Trump demands that Intel's CEO is fired
Bring me the head of Lip-Bu Tan
US President Donald Trump has demanded the head of Troubled Chipzilla’s freshly anointed chief executive, Lip-Bu Tan, claiming the semiconductor veteran is “highly conflicted”.
Intel boss under fire for China ties as company sinks further
Lip-Bu Tan faces scrutiny over Cadence scandal and Beijing links
Intel is facing serious questions from US lawmakers about its new boss's ties to China and a criminal case that started before he arrived.
UK Government identity check rollout raises serious security fears
UK company directors and owners face mandatory digital ID scheme
The UK government will roll out its mandatory digital identity checks for Companies House from 18 November, but cybersecurity experts are warning the system underpinning it is nowhere near ready.
New Apple chip flaws leak sensitive browser data
FLOP and SLAP attacks make a mockery of Job’s Mob's ‘secure by design’ claims
The fruity cargo cult Apple is having a rough time defending its so-called security-first design philosophy after researchers found two serious vulnerabilities in its custom silicon that can quietly siphon off browser data like credit card details, email contents and location history.
OpenAI wants you to wear a screenless AI gadget
Ive’s shuffle-inspired wearable could hit production in 2027
ChatGPT peddler OpenAI is cooking up a screenless AI gizmo with the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s former design wizard Sir Jony Ive, and apparently it’s going to look a lot like an old iPod shuffle.
Thousands of ASUS routers backdoored without malware
GreyNoise and Sekoia warn
Thousands of ASUS routers have been compromised with persistent backdoors in what appears to be a sophisticated campaign aimed at laying the groundwork for a future botnet, according to threat researchers at GreyNoise and Sekoia.io.
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.
Trump slaps 100 per cent tariff on chip imports
Offers Apple get out of jail free card
Donald Trump is back on the tariff warpath, this time threatening to slap a 100 per cent levy on all semiconductor imports unless the chips are made on US soil.
TSMC staff arrested over alleged tech theft
Two former TSMC engineers and a third suspect detained
A pair of ex‑TSMC engineers and another person have been arrested in Taiwan for allegedly pinching proprietary chipmaking technology.
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.
