Analyst claims TSMC could leapfrog Apple by 2030
Job's Mob can't hide behind its walled garden for much longer
The AI boom is giving TSMC a roaring tailwind while the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple clings to its glory years and hopes no one notices it has not invented a genuinely new product in yonks.
Gartner claims government IT spending to rise in 2026
Aussie survey drop shows public tech bosses bracing for a turbulent year
A new Gartner survey reckons more than half of government CIOs outside the US expect their IT budgets to climb in 2026, even as wider public finances feel the squeeze.
Qualcomm pushes Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 into the spotlight
A not-quite-flagship aiming to look harder than it is
Qualcomm has pushed out another Android chip, and it seems ready to elbow its way into the phones that chase flagship swagger without paying flagship money.
TSMC races to build more 2nm fabs as demand crushes capacity
Taiwan’s chip colossus digs deeper into its pockets
The boss of the world’s biggest chip foundry has admitted that TSMC cannot churn out enough silicon to satisfy the world’s appetite.
Sovereign AI key to dodge superpower dependence
Seoul throws cash and clout at its own AI destiny
The global AI arms race between China and the US has smaller nations nervously eyeing their supply lines, fearing they will end up beholden to the whims of the superpowers.
Altman says OpenAI’s mystery gadget will look too simple
Hype continues while details stay hidden
OpenAI boss Sam Altman reckons the company’s new hardware will prompt people to mutter “that’s it?… It’s so simple” the moment they clap eyes on it.
AWS flings $50 billion at government AI push
Hefty splurge to keep federal bods swimming in compute
Amazon Web Services has decided to chuck a hefty pile of cash at new kit designed to boost AI capabilities for US government outfits.
Trump’s AI power grab angers his base
Backlash as president demands States stop policing Big Tech
Trump has kicked a hornet’s nest with a push to stop US states from tightening the screws on artificial intelligence companies.
Nvidia shrugs off market jitters with roaring AI sales
A blowout quarter sends investors scrambling for their calculators
Nvidia lit up the market with a quarterly surge that made the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street forget their nerves about runaway AI spending.
Nvidia smokes peace pipe with Anthropic
One-gigawatt Claude commitment shows how frantic the AI gold rush has become
Nvidia has finally smoked a peace pipe with Anthropic after years of sniping, proving that the AI boom is now so ravenous it can turn rivals into drinking buddies.