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.
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.
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.
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.
Qualcomm listing sparks Xbox on Arm rumours
Next-gen Xbox won’t dump AMD for Snapdragon just yet
Speculation's swirling after a Qualcomm job listing hinted that Xbox might be dabbling with Snapdragon silicon. But insiders reckon you can stop panicking about your game library just yet, the next-gen Xbox isn't going Arm-native.
Microsoft buries Surface Laptop Studio
No successor in sight
Software King of the World, Microsoft has quietly killed off the Surface Laptop Studio 2, ending production without so much as a farewell tweet and offering no sign of a Surface Laptop Studio 3 to follow.
Chinese AI startup's R1 model scored real points
DeepSeek’s R1 model has done what no one else has managed and gotten Microsoft's top brass to admit OpenAI might finally have a proper rival.
