OpenAI jumps into chipmaking with Broadcom
ChatGPT outfit wants to ditch Nvidia addiction
OpenAI is moving into chip manufacturing next year in a bid to feed its AI addiction and loosen its ties with Nvidia’s pricey silicon.
Judge lets Google off lightly in antitrust case
AI means Google's hotel's on Mayfair and Park Lane are safe
Champagne corks will be popping at Google HQ after US District Judge Amit Mehta effectively gave the search giant a free pass for its monopoly antics.
Commonwealth Fusion Systems outfit trousers cash to fire up fusion reactor
Bill Gates and Nvidia back Commonwealth’s plan to bottle a star
Commonwealth Fusion Systems has hoovered up another $863 million in fresh capital to fuel its dream of turning nuclear fusion into a commercial energy business that doesn’t melt the budget.
EU antitrust boss warns Trump not to mess with tech laws
Brussels hints trade deal could collapse
The EU’s competition chief Teresa Ribera has warned that Brussels must be ready to ditch its freshly minted trade deal with the US if Donald Trump presses ahead with threats to neuter Europe’s digital rules in favour of Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Meta.
Morgan Stanley reckons Nvidia’s GB200 racks mint money
Rivals left bleeding red ink in AI factory economics
Number crunchers at Morgan Stanley have been adding up some numbers and divided by their shoe size and reached the conclusion that Nvidia’s monster GB200 NVL72 racks are the only kit worth buying if you want to turn an AI factory into a cash cow.
Pixel 10 forced battery throttle can't be switched off
Google locks users into slower charging and reduced battery capacity
Search giant Google has confirmed that its new Pixel 10 series phones will force users to accept automatic battery throttling through its Battery Health Assistance feature, which can't be disabled.
Google dumps Samsung for TSMC on Pixel 10
G5 processor gets built on N3P as Pixel shifts foundry strategy
Google has ditched Samsung as the maker of its Tensor chips and signed up with TSMC.
Wall Street Journal hackette finally notices Apple’s AI is rubbish
Nguyen realises the Pixel 10 actually works
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s grip on reality is slipping, and not even its favourite tame journos are buying the hype anymore. Nicole Nguyen [pictured] at the Wall Street Journal appears to have broken ranks after playing with Google’s Pixel 10.
Qualcomm slaps satellite on new smartwatch chip
Snapdragon W5 Gen 2 adds safety tricks but not much grunt
Qualcomm has refreshed its smartwatch silicon after three years, but anyone hoping for a serious performance leap will have to keep waiting.
Google’s Pixel 10 gets serious about AI
New chips, flashy zoom and generative tricks in shiny recycled wrappers
The search giant has unwrapped its 10th generation Pixel phones, and it looks like someone finally got serious about AI on a handset.