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Apple kicks up dust over India’s spyware-friendly phone rule
Published in Mobiles


Cupertino insists it is above everyone else’s regulations.

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is refusing to play ball with New Delhi’s latest phone mandate, behaving as if the country's rules do not apply to its holy hardware.

Anthropic eyes mega IPO
Published in News
Wednesday, 03 December 2025 09:28

Anthropic eyes mega IPO


Listing chatter grows while investors puff up valuations.

The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell-on-earth yarn claiming that Anthropic has started sketching one of the largest stock market debuts ever.

Startup duo gamble on rapid DIY chip design
Published in AI
Wednesday, 03 December 2025 09:21

Startup duo gamble on rapid DIY chip design


Ricursive Intelligence aims to shake up Silicon process.

Money is pouring into a tiny Palo Alto house where two former Google boffins believe they can bulldoze the old chip-design rulebook.

MediaTek spins TPU gold into a sharper Dimensity 9600
Published in Graphics


Google’s Ironwood finally gives Nvidia a real worry

Google’s Ironwood TPU v7 has rattled the AI hardware world by emerging as the first ASIC able to trouble Nvidia’s Blackwell GPUs and spark scrutiny.

Android may get faster hotspots with a dual-band trick
Published in Mobiles


Google tests a more intelligent hotspot mode

Android has long made setting up a mobile hotspot easy, although the default settings leave you crawling along when the hardware can do far better.

China’s power play jolts the AI race
Published in AI
Thursday, 27 November 2025 08:59

China’s power play jolts the AI race


Expert warns the West is missing the real contest

China’s sheer electrical muscle is about to reshape the AI race faster than many Western wonks care to admit.

Meta mulls swapping Nvidia gear for Google’s AI chips
Published in AI


A possible billion-dollar deal tests Nvidia’s grip on the AI hardware game

Meta Platforms is chatting with Google about using its tensor processing units in future AI projects as the social networking giant tries to loosen its dependence on Nvidia’s pricey gear, according to those whispering in dark corners.

Sovereign AI key to dodge superpower dependence
Published in News

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.

Napster’s magical mystery investor vanishes
Published in News


Shareholders told that the long-promised billions may never arrive

Napster stunned its faithful when an online shareholder meeting on 20 November revealed that the massive investor it had been boasting about since January was unlikely to deliver the cash.

IBM and Cisco chase quantum internet
Published in News
Friday, 21 November 2025 09:58

IBM and Cisco chase quantum internet


Long-distance quantum links could work by 2030

Boffins working at IBM and Cisco reckon they can link quantum computers over serious distances, and they want to show it is doable before the end of 2030.