being churned out at a ferocious pace, with analysts forecasting shipments will triple in the third quarter.
UK government Copilot trial finds no productivity boost
Microsoft’s AI assistant slows down more complex work
A UK government test of Microsoft’s M365 Copilot has shown that the AI helper does not deliver the productivity miracle promised in Vole's glossy marketing.
Blame for borked SSDs shifts again
Pre-release firmware in the frame
Another cause has been found for the reason why SSDs have been dying in strange ways since the software king of the world, Microsoft pushed out its August Windows security patch.
Big Tech bosses bow before Trump’s AI circus
Kissing the ring while Musk is left out in the cold
The biggest names in US tech have lined up at the White House to show how much they adore Donald and Melania Trump, apparently believing fawning public displays will save their companies from regulators.