AMD revs up Dragon Range
Published in PC Hardware
Thursday, 10 April 2025 11:04

AMD revs up Dragon Range


New CPUs promise desktop-class punch and RDNA 2 graphics on the go

AMD’s Dragon Range is breathing fire again. The chipmaker has just unleashed its Ryzen 8000HX mobility CPUs — a refresh of the 7000HX lineup — aimed squarely at high-end gaming laptops and mobile workstations.

Troubled Chipzilla lands shock Nintendo gig
Published in Gaming
Thursday, 10 April 2025 10:55

Troubled Chipzilla lands shock Nintendo gig


Will Fab Nvidia chip for Switch 3


Chipzilla may be crawling through market muck, but according to the dark satanic rumour mill it's just landed a big order.

Tariff chaos fuels robot revival
Published in News
Thursday, 10 April 2025 10:43

Tariff chaos fuels robot revival


Volatility, but automation’s future looks bulletproof

The tariffs crisis might be a migraine for many, but it's opening some tasty new doors for the AI, robotics and automation sector. 

Smartphones to outnumber humans
Published in News
Thursday, 10 April 2025 10:25

Smartphones to outnumber humans

 
Chinese brands blitz old guard

By late 2027 or early 2028, the planet will have more smartphones than people, and the industry's old titans are watching the tide turn.

Trump caves on Nvidia crackdown after $1m Mar-a-Lago knees-up
Published in News


China export curbs on H20 AI chips safe

Donald [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump’s White House has quietly shelved a looming crackdown on Nvidia’s H20 chip exports to China, just days after the GPU peddler’s CEO Jensen Huang dined at Mar-a-Lago — where seats went for a $1 million a head.

Firms flounder with basic AI data prep
Published in AI
Thursday, 10 April 2025 10:04

Firms flounder with basic AI data prep


Most data to messy or misplaced

According to a new study by Nasuni, only one in five firms reckons their data is fit for AI use, meaning a paltry 27 per cent of artificial intelligence projects are delivering anything close to a return on investment.

Amazon scrambles skyward to challenge Starlink
Published in Network


Bezos puts a rocket up SpaceX

After years of puff and prep, Jeff Bezos’s Project Kuiper is lobbing its first 27 satellites into orbit in a $10 billion (£7.8 billion) swing at Starlink, the Elon [Roman Salute] Musk-powered behemoth that lords over the skies.

Musk rage-quits livestream after PoE2 trolling meltdown
Published in Gaming


Private jet gaming stunt ends in humiliation and mockery

Elon [Roman Salute] Musk’s latest attempt to prove he’s an elite gamer went down in flames—live—aboard his private jet, as a brutal wave of online trolling forced him to abruptly pull the plug mid-stream.

Investor bets big on AMD’s AI ‘second place’
Published in News


Inference, not training, may be AMD’s golden ticket

AMD might be down 50 per cent in six months, but investor Yiannis Zourmpanos (pictured) is doubling down, insisting the market’s missing the point. While the chipmaker continues to trail Nvidia, he says the prize isn’t in training gargantuan AI models—it’s in running them.

Neptune RAT resurfaces
Published in News
Wednesday, 09 April 2025 10:09

Neptune RAT resurfaces


Vole versus Rat

Software King of the Word, Microsoft's 800 million-strong user base just got served a nasty reminder of what life looks like without security updates—thanks to the retooled and ruthless Neptune RAT now making the rounds.