Trump scraps Biden’s AI chip export rule
Nvidia happy for now
The Trump administration has torched the Biden-era “AI Diffusion Rule” just days before it was set to take effect on 15 May. The rule, described by a Commerce Department official as “overly complex, bureaucratic, and would stymie American innovation,” carved up the globe into chip access tiers.
Broadcom strong-arms VMware users
Licence holders told to uninstall updates or face audits, lawsuits
The ever-so-popular Broadcom has attempted to make itself even more popular with its VMWare perpetual license holders by firing off cease-and-desist letters demanding they yank any updates installed after their support contracts expired even if they paid for the software in full.
Apple gives iPhone ten years to live
Will be replaced by tech that Apple can’t do
Fruity Cargo Cult Apple's senior vice president of services, Eddy Cue, warned that the iPhone could be obsolete in a decade and will be replaced by something that Jobs’ Mob is light years behind its competition.
Sound United gets snapped up by Samsung’s HARMAN
Sound United gets snapped up by Samsung’s HARMAN
Masimo, better known for sticking sensors on sick people than flogging headphones, has finally offloaded its Sound United consumer audio unit to HARMAN International for $350 million in cash.
US tariffs come with a side of Starlink
Musk’s satellite biz rides shotgun on trade strong-arm tactics
The White House seems to be nudging nations toward handing Elon Musk’s Starlink the keys to their internet backdoors, all while waving the threat of 50 per cent tariffs in their faces.