AI designs a Linux box in a week, and it boots first time
Silicon donkey work is handed to the machines
LA-based startup Quilter says its Project Speedrun used AI to create a dual-PCB Linux single-board computer with 843 components in a week, then booted Debian on the first power-up.
Washington pulls the plug on UK tech deal as trade rows fester
Trump team leans on London for wider concessions.
Washington has slammed the brakes on a shiny £31bn US-UK technology pact, turning a Trump-era photo op into another trade headache for London.
Firefox gets new AI friendly CEO
Flirts with AI without going full creep
The new big cheese at the Mozzarella Foundation wasted no time signalling a shift as soon as a new chief took the keys of the executive drinks cabinet.
LG’s micro RGB Evo TV is not an OLED slayer
New badge, familiar tricks and plenty of marketing sparkle
LG has unveiled the MRGB95, a so-called Micro RGB Evo TV slated for 2026 and positioned alongside its existing OLED sets.
Kirin 9030 shows how far China can stretch DUV without EUV
SMIC sweats the details while Washington keeps the door shut
Huawei’s latest mobile chip, the Kirin 9030, is drawing attention because it shows the company can still ship years after Washington blocked access to EUV lithography.
Baltra is just another Apple chip to feed the inference beast
Custom silicon, same old dependency
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple's over-hyped server chip may be to provide the outfit with its own cloud AI silicon, which is getting too expensive.
Sapphire tells gamers to stop panic-buying and calm down
PR man reckons the RAM market will steady itself
Panic-buying PC hardware is getting silly, and Sapphire thinks gamers should put their wallets away and take a breath.
Microsoft finally bins RC4 after decades of pain
Ancient cypher meets its end after years of hacks and warnings
Software King of the World, Microsoft, is pulling the plug on RC4, an obsolete and leaky encryption cypher it has propped up by default for 26 years despite a trail of break-ins and public embarrassment.
LG stuffs Copilot onto smart TVs
Forced webOS update leaves users stuck with Microsoft AI
LG has shoved Microsoft Copilot onto its smart TVs, leaving baffled owners staring at an app they never asked for and cannot remove.
Luminar’s self-driving gamble crashes into Chapter 11
Lost Volvo deal sends LiDAR hopeful into bankruptcy court
Luminar Technologies has run out of road, filing for bankruptcy after a key supply contract with Volvo Cars was pulled from under it.