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What We Cover
Four Areas We Follow Closely
From AI models and chips to cloud infrastructure and connected devices, we follow the technology, business decisions and rules shaping the industry.
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Artificial Intelligence & Compute
AI models, compute infrastructure, GPUs, inference, data centres and the energy required to run modern AI systems.
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Semiconductors & Chips
Chip design, manufacturing, advanced packaging, memory, foundries and the supply chains behind semiconductor production.
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Cloud & Infrastructure
Cloud platforms, data centres, DevOps, Kubernetes, databases, reliability and the costs of running software at scale.
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Hardware & Connected Devices
Phones, computers, wearables, sensors, embedded systems, firmware, thermals and the hardware people use every day.
The Business Behind Technology
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How money, infrastructure and business decisions shape technology
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HCLTech Anthropic Partnership Margins: The Cost of GenAI Integration
How much of a multi-million-dollar enterprise AI deal actually goes to the IT integrator? When enterprises sig...
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Yes. When employers deploy private 5G walkie-talkies, the network cont...
Why Apple Intelligence Needs Mac Local Storage
Apple Intelligence Mac local storage allocations exist to avoid the fi...
DPDP Act Parental Consent on Android: Why Age Gates Fail
Android apps still collect children’s data through self-declared...
Technology Explained
Hardware testing, technical explainers, security reporting and the infrastructure behind modern technology.
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China AI Exit Bans on Spouses Snare Multinational Firms
Beijing’s tightened grip on its domestic artificial intelligence sector is spill...
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CXMT HBM3E Mass Production Hits DUV Yield Wall
Why ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) faces sub-35% die yields on DUV lithogra...
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The 99 Dyson CameraJet Cannot Replace String Flossing
Why Dyson’s $499 CameraJet water bursts lack the shear stress to replace s...
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Why Your Smartwatch Flashlight Ruins Its Own Sleep Tracking Data
How activating your smartwatch’s OLED flashlight at night blasts 480nm blu...
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Why Europe’s AI Startups Shun State Supercomputers for US Clouds
Despite billions in state EuroHPC supercomputers like LUMI, over 80% of top Euro...
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Banks Face Uninsurable Risk as Cyber Carriers Exclude Autonomous AI Attacks
When an autonomous AI agent executes a coordinated cyberattack against a major b...
Our Editorial Approach
We Check the Details.
Product launches are designed to show a product at its best. Our job is to look past the presentation and understand what the product can actually do, where it falls short, and what the evidence supports.
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Commercial relationships should not decide our editorial conclusions. When we review or report on a product, the company does not get to choose the outcome.
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Use the Source
We use primary documents when they are available — including regulatory filings, technical standards, patent records, court documents, research papers and company documentation.
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Test Beyond the Marketing
When we benchmark hardware or systems, we look at real-world performance, power use, thermals, latency and other measurements that matter to the user — not just the numbers presented in a launch deck.
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We cover AI, hardware, software, cybersecurity, semiconductors, cloud infrastructure and the business of technology. Some stories are news; others are explainers, tests or deeper investigations. The common goal is to help readers understand what is actually happening beneath the headline.
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