A Lucky Gamble and Unlimited Coffee: How Nvidia Became the Most Valuable Company in the World

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang present NVIDIA Blackwell platform at an event ahead of the COMPUTEX forum, in Taipei, Taiwan June 2, 2024. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Name a major tech brand – from Google to Amazon to Tesla to ChatGPT – and chances are Nvidia is involved in some way. The company – which makes computer chips – may not be a household name in Britain, but it has just surpassed Microsoft and Apple to become the biggest. most valuable listed … Read more

Nvidia surpasses Apple and Microsoft to become the most valuable company in the world

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Nvidia has surpassed Microsoft and Apple to become the world’s most valuable company after months of explosive share price growth, driven by demand for its chips and an investor frenzy over artificial intelligence. The company’s … Read more

Mass layoffs at FromSoftware won’t happen “as long as this company is my responsibility,” Miyazaki says

Elden Ring creator and FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki has said there will be no mass layoffs at the studio “as long as this company is my responsibility.” Speaking to PC Gamer, Miyazaki discussed layoffs in the games industry, specifically the number of studios closed under Embracer. “Speaking to myself and this company, I want to … Read more

Britain will pay a high price for Labour’s Net Zero fanaticism

Britain will pay a high price for Labour’s Net Zero fanaticism

“Families and businesses will have lower bills forever.” That is a promise the Labor Party will make to the British public when it comes to power. One of Labour’s six ‘missions’ for the government is to make Britain a ‘clean energy superpower’ by 2030, investing in wind, solar and carbon capture and energy storage. Great … Read more

How the ‘woke capitalist’ gravy train shuddered to a halt

McKinsey stated in 2019 that 90% of America’s 500 largest companies are now preparing an ESG report – reams of paper meant to prove that the companies are saving society and the planet. Consultants and analysts also spend a lot of time arguing that ESG is a more profitable way to invest. In a series … Read more

Brsk and Netomnia reach agreement on major UK full-fiber broadband merger

Netomnia and Brsk Leadership Teams by Vans

As first rumored on these pages in April 2024 (here), two of the largest alternative UK network operators on the market – Netomnia (YouFibre) and Brsk – both of which have a significant amount of Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) have deployed broadband. ISP infrastructure for UK homes and businesses has today formally agreed to a merger. First, … Read more

Boeing and NASA delay Starliner astronaut return to June 22, nearly doubling mission time to test spacecraft

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A satellite image shows an overview of the International Space Station with the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, June 7, 2024. Maxar Technologies | Via Reuters Boeing’s Starliner capsule “Calypso” will remain at the International Space Station twice as long as the mission was originally planned, NASA announced Friday. This developmental nature of the mission, known as … Read more

The world is using more oil, coal and gas than ever before and will continue to do so. Net Zero is dead

A key point of consensus regarding global oil demand is the expectation that it will remain robust, driven by a combination of factors including economic recovery, increased travel and rising industrial activity in non-OECD countries. The only major body not seeing sustained, massive growth is the International Energy Agency (IEA), which revised its figures this … Read more

Apple passes Microsoft to once again become the most valuable company in the world

Apple’s stock price continues to rise following this week’s WWDC keynote, where it introduced an Apple Intelligence suite of AI features for the iPhone, iPad and Mac. In today’s intraday trading, Apple overtook Microsoft to once again become the world’s most valuable company, but the two tech giants could trade places all day long. Apple … Read more

Elon Musk’s threat to ban iPhones is being fact-checked by his own company

Sign up for our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up for our free IndyTech newsletter Elon Musk has threatened to ban Apple devices from his businesses, although his fear appears to stem from a misunderstanding over the iPhone maker’s recently announced partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI. The tech billionaire – … Read more