
Apple defends its headless chicken AI strategy
Job’s Mob reckons building Siri properly takes decades
After months of mocking silence about Siri’s “smarts” Apple executives have surfaced to defend their wobbly AI rollout and somehow made it sound like all part of the plan.

China dodges US chip bans with Malaysian data laundering
AI firms train abroad to bypass export controls
Chinese firms are bypassing US chip bans not by smuggling silicon but by flying training data overseas and using rented Nvidia-powered servers in Malaysia to do the heavy lifting.

AI firms race to fix sycophantic chatbots
Before users get too comfortable
OpenAI, Google DeepMind and Anthropic are working to rein in a growing problem with their chatbots: excessive flattery. The models are increasingly prone to giving users agreeable responses that prioritise validation over accuracy.

PCIe 7.0 spec screams ahead of reality
Blistering speeds for kit you won’t own this decade
PCIe connectivity is moving ahead at full tilt, with a new spec already outlined for PCIe 7.0. Trouble is, we’re still mostly faffing about with PCIe 5.0, and PCIe 6.0 is barely out of the gate.

Qualcomm shrinks its AR chip
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.

Samsung bets big on Exynos 2600 to prove 2nm isn’t fantasy
Chip to power Galaxy S26, if it survives yield roulette
Samsung is throwing everything behind its Exynos 2600, a mobile chip meant to both revive its self-made application processor line and prove its foundry isn’t bluffing with the 2nm node hype.

Apple’s “Liquid Glass” sparks backlash
It was supposed to distract from Apple's AI woes but has only made it worse
Apple Fanboys are furious that their fruity cargo cult’s leaders thought that turning to Windows Vista for inspiration would somehow distract them from the fact that the company can’t get its AI to go.

Nvidia boss promises AI renaissance for Europe
Huang reckons continent’s GPU drought is nearly over
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang has assured Europe that its embarrassing lack of AI computing grunt will be sorted soon, as the region scrambles to catch up with the US and China’s AI supremacy.

Meta to splash $15bn on Scale AI stake
Zuckerberg goes headhunting to close AI gap
Meta is reportedly throwing $15 billion at Scale AI for a 49 per cent stake, desperately trying to headhunt is way up the AI pecking order after being left in the dust by OpenAI, Anthropic and Google.

SASE market climbs
Buyers tire of juggling vendors
Bean counters at Dell’Oro Group have added up some numbers and divided by their shoe size and reached the conclusion that the secure access service edge (SASE) market jumped 17 per cent year-over-year to $2.6 billion in the first quarter of 2025.