
Microsoft's new Xbox handhelds aim at the Switch and Steam Deck
Takes aim at the portable gaming throne with Windows
Microsoft just waded into handheld gaming with both feet, taking direct aim at the Nintendo Switch 2 and Valve’s Steam Deck.

Builder.ai’s AI was fake
Startup torched $450 million on fake bots and now it’s skint
The wheels have finally come off Builder.ai, the British AI startup that was supposedly revolutionising no-code development and is now begging for bankruptcy protection across five countries.

Hyperscalers hotwire EV tech for AI data centre binge
Google, Meta and Microsoft push 1MW rack dreams with borrowed volts
Google, Microsoft, and Meta are pilfering ideas from the electric vehicle world, pushing 400VDC systems to wrestle with escalating power and cooling demands.

Microsoft promises to sort out USB shambles
They will do what you expect from now on
Software King of the World Microsoft is finally admitting that its USB-C ports are a shambles, with some doing charging, some doing data, some pretending to do display output, and none doing all three.

Microsoft woos AI heavyweights with big promises and partners
Elon, Altman and Huang trot out for Redmond’s power play
Software King of the World, Microsoft flexed its cloud muscle this week, wheeling out its AI mates and fresh software toys in a pitch to dominate the artificial intelligence land grab.

Nvidia ramps up Blackwell AI rack shipments
Suppliers fix mess, shipments rise, and Jensen breathes easier
Nvidia's kit partners have finally sorted out the mess that was delaying its flagship Blackwell AI server racks, and now the silicon is flowing just in time for the chipmaker’s next earnings pitch to the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street.

Microsoft blocks internal emails with 'Gaza' and 'Palestine'
Redmond accused of censoring internal dissent over Israeli military contracts
Software King of the World, Microsoft has started to censor internal emails mentioning “genocide,” “Gaza,” “Palestine,” or anti-Israel activism.

Builder.ai’s ‘chief wizard’ conjured $175mn illusion
Company vanishes in a puff of smoke
Sachin Dev Duggal [pictured] called himself the “chief wizard” of Builder.ai but now his spells have failed and the once-hyped unicorn has gone poof.

Apple blocking Microsoft's Xbox store attempts
Vole backs Epic in its scrap with the Fruity Cargo Cult
The software king of the world Microsoft has complained to a court that the fruity cargo cult Apple has been doing its best to stop it launching an Xbox-branded mobile game store.

Signal slams Windows 11 Recall App
Blocking screenshots by default
Signal Messenger has fired a broadside at the software king of the world, Microsoft's new AI tool recall and is blocking its use by default.