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Microsoft’s new quantum chip is based on a new state of matter and a particle that previously only existed in theory.

Powerful quantum computer just years away after chip breakthrough: Microsoft

The quantum computer, more powerful than all the world’s computers combined, could lead to the development of new drugs and chemicals.

  • Angus Dalton

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Magic plays a big role in the world of Avowed, even if you like to stick to swords and shields.

Microsoft’s first big game of the year is an RPG masterpiece

Avowed is a brilliant story, a wonderful world and an excuse for a lot of crunchy first-person combat rolled up into an excellent and breezy RPG.

  • Tim Biggs
Bill Gates at the 2024 World Health Summit.

‘I’m not at the top of the list’: Bill Gates and the divisive power of billionaires

Thirty years ago, Bill Gates created the model for the in-your-face technology mogul that shook up the world. Today, he looks on bemused as Musk, Zuckerberg and co. wield their power.

  • David Streitfeld
More than a trillion dollars was wiped off the value of tech stocks on Monday.

Wall Street’s trillion-dollar wipeout sets off alarm bells

A Chinese start-up that didn’t exist 18 months ago just triggered a meltdown that exposes the vulnerability of Wall Street.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
DeepSeek’s success has reignited concerns that big US companies have poured too much money into developing artificial intelligence.

What is China’s DeepSeek - and why is it freaking out Wall Street?

The Chinese start-up is just over a year old, but might have just changed the game for AI.

  • David Swan
At loggerheads over AI: Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
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What is Stargate? Trump’s $800b AI investment explained

The announcement is set to reshape the tech sector and create hundreds of thousands of jobs. Where does Australia fit in, and what does Elon Musk have to say?

  • David Swan
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Why the world’s most valuable company is set to become even more powerful

Nvidia’s rise from obscurity to become a $5.5 trillion market-moving beast brings with it a lot of wild expectations.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
The Xbox Series X Digital Edition drops the disc drive and around $100, coming in at $700.

Xbox goes disc-free with Call of Duty the star attraction

The Xbox Series X Digital Edition isn’t much of an upgrade, but it’s still a fantastic host for Microsoft’s marquee Game Pass service.

  • Tim Biggs
ASML sells its large and ultra-expensive machines that print circuit patterns onto silicon wafers to companies like TSMC, Samsung and Intel.

Hot chips: The split that sparked a $97 billion meltdown

It is an industry crucial to the 21st century, but two of its biggest players are going in opposite directions.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Sam Altman once called OpenAI’s partnership with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella “the best bromance in tech.”

Microsoft and OpenAI’s ‘bromance’ begins to fray

Microsoft has backed away from pouring more money into OpenAI, straining relations.

  • Cade Metz, Mike Isaac and Erin Griffith

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