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Cloud, business software and AI push sees Microsoft results hit new high

Microsoft has better-than-expected financial quarter, but success means next quarter is expected to be slightly slower.

TechRadar · Oct 31, 2024

Analyst firm raises alarm about EUV chipmaking tools — each consumes as much power as a small city, fabs to consume 54,000 Gigawatts by 2030

Leading-edge semiconductor fabs to consume 54,000 Gigawatts a year by 2030, which is more than some countries consume today.

Tom’s Hardware · Oct 31, 2024

Who needs Google Chrome when Microsoft Edge can copy the latest features?

Microsoft Edge will soon let you move the address bar to the bottom of the browser. Microsoft is also testing several improvements to its desktop and mobile browsers among Insiders.

Windows Central · Oct 31, 2024

Windows Themes zero-day could have exposed users to credential theft and more

Fortunately, a micropatch is available now, so update as soon as possible.

TechRadar · Oct 31, 2024

Stocks Plunge Before the Open as Microsoft and Meta Weigh on Sentiment, U.S. Inflation Data and Earnings in Focus

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ24) are down -0.77%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ24) are down -1.09% this morning as investors digested quarterly earnings reports from Microsoft and Meta as well as robust U.S. economic data that muddied the outlook for Federal Reserve rate cuts.

Barchart · Oct 31, 2024

"A very discourteous fellow." Intel's CEO made comments that blew a huge discount deal on TSMC chips, wiping the firm's profit margins according to this damning report.

Reuters is reporting that comments made by Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger blew up a long standing deal with chip manufacturer TSMC, obliterating Intel's margins in the process.

Windows Central · Oct 31, 2024

Post-budget sell-off of government bonds by worried City traders intensifies, pushing up UK borrowing costs – as it happened

Institute for Fiscal Studies says increasing borrowing to fund investment ‘right thing to do’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2024

FTSE 100 Live 31 October: Budget fears hit housebuilding and retail stocks, Shell beats forecasts

Housebuilding and retail stocks have fallen sharply amid the fallout from yesterday’s tax-raising Budget.

Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2024

5 biggest new games launching in November 2024 for PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox and PC

November 2024 brings some exciting new releases across various platforms including the long-awaited Planet Coaster 2 and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.

Tom’s Guide · Oct 31, 2024

AI becomes playmaker in push for security cooperation

As vulnerability grows with the onset of AI, a tech leader calls for cyber security to become a team sport not a trade secret for governments and companies.

AAP · Oct 31, 2024