
Ubisoft slices up empire to save its neck
Tencent throws €1.16B lifeline to floundering French publisher
Ubisoft is finally admitting that years of creative flops and corporate misfires have left it in need of a reboot.

US robot-makers want Uncle Sam to suit up
Silicon-fuelled arms race gets a humanoid twist
US robotics firms are practically begging for Uncle Sam to stop napping and get serious about fighting China's silicon-powered robot surge.

Apple burns $1B a year on TV+ vanity project
No experience in entertainment industry pays off
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is torching over $1 billion annually on its streaming pet project, Apple TV+, according to a new exposé from The Information.

OpenAI's GPU inferno forces ChatGPT image throttle
Too many pictures, not enough silicon
OpenAI's shiny new toy is already running hot—literally.

The Pentagon is buying software like it’s a tank
Top Brass losing the knowledge wars
While Beijing’s war planners marry AI with arsenals like it’s a national hobby, the Pentagon is still trying to install Windows XP on a Predator drone, according to a new Atlantic Council report.

Apple misses court date
Might miss $20 billion too
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has taken a legal punch to the wallet after a US appeals court told it to sit down and shut up during the juicy remedy phase of Google's ongoing antitrust saga.

VMware sues Siemens for playing fast and loose with licenses
From corporate bromance to courtroom brawl in under a year
Just months after showcasing their joint vision for the future of global manufacturing, VMware and Siemens have decided to skip the foreplay and head straight to legal action.

Trump blacklists more tech firms
Putting the screws on Intel, Nvidia, and other chipmakers
Donald [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump’s administration has dusted off its national security megaphone again and added another 80 companies and organisations to the US export blacklist.

Trump’s minions outwitted by Signal group chat—again
Top advisors leak details, shirtless selfies, and possibly national security
Not content with accidentally roping in The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg for a ringside view of military plans, President [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump’s minions have managed to leak their phone numbers, emails, and Signal handles of key security personnel—including a topless Secretary of Defense.

Netflix remembers HDR10+ exists
Samsung telly owners rejoice
After spending the better part of a decade resting on its laurels, Netflix has finally graced us with HDR10+ support—eight years after the technology was introduced in 2017.