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SIGGRAPH 2025 preview
World’s biggest graphics conference returns to Canada with a heavy dose of neural rendering, immersive tech—and a few surprises still under wraps.
Microsoft raids Deepmind for AI talent
Claims Vole is more of a start up than Google
Mustafa Suleyman [pictured] is luring top engineers from Google’s DeepMind into Microsoft’s AI division by claiming that Vole has much more of a start-up mentality these days.
Nvidia slams idea of backdoors in AI chips
Kill switches would be a gift to hackers, not national security
Nvidia has come out swinging against the idea of embedding backdoors or kill switches in its AI hardware, calling the notion dangerous and unworkable.
AMD’s AI chip hype falls flat
Santa Clara outfit fails to impress investors with sluggish data centre gains
AMD fluffed its lines again in the AI chip race, posting second-quarter data centre revenue that barely moved the needle despite the market frenzy around artificial intelligence.
Beijing gives Nvidia a kicking over H20 chip
Claims of tracking tech and remote shutdown
Nvidia’s charm offensive in China has taken a nosedive after Beijing summoned the firm to explain what it claimed were “serious security issues” buried in its made-for-China AI chips.
Google trolls Apple over Siri AI shambles
Pixel 10 ad tells users its time to get a proper phone
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is once again being mocked for overpromising and underdelivering, this time by none other than rival Google.
Amazon works out a way to kill off Alexa
Why not shove in adverts?
Amazon has just come up with a wizard wheeze to kill off its Alexa product by making it unusable by stuffing each conversation with more adverts.
Tariff woes dent TSMC’s seasonal surge
Chip giant’s fourth quarter could fizzle despite AI buzz
Tariff tantrums from the US have started to rattle TSMC’s booming run, with signs that the Christmas consumer rush might be more of a limp than a sprint.
Musk open to merging his AI outfit with Apple
Grok could plug a hole in Apple’s leaky AI strategy
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple might end up jumping into bed with Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence sideshow xAI, after whispers of a strategic tie-up started swirling around tech circles.
Tim Cook insists the iPhone is not dead
Its just resting
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple's supreme dalek Tim Cook has tried to calm jittery investors worried that AI might finally kill off the sacred iPhone cash cow.
