OpenAI built its own AI chip. The target is Nvidia.
OpenAI built its own AI chip. The target is Nvidia.

OpenAI just showed off Jalapeño, its first home-grown AI chip, built with Broadcom. It is designed for inference, not training. And it is the clearest sign yet that the company most dependent on Nvidia wants a way out. OpenAI has a chip now. On Wednesd…

Laptop prices suck these days, but here are 25 Prime Day deals that help a little
Laptop prices suck these days, but here are 25 Prime Day deals that help a little

The RAM, storage, and component crunch has come for new laptop prices. Plenty of models have gone up in price after being on the market for months, and so have those that’ve been on shelves for over a year. Plus, many new models are releasing at higher prices than the previous generation. So, it really […]

Windows 11 is getting Copilot on Microsoft 365 Business accounts again, unless you’re in Europe

Microsoft made Copilot optional in April. It’s force-installing it again in June, this time through Office updates, and EU users are the only ones being spared.

Cloudflare teams up with Chrome, Firefox, and Edge on a privacy-first anti-bot protocol
Cloudflare teams up with Chrome, Firefox, and Edge on a privacy-first anti-bot protocol

Cloudflare has announced a joint initiative with Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Microsoft Edge to develop a new internet protocol that verifies whether web traffic is legitimate without tracking users. The protocol, called Private Access Control T…

Microsoft and Chevron plan one of the largest gas-powered data center projects in US

Microsoft inked a 20-year power purchase agreement with Chevron, locking in decades of carbon emissions from a new natural gas power plant.

Microsoft’s Nadella turns on the AI giants he helped build
Microsoft’s Nadella turns on the AI giants he helped build

In a blunt interview, Satya Nadella warned that the AI giants cannot keep promising mass job losses while demanding the power to build whatever they want. Microsoft’s answer: cheaper models, more control for customers, and a pitch for the public’s trus…

Microsoft turns to Chevron’s gas to power a Texas data centre
Microsoft turns to Chevron’s gas to power a Texas data centre

The Chevron Microsoft gas deal hands the oil major a 20-year contract to power a giant West Texas data centre. For a company that built its AI plans on renewables and nuclear, that is a sharp turn. Chevron will power one of the largest data centres in …

Microsoft’s Xbox handheld plans resurface with a mysterious new logo

A new Xbox Handheld logo has appeared on several official game pages, raising questions about whether it simply flags compatibility with existing Windows handhelds or hints at a first-party console still in the works.

Microsoft’s June update fixed 208 security flaws and introduced a cascade of new bugs across all Windows versions
Microsoft’s June update fixed 208 security flaws and introduced a cascade of new bugs across all Windows versions

Microsoft’s June 2026 Patch Tuesday update is causing problems across every supported version of Windows. KB5094126, released on June 9, patched a record 208 security vulnerabilities, but the update has introduced a string of bugs that range from cosme…