FTC slams Microsoft for sacking workers after mega merger
If you can't trust Microsoft, who can you trust?
The Federal Trade Commission has blasted Microsoft for firing 1,900 workers in January after it bought Activision Blizzard for €60.4 billion.
AI PCs to take over the world by 2027
IDC has been at its crystal balls again
A new prediction from IDC shows sales of artificial intelligence (AI) PCs -- personal computers with special chips that can run AI tasks on their own -- soaring from nearly 50 million units in 2024 to more than 167 million in 2027.
Apple tries malicious compliance with EU
How to make friends and influence people
Apple has told developers for years that they can always make web apps if they don't like its rules for iOS apps. It has said so in its platform guidelines before Congress and the court. But web developers say that Safari and its WebKit engine are still rubbish and keep web apps from competing with iOS apps on Apple devices.
Pakistan killed phones and the internet for election
Apparently to stop terror attacks
Pakistan has switched off mobile phone networks and internet services across the country to prevent any "possible threats" as the nation starts its election, a top ministry said.
Autocad legend John Walker dies
Walker's software legacy: from skyscrapers to electric cars
John Walker, the genius behind the computer-aided design software Autodesk and AutoCAD, has died at 74.
Apple execs dodge fat cat lawsuit
Cook’s pay is ok
Fruity cargo cult Apple will not have to face a lawsuit accusing it of stuffing CEO Tim Cook and other top dogs with millions of euros after a judge threw out the case on Wednesday.
Nvidia’s super cards spark a price war with AMD
Lower prices across the Radeon range
Nvidia's cheapish new RTX 40-series Super graphics cards are causing AMD to fight back with unofficial price cuts to its Radeon RX 7000-series GPUs.
SAP and IBM investigated in Air India scandal
Claim that they helped cook the books
Air India, the state-owned airline, is in hot water for allegedly cheating the taxpayers out of £19 million by buying software from SAP and IBM in 2011.
Foldable iPhone flop
Arriving so late it would probably be better if it didn’t arrive at all
Southern Rail of tech, Apple is working on a foldable iPhone that the Tame Apple Press claims could shake up the smartphone market.
Disney goes for a head shot to create a Mickey Mouse universe
Building skills, one ramp at a time
Mickey Mouse outfit Disney is splashing out €1.3 billion for a stake in Epic Games, the makers of Fortnite and Unreal Engine, as part of a wider deal to create a new Disney gaming world.