IBM's big iron to get Spyre AI accelerator upgrade this month
Giving the mainframe customers what they want
AI + ML08 Oct 2025 |
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As real life banks close, network operator starts a Scam School to stop Granny getting mugged online
Broadband biz teams up with Good Things Foundation to teach the digitally doddery how to dodge fraud
Networks08 Oct 2025 | 28
Qualcomm solders Arduino to its edge AI ambitions, debuts Raspberry Pi rival
Cali chip giant insists single-board computer house will remain independent
AI + ML07 Oct 2025 | 57
Britain eyes satellite laser warning system and carrier-launched jet drones
Space sensors and UAVs at sea top MoD's list in new wave of cutting-edge projects
Edge + IoT07 Oct 2025 | 9
An idea that won't sink: China planning underwater datacenter deployment
Under the sea, under the sea... bit barnacle's better, down where it's wetter, take it from me
On-Prem06 Oct 2025 | 12
Qualcomm in the dock over 'patent tax' on smartphones
Consumer group Which? says owners of Apple and Samsung devices overcharged by £480M
Systems06 Oct 2025 | 16
AI devs close to scraping bottom of data barrel
Analysts at Goldman Sachs Global Institute say training is starting to hit its limits, enterprise info troves may be last hope
AI + ML03 Oct 2025 | 51
Struggling to heat your home? How about 500 Raspberry Pi units?
UK Power Networks trials Thermify's HeatHub boilers, swapping gas flames for clustered compute
On-Prem03 Oct 2025 | 52
BT promises 5G Standalone for 99% of the UK by 2030
Because 100% would just be silly
Networks02 Oct 2025 | 32
Ionos customers fume at mid-contract Plesk hike
Exclusive Web host blames partner's license fee increase, but users say notice was too short and terms unfair
PaaS + IaaS02 Oct 2025 | 7
Taiwan gets chippy about US request it shifts manufacturing
US has threatened even higher tariffs and the possible loss of military support
Systems01 Oct 2025 | 53
Judge dismisses Arm's last legal claim against Qualcomm in licensing spat
Chip designer tells The Reg it plans to appeal
Systems01 Oct 2025 | 9
IBM killing mainframe coding kit for PCs this year
Linux-based System z emulator will go away on Dec. 31, replaced by cloud-based solution from ISVs
Devops30 Sep 2025 | 15
Tesla on the wrong tracks with Fail Self Driving, Senators worry
Full Self-Driving mode could be on-track to cause serious accidents at train crossings
AI + ML30 Sep 2025 | 86
UK splurges £4.4M on drones, e-planes, and other flights of fancy
Taxpayer cash fuels 14 projects from NHS blood-hauling UAVs to posh eVTOL shuttles
Public Sector30 Sep 2025 | 19
EU member states pile pressure on Brussels for Chips Act rethink
Semicon Coalition presses European Commission for stronger funding, strategy, and skills drive
Systems29 Sep 2025 | 8
Renewables blow past nuclear when it comes to cheap datacenter juice
Study finds microgrids with wind, solar, and batteries can be built years sooner and at lower cost than SMRs
Systems26 Sep 2025 | 242
Google reminds EU that Microsoft's cloudy licensing still stinks a year later
Mountain View gripes over slow-moving regulators while Redmond rakes it in
Software25 Sep 2025 | 11
PC memory costs to climb as fabs chase filthy lucre in servers and HBM
TrendForce warns of Q4 hikes as suppliers squeeze consumer markets
Systems24 Sep 2025 | 6
AI hype train may jump the tracks over $2T infrastructure bill, warns Bain
Industry looks like it's going to come up short – by about $800B
On-Prem24 Sep 2025 | 13
AI coding hype overblown, Bain shrugs
Tried by two-thirds of firms, ignored by most devs, and productivity barely moved
Devops23 Sep 2025 | 63
Slow Wi-Fi? Add houseplants to the list of suspects
Pass the tinfoil hat
Offbeat23 Sep 2025 | 79
HCL stretches support window for Domino v9/v10 despite repeated end-of-life deadlines
The corpse of Lotus Notes keeps twitching
Applications23 Sep 2025 | 5
Don't despair. iFixit says you can still repair that iPhone Air
Thinnest yet still fixable, though not without effort
Personal Tech22 Sep 2025 | 18
Think tank warns China's polysilicon subsidies are frying Western fabs
US boffins say Beijing's bargain wafers are burning rivals below cost
Systems12 Sep 2025 | 34
US tosses $134M pocket change at fusion pipe dream
That won't even warm the plasma
Science11 Sep 2025 | 13
BAE Systems surfaces autonomous submarine for military use
Battery powered now, fuel-cells tomorrow - all packed in a shipping box
Security11 Sep 2025 | 20
Big clouds scramble as EU Data Act brings new data transfer rules
Updated Arbitrarily inflated lock-in-tastic fees curbed as movement charges must be cost-linked
PaaS + IaaS10 Sep 2025 | 10
Arm bets on CPU-based AI with Lumex chips for smartphones
Four-tier core design debuts amid NPU debate
Systems10 Sep 2025 | 7
Microsoft inks AI infra deal with Yandex cofounder's biz for nearly $20B
Netherlands based Nebius Group to deliver capacity from facility in New Jersey
On-Prem09 Sep 2025 | 3
Nokia successor HMD spawns secure device biz with Euro-made smartphone
