Snaps up six companies

AMD’s had enough of watching Nvidia waltz around the AI market like it owns the place. In the last few days, the chipmaker has gone on a deal-fuelled rampage, snapping up six AI companies in what looks like a no-nonsense attempt to claw its way back into the fight.

Rene Haas warns that locking down tech hurts everyone

Arm CEO Rene Haas has taken a swipe at US chip export bans, warning that trying to stifle China’s AI development is more likely to shrink the entire tech economy than give anyone a competitive edge.

Blackwell entry-level GPU skimps on bandwidth

Nvidia’s latest budget card, the GeForce RTX 5050, is shaping up as another exercise in doing just enough.

Huang reckons continent’s GPU drought is nearly over

Nvidia chief Jensen Huang has assured Europe that its embarrassing lack of AI computing grunt will be sorted soon, as the region scrambles to catch up with the US and China’s AI supremacy.

Users resort to tape and prayer

Users of EVGA motherboards are discovering that their once-trusted gear is now allergic to Nvidia’s latest RTX 50 series graphics cards.

Ren tries to downplay progress as trade talks get dicey

Huawei’s founder Ren Zhengfei has tried to cool the narrative around his company’s AI chips, claiming the US is giving it too much credit saying it is a good generation behind.

Billion-pound pledge won't fix years of underinvestment*

Nvidia boss Jensen Huang took the stage at London Tech Week and told the UK it’s miles behind on the digital infrastructure needed to make its AI ambitions real.

Jon Peddie blames Trump trade chaos for slowdown

Global PC graphics market took a knock in the first quarter of 2025, with GPU shipments sliding to 68.8 million units, down 12 per cent from the previous quarter, according to the latest data from Jon Peddie Research.

Dally says US rules handed China a tech talent pipeline

Nvidia chief scientist Bill Dally [pictured] has suggested that the US export control ban on AI gear to China has helped Huawei and its mates in the Middle Kingdom rather than holding them back.

Chipmaker adds stealthy startup to its growing anti-Nvidia arsenal

AMD has snapped up a little-known AI startup called Brium in a move that looks suspiciously like an attempt to smash Nvidia’s stranglehold on the AI software ecosystem.