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Lenovo Beats Estimates, Raises Projections As PC Sales Recover
World's biggest PC maker Lenovo beats sales predictions, raises forecast for 2025 as AI capabilities, Windows 11 spur upgrades worldwide
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
UK Orders Chinese Entity To Sell Stake In Scottish Chip Firm FTDI
Chinese owner of Scottish fabless semiconductor firm FTDI ordered to sell majority stake, due to national security risks
AMD Reports Strong AI Chip Sales, Investors Unimpressed
AMD reports strong growth in data centre unit, but outlook in line with expectations fails to impress investors
Intel To Invest More Than $28 Billion In Ohio Chip Factories – Report
Troubled chip giant Intel will invest more than $28 billion to construct two new chip factories in Ohio, to take fight to TSMC
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
ARM Cancels Qualcomm Chip Design Licence – Report
Potential huge market disruption after UK chip designer ARM reportedly cancels Qualcomm licence amid escalating feud
Samsung Delays ASML Deliveries For Texas Chip Factory – Report
Another worrying development for chip industry after Samsung delays delivery of ASML kit for new factory due to lack of customers
Intel Denies Chinese Claims Of Security Issues
Intel China responds after influential Chinese cybersecurity association called for a security review of its products sold there
Intel, AMD Form x86 Group To Tackle Challenge Posed By ARM
New x86 ecosystem advisory group formed by Intel, AMD, as well as a slew of tech giants, to confront ARM challenge
ASML Warning Sends Tremor Through Global Chip Market
Semiconductor equipment maker ASML shakes chip sector after forecasting lower than expected 2025 sales and bookings
Biden Exempts Some Chip Factories From Extra Environmental Scrutiny
Certain semiconductor factories in US receiving government subsidies are to be exempt from federal environmental reviews
Intel Rejects ARM Approach To Purchase Product Unit – Report
Not for sale. Intel rebuffs another acquisition approach, after ARM reportedly inquires about Intel's product division
Intel To Spin Off Foundry Unit As Independent Subsidiary
Turnaround latest. Intel Foundry to become independent subsidiary, while chip factory construction in Germany and Poland will be paused
Intel To Present Board With Strategic Options – Report
Troubled chip giant Intel is reportedly working with bankers and other advisors to present strategic options to board of directors
Intel Questioned By US Senator Over Job Cuts After $20bn Grant, Loans
Intel CEO questioned by republican senator on 15,000 job cuts, after chip giant being awarded $20bn US grant
Chip Veteran Resigns From Intel’s Board, Amid Turnaround Plan Clash
Semiconductor and venture capital veteran Lip-Bu Tan resigns from Intel's board of directors, amid reports of turnaround plan clash
Microsoft To Host Cybersecurity Summit After CrowdStrike IT Outage
CrowdStrike follow-up. Windows endpoint security ecosystem summit to be held at Microsoft's Washington headquarters
IT Stress Points For SMEs Identified By TalkTalk Business
There are plenty of issues to keep large corporate CIOs awake at night, but what are the IT stress points for small to medium enterprises?
China To Limit Export Of Another Critical Mineral
Tit for tat. Beijing is to impose export limits on the strategic metal antimony and related elements due to “national security”
Intel Sells Stake In British Chip Designer ARM
Amid its turnaround struggles and job cuts, Intel sells its 1.18 million share stake in UK chip designer ARM Holdings
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
Dell Begins Fresh Round Of Job Losses, Amid AI Move – Report
More job losses for tech sector as reports suggest Dell is cutting as much as 10 percent of global workforce, or 12,500 staff
Intel Sued By Shareholders After Dividend Suspension, Stock Price Crash
Shareholders alleged being blindsided after Intel's weak Q2 results, job losses, dividend suspension, triggered share price plunge
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
CrowdStrike Sued By Shareholders After Huge IT Outage
IT outage fallout. CrowdStrike sued by shareholders who allege firm defrauded them by concealing inadequate software testing
Intel To Cut Thousands Of Jobs – Report
Another round of layoffs reportedly on the cards for staff at Intel, in an effort to rebound from earnings slump
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
CrowdStrike Blames ‘Undetected Error’ For World’s Largest IT Outage
CrowdStrike CEO summoned to testify before US Congress, as firm provides update about update that crashed millions of computers last week