Ivalo XE handset targets governments and security critical sectors, though Qualcomm silicon keeps it tied to the US
Personal Tech09 Sep 2025 | 30
French datacenter biz signs 12-year nuclear pact with EDF
Data4 to secure 40 MW of atomic juice as part of long-term low-carbon strategy
On-Prem08 Sep 2025 | 6
Europe’s Jupiter supercomputer hits exascale threshold at inauguration
video It won't be fully functional for a while, though
SC2505 Sep 2025 | 11
Trump tells Big Tech: Your power woes? Totally fixable
White House hosts back-slapping dinner for Tim Apple and co, datacenter grid connection relief promised by US Prez
On-Prem05 Sep 2025 | 128
Apple iOS 26 set to dump 75M iPhones on the e-waste pile
XR, XS, and XS Max owners left with $268M worth of scrap
Personal Tech02 Sep 2025 | 97
Goldman Sachs warns AI bubble could burst datacenter boom
Investment bank predicts capacity surge to 92 GW by 2027 but remains on high alert for market weakness
On-Prem02 Sep 2025 | 25
Norway's £10B UK frigate deal could delay Royal Navy ships
BAE's sub hunter production line warms up – shame it's not for Britain
Offbeat01 Sep 2025 | 155
Intel’s deal with Trump includes a penalty clause against selling off its fabs
The $5.7B check has cleared, CFO says
Public Sector29 Aug 2025 | 10
HP bottom line fattens up on a diet of AI PCs and Windows 11
Nobody knows why they need one, but folk seem to be buying them
Systems29 Aug 2025 | 21
UK datacenter developers turn to gas rather than wait for grid power for builds
Hang on, what happened to gov.UK's bitbarn-favoring Industrial Strategy?
Cloud Infrastructure Month29 Aug 2025 | 46
Dialing Earth: Skylo set to leapfrog T-Mobile and offer voice calls via satellite
Only a few Android phones will be able to support the service
Networks28 Aug 2025 | 4
UK unions want 'worker first' plan for AI as people fear for their jobs
AI-Pocalypse Labor group says new technologies could increase inequality if we're not careful
AI + ML28 Aug 2025 | 41
Datacenters face rising thirst as Europe dries up
Analysts warn cooling demands could outstrip supplies as heatwaves intensify
Cloud Infrastructure Month27 Aug 2025 | 34
More than 100 companies are chasing an AI chip gold rush. Few will surive
Quick, get some investment money before the bubble bursts
Systems27 Aug 2025 | 3
Tesla bid to become a UK electricity supplier gets politically 'charged'
LibDem leader Sir Ed Davey calls Elon Musk a threat to national security
Personal Tech22 Aug 2025 | 45
UK patches air defense with 6 extra Land Ceptor missile launchers
Hmm, six, well, that's going to make Russia worry ...
Public Sector22 Aug 2025 | 33
NIMBYs threaten to sink Project Sail, a $17B datacenter development in Georgia
Coweta County stalls bit barn vote as residents revolt
Systems22 Aug 2025 | 36
IBM, NASA cook up AI model to predict solar tantrums
Open source Surya system promises early alerts for space weather that can fry satellites and grids
AI + ML22 Aug 2025 | 11
Chinese funding backs sale of British microLED specialist
Plessey sold to Haylo Labs, financed by $100M Goertek loan
Systems20 Aug 2025 | 9
Uncle Sam eyes slice of Intel in return for CHIPS Act cash
Hmmm, state ownership of private corps... what does that remind us of?
Public Sector20 Aug 2025 | 33
How low can colo go, asks JLL, as datacenter vacancy rates near zero
$1 trillion of new deployment needed by 2030
Cloud Infrastructure Month19 Aug 2025 | 7
Grow a new Arm: UK advisory body wants investment in local AI chips
Report recommends that the UK become a leader in chip design
Public Sector19 Aug 2025 | 28
Equinix signs deals for nukes and fuel cells to power its AI bit barns
Updated Datacenter giant looks for energy sources outside the grid
PaaS + IaaS14 Aug 2025 | 3
Who made the demo list for Trump's fast-track nuclear reactor scheme?
US DoE names firms for Pilot Program to show how it could be done
Science14 Aug 2025 | 55
Amazon's $100B DC spend similar to entire Costa Rica GDP
Microsoft cap-ex larger than output of Uganda and Google trumps Slovenia... all in the name of AI
Cloud Infrastructure Month14 Aug 2025 | 8
CoreWeave CFO: $25B raised in debt and equity in 18 months
Reliant on two mega customers? Who says GPU-for-rent kingpin is a not a sustainable biz model?
Cloud Infrastructure Month13 Aug 2025 | 5
Arm juices mobile GPUs with neural tech for better graphics
Designs scheduled for launch in 2026, developer kit for programmers out today
Systems12 Aug 2025 | 2
Trump does a 180 on Intel chief following White House meeting
Chip giant praises 'president's strong leadership,' promises to 'restore this great American company'
Systems12 Aug 2025 | 34
Colo operators flock to emerging markets to build DCs
Joburg and Warsaw among the hotspots for sprawling server farm construction
On-Prem12 Aug 2025 | 2
Intel chief Lip-Bu Tan to visit White House after Trump calls for him to step down
Amid hints by president he may announce 100% tariffs on imported chips, semiconductors
Systems11 Aug 2025 | 30
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