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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

Lenovo chairman and chief executive Yang Yuanqing. Image credit: Lenovo

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

UK Mulls Common Charging Cable, After EU’s Long-Winded Move

UK government considers whether to require a common charging cable for devices, mirroring EU law that took 13 years to implement

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PC Shipments Return To Pre-Pandemic Levels In First Quarter

PC shipments return nearly to levels of 2019 following post-pandemic slump as users flock to AI PCs, start replacing Covid-19-era purchases

Alphabet Cutting Hundreds Of Jobs In Recruitment Unit

More job cuts at Google, as executive confirms “significant reduction” to its global recruiting organisation

Apple Endorses California ‘Right to Repair’ Bill

Watershed moment? Apple adds its full support to California's right to repair bill, reversing years of opposition to such legislation

Alphabet CFO Steps Aside, As Q2 Profit Beats Expectations

CFO Ruth Porat to take charge of Google's 'Other Bets' portfolio, as second quarter profit beat expectations

PC Shipment Decline Slows In Q2, Says Gartner

Gartner PC shipment results mirror Canalys data, after finding a 16.6 percent shipment decline in the second quarter

IBM Mulls Use Of AI Chip To Lower Watsonx Cloud Service Cost

In an effort to lower cost of Big Blue's new cloud AI and data platform watson.x, IBM considers use of in-house AI chip

PC Shipment Decline Slows In Q2, Says Canalys

Good news. Global PC market decline has eased as shipments drop 12 percent in Q2 2023, Canalys research finds

Google To Begin Disabling Third-Party Chrome Cookies In Q1 2024

Google’s Privacy Sandbox to begin replacing third-party cookies for 1 percent of Chrome users in Q1 2024, with full switch off later

Semiconductor Revenue To Decline In 2023, Gartner Warns

Gartner forecasts global semiconductor revenue to decline 11.2 percent in 2023, amid economic uncertainties and weakening demand

Alphabet Beats Expectations, Announces $70 Billion Share Buyback

Shares in Alphabet rise after its first quarter results beat expectations, despite reduced ad spending, TikTok competition etc

PC Shipments Slump 29 Percent, Led By Apple

Apple sees biggest slump in PC shipments along with HP, Lenovo, Dell and others as pandemic-era demand dissipates

ARM Boss Committed To Public Listing In 2023

Chief executive Rene Haas says ARM is committed to an initial public offering this year, and plans are “underway now”

Alphabet Earnings Miss Expectations, As YouTube Declines

Google parent Alphabet has felt the impact of reduced advertising spending, after its latest financials mostly missed Wall Street expectations

Refurbished versus Remanufactured: What’s the Difference and Why...

Second-hand products have seen a surge in popularity of late as businesses and consumers alike look to save money and live more sustainably. The technology industry hasn’t been without its own mini revolution, seeing refurbished goods flood the market as online marketplaces and new business models disrupt the industry.