Microsoft still not kissing Trump's ring
Nadella snubs tech bros contract grovelling
While the rest of the US tech industry has tripped over itself trying to please President Donald Trump, Microsoft has refused to play along and Computerworld thinks that is soon going to come with a hefty price tag.
Big‑tech rushes to back Trump’s White House ballroom
Big tech lines up behind grand White House makeover.
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is listed among several major tech companies donating to fund President Donald Trump’s 90,000‑square‑foot White House ballroom.
Blackrock sinks billions into Meta’s Louisiana AI project
AI gold rush burns through even more cash
BlackRock has thrown billions into Meta’s latest AI adventure, backing a massive private-debt deal that could fund a mega data centre.
Meta straps a smart TV to your face
Zuck’s Horizon TV chases couch potatoes in VR
Meta has built the telly Mark Zuckerberg once teased, only this one lives inside a headset and is dubbed Horizon TV.
Mediatek’s ASIC dreams wobble
Meta and Google orders slip away
Something strange is stirring at Taiwanese IC design house MediaTek. The company’s push into special application chips (ASICs) after 2026 is suddenly looking a lot shakier.
Cerebras scoops $1bn to take on Nvidia
Silicon Valley start-up wants to crash the AI chip party
Chipmaker Cerebras Systems has bagged more than $1 billion from backers including Fidelity and Donald Trump Jr’s 1789 Capital as it tries to peel customers away from Nvidia.
YouTube gives $24.5 million to Trump
Final Big Tech holdout forks over cash after Capitol riot ban
YouTube has become the last of the Big Tech giants to pay off Donald Trump after booting him off the platform following the Capitol riot.
Qualcomm boss reckons 6G glasses will boss your calendar
Snapdragon Summit gets a dose of AI hype, edge-cloud waffle and 6G premonitions
Qualcomm chief Cristiano Amon used his Snapdragon Summit keynote to sell a future stuffed with AI agents, 6G sensors and personal tech that practically lives your life for you.
Meta explains glasses failure
Bosworth admits Ray-Ban AI glasses brought down by “chef” trigger
Last week, Meta made a complete dog’s breakfast of its flashy demo, and now we know why.
Zuckerberg’s new Ray-Ban specs flop on stage
Meta boss bets on ‘superintelligence’ while glasses can’t even take a call
Mark Zuckerberg has shown off Meta’s first smart glasses with a built-in screen, insisting that wearables capable of replacing smartphones are the future of computing, however they did not work very well on their first outing.