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Fujitsu Plans End of Mainframe Era by 2035

Fujitsu Plans End of Mainframe Era by 2035

Japanese tech giant Fujitsu has revealed plans to cease its mainframe operations by 2035, aiming to pivot towards advancements in AI and quantum computing. CEO Takahito Tokita announced the strategic shift as part of a broader vision for the company’s…

DCP2 May 2026
CIOs Step Up as AI Challenges Loom

CIOs Step Up as AI Challenges Loom

Forrester’s recent analysis anticipates that the evolving landscape of AI technology will usher CIOs into a crucial control role by the close of the decade. The growing reliance on AI-driven applications without a coherent alignment to business objectives will force…

DCP2 May 2026
Tenstorrent Unveils Revolutionary AI Servers

Tenstorrent Unveils Revolutionary AI Servers

Tenstorrent has officially released its highly anticipated Galaxy Blackhole AI compute systems. These cutting-edge systems boast 32 Blackhole accelerators within a compact 6U chassis, interconnected by 100 Tbps of Ethernet bandwidth. Each unit delivers impressive specifications: 1 TB of GDDR6…

DCP30 Apr 2026
Oracle’s New Mexico DC to Run on Green Power

Oracle’s New Mexico DC to Run on Green Power

In a bold move to counteract energy challenges, Oracle is proceeding with a significant datacenter project in New Mexico, powered by a 2.45GW fuel cell installation. Amidst concerns over financial targets by its partner OpenAI, Oracle remains focused on energy…

DCP30 Apr 2026
EU Demands Android AI Equality

EU Demands Android AI Equality

The European Commission is gearing up to enact measures that would require Google to open its Android platform to competing AI services, a move that has garnered mixed reactions from various stakeholders. These forthcoming regulations aim to grant third-party developers…

DCP29 Apr 2026
Vendor Lock-in: The Hidden Cost of AI

Vendor Lock-in: The Hidden Cost of AI

Opinion: The era of effortlessly switching between cutting-edge AI models is disappearing as vendor-specific constraints intensify and expenses rise. It wasn’t long ago that developers casually jumped from one AI frontier model to another: first enamored with Gemini 3.1 Pro,…

DCP29 Apr 2026
China Blocks Meta’s AI Purchase

China Blocks Meta’s AI Purchase

Meta’s plans to acquire AI firm Manus have been thwarted by China’s foreign investment authorities. The decision, announced by the Beijing regulator, cited national laws to prohibit furthering the acquisition deal. Manus, known for its revolutionary ‘general agent,’ which automates…

DCP29 Apr 2026
AI Tools Handed to 28,000 UK Tax Staff

AI Tools Handed to 28,000 UK Tax Staff

The UK tax authority HMRC is significantly expanding its use of Microsoft Copilot, distributing around 28,000 licenses after trials highlighted an average daily time saving of 26 minutes per user. Spearheaded by Chief AI Officer James Mitton, HMRC aspires to…

DCP28 Apr 2026
Golden Shield Initiative: $3.2B in Contracts with Tech Edge

Golden Shield Initiative: $3.2B in Contracts with Tech Edge

The US Space Force (USSF) has granted contracts to 11 companies, including giants like Raytheon and newcomers such as Anduril, to develop orbital interceptors under the Golden Shield Initiative. These agreements, totaling up to $3.2 billion, are established through Other…

DCP28 Apr 2026
Core Scientific’s New AI Leap

Core Scientific’s New AI Leap

Core Scientific is making a strategic shift by transforming a 300-megawatt Bitcoin mining facility in Pecos, Texas, into a 1.5-gigawatt AI data center campus. This pivot aims to capture the growing token demand before the crypto-mining bubble bursts. The company…

DCP28 Apr 2026
Intel’s AI Ambitions Aim to Revitalize CPU Market

Intel’s AI Ambitions Aim to Revitalize CPU Market

Intel is turning to artificial intelligence as a strategy to alter its current financial trajectory. The company is wagering that the central processing unit (CPU) can again become the core of computational efforts, even amidst ongoing manufacturing hurdles. CEO Lip-Bu…

DCP25 Apr 2026
Outdated Gov.uk Data Misguides AI

Outdated Gov.uk Data Misguides AI

Content designers from the Department for Business and Trade reveal that AI summaries from tools like Google are providing inaccurate UK government information by retrieving data from outdated GOV.UK pages. Senior content designer Giorgio Di Tunno and operations lead Neil…

DCP24 Apr 2026
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