US is considering breaking up Google, targeting Android and Chrome
The move comes after the DOJ found the company monopolized the online search market
Mercedes-Benz EV battery fire could lead to global push for better transparency
EV buyers are becoming curious about battery manufacturers
Under-siege Intel quietly sells Arm stake as restructuring program continues
Intel still holds shares in other companies
AI PCs accounted for 14% of computer shipments in the second quarter
Macs made up 60% of AI PC shipments in Q2
White House wants to make canceling subscriptions as easy as signing up
Easing pain points when dealing with businesses
PUBG publisher Krafton acquires Tango Gameworks following Microsoft shutdown plans
Hi-Fi Rush's studio to continue delivering new "experiences" under new owner
Cisco is cutting over 4,000 jobs for the second time this year
Total tech industry layoffs in 2024 so far have reached 130,482
Mysterious 48GB Nvidia RTX 4090D GPU pops up on Chinese cloud service for rent
It's joined by an RTX 4080 Super, again with twice the normal memory capacity
Intel promises microcode update for crashing CPUs won't affect performance
Only minor performance impacts observed in a few applications
One of the world's first general-purpose computers just turned 80 years old
IBM completed the machine in 1944, just in time for World War II-related computing tasks
Intel made a billion dollar blunder when it declined to invest in OpenAI
The decision was made several years ago
Intel faces shareholder class-action lawsuit for allegedly concealing foundry business problems
Intel execs are accused of making "materially false and misleading" statements
What just happened? Things are going from bad to worse for Intel. In addition to the nightmare that is the Raptor Lake CPU crisis and the backlash over eliminating 15,000 jobs, the company is now being sued by shareholders over accusations it fraudulently concealed problems in its foundry business.
Microsoft adds Adobe Type1 fonts to the growing list of deprecated Windows features
The venerable font format will soon reach the grave
Dell cuts thousands of jobs as part of AI-focused restructuring
Most of the cuts appear to impact sales teams
Sony PlayStation 5 lifetime sales reach 61 million, closing in on NES but slowing down fast
Sony's software revenue was up, but unit sales fell
Fresh NVMe 2.1 and UCIe 2.0 specifications arrive for modern storage and chiplets
A torrent of new specifications
Hydrogen fuel cells from Bloom Energy hit 60% efficiency milestone
Proprietary solid oxide tech gives hydrogen fuel cells an edge
Keeping Intel's next-gen node on schedule: Panther Lake and Clearwater Forest boot up on 18A
External foundry customers are already designing chips on the process
Elon Musk's X sues advertising group over alleged "boycott"
"Now, it is war"
What just happened? Elon Musk's conflict with advertisers took a shocking new turn yesterday when he announced his platform X, formerly Twitter, is suing a group of ad companies, along with individual firms, over an alleged coordinated boycott of the site. The suit claims this broke federal antitrust laws and caused X to lose revenue.
Apple's new iPads help it retain top tablet-maker crown amid record global shipment growth
Shipments are comparable to pre-pandemic levels
Google is officially a monopoly: Company loses massive DOJ antitrust trial over search engine agreements
Google paid over $21 billion in 2021 to make its search engine the default on various devices and browsers
What just happened? The US Department of Justice's nearly year-long case against Google over its dominance in the search engine market has reached a dramatic end. The case could drastically alter how numerous devices and web browsers choose their default search engines, though the full extent of the impending effects remains unclear.
Tech companies are struggling to bring workers back to the office
Flexible working models have won, and CEOs are being forced to back off
Tesla rolls out first-ever Cybertruck with dry cathode battery following years of development
If the gambit pays off, Cybertrucks could eventually become cheaper
In context: Tesla set the stage for this milestone back in 2019 when it pulled the trigger on a major battery tech acquisition. The EV maker scooped up Maxwell Technologies and its promising "dry electrode" coating process, originally developed for supercapacitors. At the time, Tesla was still relying on partnerships with suppliers like Panasonic for cell production. But the Maxwell deal signaled Elon Musk's ambitions to bring that technology fully in-house.
Intel's rough quarter was expected, but management's messaging struggles were not
Intel misses by a lot... but what's next?