But US authorities still require Google to sell its Chrome browser, in order to mitigate 'illegal monopoly' ruling last year
Software vendors
Alphabet Disappoints Investors, Despite Profit, Revenue Increases
Negative reaction from Wall Street, after Google parent Alphabet slightly missed Q4 revenue target, despite healthy overall growth
Worldwide IT Spending Set To Rise 9.8 Percent In 2025 – Gartner
Spending on IT is forecasted to increase in 2025 according to Gartner, but price increases will absorb the increased CIO budgets
Tech CEOs Front And Centre At Trump’s Inauguration
The inauguration of Donald Trump on Monday was attended by the CEOs of big name tech firms, including the boss of TikTok
Russian State-Linked Hackers Target WhatsApp Accounts, Warns Microsoft
Microsoft warns the WhatsApp accounts of US government officials are being targetted by Russian hacking group
Google Donates $1 Million To Donald Trump Inauguration Fund
Bending the knee continues from the tech industry, as Alphabet's Google becomes latest to make inauguration fund donation
Microsoft Confirms Job Cuts Based On Performance
Software and cloud giant Microsoft confirms it is cutting a small percentage of jobs across departments, based on performance
Iran Lifts Ban On WhatsApp, Google Play
State media reports the Iranian regime has lifted the ban on WhatsApp and Google Play, amid widespread VPN use
Microsoft Faces £1 Billion Lawsuit For Alleged Overcharging
Lawsuit filed in London against Microsoft alleges customers using rival cloud services, have to pay more to licence Windows Server
FTC Opens Antitrust Investigation Into Microsoft
Last hurrah for chair Lina Khan? Federal Trade Commission launches sweeping investigation into Microsoft before Trump handover
US DoJ To Push Google To Sell Off Chrome Browser – Report
US Justice Department to ask Judge to force Google to sell off its Chrome browser, and also seeks rulings on AI and Android
Donald Trump Election Victory, And Implications For Tech Sector
Victory of Donald Trump in the US Presidential election and the potential implications for the tech industry
Worldwide IT Spending To Grow 9.3 Percent In 2025, Gartner Predicts
IT spending growth in 2025 comes as CIOs move from proof-of-concept, and begin investment into generative AI next year
Microsoft Settles Gamer Lawsuit Over Activision Purchase
Gamers who sued Microsoft to halt its purchase of Activision Blizzard have agreed to the dismissal of their lawsuit
Google Confronts Break-Up Threat From US DoJ
US Department of Justice mulls asking judge to force Google to sell parts of its business to eliminate online search monopoly
Mike Lynch Died From Drowning, Coroner Inquest Rules
UK's tech billionaire Dr Mike Lynch died from drowning on his superyacht, but his daughter's death is under investigation
Microsoft Cuts Hundreds Of Gaming Staff
Post Activision - Microsoft Gaming confirms it will axe 650 employees, after thousands of job losses earlier this year
Mike Lynch: Captain Of Bayesian Yacht Declines To Talk
Respected captain of Bayesian yacht faces manslaughter charges, but refuses to answer questions over sinking
Body Of Mike Lynch’s Daughter Recovered, Amid Allegations Of...
Body of Mike Lynch's 18 year old daughter, Hannah, recovered from wreck, as Italian authorities mull manslaughter charges
Dr Mike Lynch Confirmed Dead, As Search For Daughter Continues
Dr Mike Lynch confirmed dead after five bodies recovered from sunken yacht. Search continues for missing daughter
Four Bodies Found In Yacht Wreck Amid Search For Mike Lynch
Four bodies found in sunken yacht by Italian rescue divers, amid search for British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and others
DoJ Considers Google Breakup After Landmark Monopoly Ruling
US Department of Justice is reportedly considering the breakup of Google as one of the possible options, after monopoly ruling
Microsoft, CrowdStrike Hit Back At Delta’s Compensation Bid
Delta's old infrastructure blamed for its long recovery from global IT outage that resulted in over 6,000 cancelled flights
Microsoft Slowdown In Cloud Growth Worries Wall Street
Share price falls after investors react negatively, as Microsoft's Azure growth misses ambitious expectations
UK Investigates Alphabet Partnership With AI Firm Anthropic
British competition regulator, the CMA, to investigate Google parent Alphabet’s partnership with AI startup Anthropic
OpenAI Tests Search Engine Prototype Called ‘SearchGPT’
Google's dominance of online search is being challenged, after OpenAI unveiled a search prototype tool called SearchGPT
CrowdStrike CEO: 97 Percent Of Windows Sensors Back Online
One week after the world's largest IT outage, the head of CrowdStrike says nearly all impacted machines are back online
Microsoft Blames 2009 EU Agreement For World’s Biggest IT Outage
Redmond says EU deal gave CrowdStrike the keys to the Windows kernel, allowing last week's huge IT outage to happen
Crowdstrike CEO ‘Deeply Sorry’ For Global IT Outage
George Kurtz, CEO of CrowdStrike, apologises for the global tech failure that disrupted multiple industries on Friday
IT Spending Set For 7.4 Percent Growth In 2024 – Gartner
Good news for tech suppliers, after worldwide IT spending is forecasted by Gartner to grow 7.4 percent in 2024