US tightens export controls on quantum kit and chips for China, Iran, Russia

Alloys make the list too, as allies try to ensure foes can’t weaponise tech The US has tightened export controls on quantum computing and semiconductor technology to address national defense and foreign policy concerns posed by foes including China, Iran, and Russia.…

 

If every PC is going to be an AI PC, they better be as good at all the things trad PCs can do

Microsoft’s Copilot+ machines suck at one of computing’s oldest use cases Comment  A significant cadre of computer users is waking up to the fact that Microsoft’s first volley of Copilot+ machines – notebooks capable of local AI processing – simply aren’t very good at a bog-standard use case.…

 

Copilot for Microsoft 365 might boost productivity if you survive the compliance minefield

Loads of governance issues to worry about, and the chance it might spout utter garbage Microsoft has published a Transparency Note for Copilot for Microsoft 365, warning enterprises to ensure user access rights are correctly managed before rolling out the technology.…

 

Admins wonder if the cloud was such a good idea after all

As AWS, Microsoft, and Google hike some prices, it’s time to open up the ROI calculator After an initial euphoric rush to the cloud, administrators are questioning the value and promise of the tech giant’s services.…

 

Dow-ward spiral: Intel share price drop could see it delisted from blue-chip index

50% dive in market cap during 2024 forcing CEO Pat Gelsinger to revisit strategy Intel could lose a longstanding seat on the Dow Jones Industrial Average due to the slump in its share price, adding to the chipmaker’s existing troubles.…

 

IBM Canada can’t duck channel exec’s systematic age discrimination claim

‘They actually replaced me with a younger employee’ Three years ago, Bruce Maule, worldwide president of channel marketing at IBM, was informed by bosses that his position was being eliminated.…

 

South Korea creates $445M bailout fund after payment glitch trips up e-commerce giant

Founder forbidden to leave the country, promises to make things right for out-of-pocket vendors The South Korean government on Monday created a ₩560 billion ($445 million) rescue package to bail out merchants who used two major e-commerce marketplaces that have failed to pass on payments for several weeks.…

 

Fujitsu picks model-maker Cohere as its partner for the rapid LLM-development dance

Will become exclusive route to market for joint projects Fujitsu has made a “significant investment” in Toronto-based Cohere, a developer of large language models and associated tech, and will bring the five-year-old startup’s wares to the world.…

 

ASUS quietly built supercomputers, datacenters and an LLM. Now it’s quietly selling them all together

The plan is a slow build – not a breakout into enterprise tech Taiwan’s ASUS is best known for its laptops and Wi-Fi kit, but it’s quietly building an enterprise tech and cloud business – and slowly introducing it to the world after big successes at home.…

 

Google goes shopping for Indian e-commerce dominance … at Walmart

Invests $350 million in Flipkart Google has invested in Walmart’s Indian e-commerce operation Flipkart, which holds almost half of the market for e-commerce on the subcontinent.…