
Sony still pretending Xperia matters
Execs call dying phone division "very important" despite shrinking market presence
Sony seems to be clinging to the fantasy that its Xperia phone business is vital to its future, despite barely shifting units and the outfit withdrawing from most major markets.

Intel board at war over CEO’s comeback plan
Tan boxed in as directors stall every move
Lip-Bu Tan took the helm of Troubled Chipzilla with a turnaround plan and the board’s supposed backing. It hasn’t taken long for both to unravel.

OpenAI hypes up GPT-5
Altman reckons it's a "major upgrade"
OpenAI has finally coughed up GPT-5, a supposedly smarter version of its ChatGPT chatbot, which chief Sam Altman insists is a “major upgrade” in the quest to build something resembling artificial general intelligence.

SonicWall VPN breached in Akira blitz is no zero-day
Just sloppy setups and sneaky drivers
SonicWall walks back zero‑day fears, addresses credential reuse—and now driver-based evasion—in Gen 7 and newer VPN attacks

Vancouver Wired for AI, Real-Time Graphics, and What’s Next
SIGGRAPH 2025 preview
World’s biggest graphics conference returns to Canada with a heavy dose of neural rendering, immersive tech—and a few surprises still under wraps.