Wall Street cheers Nvidia results as AI chip designer lives up to expectations August 24, 2023 Hunger for Nvidia’s artificial intelligence (AI) chips has propelled its sales to $13.5bn (£10.6bn) in its second quarter, more than doubling from a year ago. The American tech behemoth’s data centre business drove most of the sales, soaring 170 per cent compared to the same period last year, up to $10.3bn (£8.1bn). Nvidia’s data centre business sells the company’s [...]
I see the Online Safety Bill as a digital double-edged sword August 23, 2023 Susie Violet Ward asks if the Online Safety Bill is nudging us closer to a digital dystopia like Orwell's 1984?
A gig in five years: An immersive dream or virtual insanity? August 23, 2023 The pandemic is over and live music is back. But as the music industry cheers the return of gigs, a number of tech companies are hoping to radically change the way we consume live events in the future.
Arm announces Nasdaq float in largest US IPO in 2 years August 22, 2023 SoftBank-owned chip designer Arm has confirmed it will float on New York’s Nasdaq next month in what will be the largest US initial public offering (IPO) in almost two years. Arm, which licenses its chip designs to tech giants like Apple, Nvidia, and Qualcomm, has said the offering is being led by Barclays, Goldman Sachs, [...]
ARM muscles up for bumper IPO with $70bn valuation and 28 rostered banks August 22, 2023 SoftBank Group Corp’s Arm Holdings Ltd reported a 1% fall in annual revenue due to a slowdown in smartphone sales, after the chip designer disclosed the paperwork for an initial public offering (IPO) that is expected to be the largest of the year. Arm’s stock market launch is expected to bring back to life a lackluster IPO [...]
Sir Michael Parkinson was a proper interviewer – British TV desperately needs another like him August 18, 2023 Parkinson was an early podcaster, really, wasn’t he? Parkinson, the long-running chat show hosted by Michael Parkinson, who has died aged 88, was the simplest of ideas. A few chairs, a couple of guests, and an in-depth conversation. The last part of this sweet formula Spotify and Apple have cashed in on over the past [...]
Alfa Romeo Stelvio review: A heart-over-head family SUV August 14, 2023 The Alfa Romeo Stelvio – driven here in 280hp petrol Veloce guise – is a stylish and dynamic family SUV. But it has some downsides, too.
Apple supplier Foxconn cautious despite beating earnings forecasts August 14, 2023 Apple supplier Foxconn beat estimates for second-quarter earnings on Monday thanks to a booming artificial intelligence sector – but the firm retained a cautious outlook for this year due to global economic uncertainties. The world’s largest contract electronics maker downgraded its outlook for full-year revenue to a slight decline from a previous guidance of flat as it [...]
More streaming mergers are ‘inevitable’ say experts August 14, 2023 A tie-up trend is taking root in the streaming industry. Video on demand providers are scratching around for more subscribers and trying to secure their footing in a crowded market.
Haunted Mansion review: Second time lucky for movie based on Disneyland ride? August 11, 2023 Like Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion is a big screen version of a popular Disneyland ride. The similarities don’t end there: both had a film adaptation released in 2003, with the original Haunted Mansion, starring Eddie Murphy, bombing at the box office while Johnny Depp’s Captain Sparrow shambled all the way to the bank. [...]