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HP to slash up to 6,000 jobs as component costs and AI reshape operations

The company’s restructuring and memory cost warnings signal challenges ahead for enterprise buyers on pricing and service delivery.

By Gyana Swain

Nov 26, 2025 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Servers Technology Industry

Microsoft loses two senior AI infrastructure leaders as data center pressures mount

Their exits may strain Microsoft’s push to expand AI capacity as energy constraints and infrastructure bottlenecks increasingly dictate the pace of cloud growth.

By Prasanth Aby Thomas

Nov 26, 2025 4 mins

Artificial Intelligence Data Center Technology Industry

FCC reversal removes federal cyber safeguards targeting telecom weaknesses post-Salt Typhoon attacks

Security leaders call the rollback ‘shockingly incompetent,’ warning it removes critical controls implemented after one of the largest breaches in telecom history.

By Taryn Plumb

Nov 21, 2025 5 mins

Government Laws and Regulations Telecommunications Industry

The latest Microsoft AI deal highlights tight links in AI supply chain

Microsoft’s partnership with Nvidia and Anthropic continues the incestuous couplings that may force changes in how IT makes AI choices.

By Evan Schuman

Nov 19, 2025 8 mins

Markets Software Providers Technology Industry

AI, greed cause massive spike in memory prices

DRAM prices could increase over 23% in coming year, report says.

By Andy Patrizio

Nov 5, 2025 3 mins

CPUs and Processors Enterprise Storage Markets

Cisco centralizes customer experience around AI

Cisco IQ taps into a host of enterprise best practices for proactive infrastructure management strategies

By Michael Cooney

Nov 4, 2025 4 mins

Artificial Intelligence Business Generative AI

IBM signs up Groq for speedy AI inferencing option

IBM integrates Groq technology with watsonx, Granite for AI inferencing applications.

By Michael Cooney

Oct 21, 2025 3 mins

Business Enterprise Markets

The lost 30 years: The decline of Japan’s semiconductor industry

Japan once dominated the global semiconductor market. But policy shifts, rigid corporate culture, and the wave of global competition precipitated a 30-year decline. Here’s a look at what happened and what’s next for Japan’s semiconductor industry.

By Takashi Matsuzaki

Oct 21, 2025 11 mins

CPUs and Processors Computer Components Manufacturing Industry

Zscaler, café-inspired branch networks, and mobile security

SD-WAN evolution, mobile integration and AI everywhere were key themes from the Zscaler Zenith Live events in Australia and Japan.

By Zeus Kerravala

Oct 8, 2025 6 mins

Network Security SD-WAN Small and Medium Business

Telco’s botched firewall upgrade left emergency callers unable to connect

Australia's telecommunications regulator is investigating an outage at Optus after an upgrade went wrong and network monitoring failed to spot the problem.

By Maxwell Cooter

Sep 22, 2025 6 mins

Carriers Networking Telecommunications