Two new hyperscalers signed up as demand surges for custom silicon

Chip designer Marvell reckons it has landed two new hyperscale cloud clients and is sniffing around more than 50 other deals as demand for its customised AI silicon keeps growing.

Vole keeps shovelling cash into AI

Microsoft is prepping to sack several thousand staff in the coming weeks as it trims the fat before launching into another fiscal year with its AI ambitions still burning through cash.

Huge deal wobbles as OpenAI pushes for profit pivot

Software King of the World, Microsoft is ready to bin its negotiations with OpenAI as the ChatGPT outfit tries to morph into a fully for-profit company.

Veteran tech writer warns Mozilla is on a downward spiral

The big cheeses at Mozzarella Foundation are copping serious flak from users after months of controversial moves, technical problems and staff cuts that have left Firefox on increasingly shaky ground.

AI and 5G dreams fall flat due to flaky networks and red tape

Ericsson’s latest State of Enterprise Connectivity report shows UK firms are still stuck with prehistoric connectivity while fantasising about AI revolutions and 5G wizardry.

Altman's outfit considers going nuclear 

Tensions are bubbling up between OpenAI and its deep-pocketed backer Microsoft as they start scrapping over control, competition, and how much cash is on the table.

Kirkby wants to shrink BT, flog off bits

BT boss Allison Kirkby reckons artificial intelligence could slash more jobs than originally planned as she continues her campaign to hollow out the UK telecoms dinosaur while flogging off whatever bits aren’t nailed down.

Probably because it doesn't understand what it's doing

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s research paper, pompously titled The Illusion of Thinking, which confidently claimed that large reasoning models (LRMs) collapse when asked to do anything clever, is faulty, according to a top boffin.

Chip lands appearing in Nvidia systems and UK supercomputers 

Troubled Chipzilla’s latest Xeon 6 processor is getting noticed for powering AI-heavy workloads in cloud, edge and high-performance computing. It is a shame that the cocaine nose-jobs of Wall Street are not getting the memo.

Standalone smart glasses

Qualcomm has unveiled the Snapdragon AR1+ Gen 1, an updated chip for smart glasses that reduces bulk and introduces AI that runs entirely on the specs themselves, eliminating the need for a phone or cloud connection.