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Chris M Evans

@chrismevans.me
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Owner, founder and Principal Analyst at Architecting IT. Food lover, eater and maker. Husband, father. Lover of all things computing (except perhaps Networking). architecting.it

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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 14/09/2026
Shame we don’t have one. (A smart president). www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
bbc.co.uk
Trump criticises AI boss who called for slowdown and says only guardrail needed is a 'smart president'
Stock markets fall in the US, Europe and Asia as Anthropic boss Dario Amodei says AI development should be slowed "to reduce the risk that something goes seriously wrong".
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 31/08/2026
It’s not quite September and Morrisons already have a Christmas section.
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 07/07/2026
Seeing so many more scooters around our village. Most are being ridden by children whose parents must have purchased them on their behalf. Lock the parents up, I say! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
E-bike injury payouts top £110m and push up insurance premiums
It is only seven years since the first claim over an injury from a micromobility vehicle was made.
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 04/07/2026
Let’s be honest, teachers want to watch the football, so deflect the issue by appearing to be magnanimous and let children come in late.
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 02/07/2026
Shrewd political positioning by AI companies to manage the regulation risk, or capitulating to a protection racket? You decide.... www.cnbc.com/2026/07/02/o...
cnbc.com
OpenAI proposes 5% stake to Trump administration to ease Washington pressure: report
Trump said in June that the U.S. taking an ownership stake in AI giants would be "a beautiful thing" and make American public "partners in this revolution."
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 22/06/2026
42,500 tons of frozen food they can't put out. How could so much frozen food cause an inferno? edition.cnn.com/2026/06/22/u...
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A fire at a cold-storage warehouse in Los Angeles has been burning for days. Here’s what we know | CNN
The thick, noxious smoke billowing out of a warehouse in Los Angeles has turned into a fixture in the city’s skyline for almost a week – with no end in sight.
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 08/05/2026
Very interested in how they recovered the final £3.82. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Bradford drug dealer caught with £1.6m cash jailed
Zulfiqar Shah, 58, is jailed for 16 years and six months at Bradford Crown Court.
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 30/04/2026
Some of SoftBank's investments have been questionable (WeWork, cough), but I think there's genuinely something possible with robot automation of data centres. (1/5) www.cnbc.com/2026/04/30/s...
cnbc.com
SoftBank reportedly weighs $100 billion valuation for new AI and robotics spinout in potential U.S. IPO
SoftBank Group is planning to create and list a standalone artificial intelligence and robotics company, coined "Roze" in the U.S.
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 14/04/2026
Over the last few years, I've talked consistently about consolidation in the infrastructure part of the IT industry. Is this the start? (1/4) www.tweaktown.com/news/111017/...
tweaktown.com
NVIDIA is reportedly set to acquire a 'large PC company' the size of Dell or HP
According to a new rumor, NVIDIA is in the final stages of buying a large company like Dell or HP that will 'reshape the PC landscape.'.
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 14/04/2026
This is the combination of an effectively infinite supply of cheap cash and zero idea on what to do with it. www.tweaktown.com/news/111011/...
tweaktown.com
Meta is building a photorealistic AI model of Mark Zuckerberg that will keep watch on staff at all times
Meta is building a photorealistic AI clone of Zuckerberg trained on his voice and mannerisms to respond to employee queries in his place.
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 26/03/2026
Which one is the robot? www.npr.org/2026/03/26/n...
npr.org
Melania Trump shares the spotlight with a robot at an education and technology event
The robot accompanied the first lady to the White House East Room for the final day of a summit she had convened with counterparts from around the world through her Fostering the Future Together globa...
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 20/03/2026
First evening of spring. mr blackbird singing his heart out.
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 16/03/2026
Probably my most favourite arcade game of all time. I loved Robotron 2084 and was annoyed by it in equal measure. Really interested to see how AI could help with a game strategy. www.theregister.com/2026/03/16/a...
theregister.com
Former Microsoft dev trains AI to master Robotron: 2084
: Former Microsoft dev trains a model to survive the arcade's most chaotic stress test
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 16/03/2026
As a man who has already ended eight wars, the current one shouldn't be hard for Trump to finish - after all, he started it. After massive tariffs on the UK, insulting our soldiers and saying he didn't need our ships, now he asks for help. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx...
bbc.co.uk
Trump says he's 'not happy' with UK after Starmer says it won't be drawn into wider Iran war
The US president repeats his call for other nations to assist in securing the Strait of Hormuz, after saying it would be
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 05/03/2026
Fairly sure Pete Hegseth is talking bollocks here. The General Belgrano was sunk by submarine torpedoes during the Falklands War in 1982.
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 26/02/2026
Could there be anything more pointless and irrelevant than Your Party? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Jeremy Corbyn set to become Your Party parliamentary leader
Ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's supporters won 14 of the 24 seats on Your Party's central executive committee (CEC).
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 24/02/2026
I wonder if they can "reimagine" something that isn't a car crash of a platform? That would be good. Sadly I think they will just crowbar Copilot into the platform and make it even worse. www.theregister.com/2026/02/24/m...
theregister.com
Microsoft teases ‘reimagined SharePoint’ with added AI
: Redmond also offers to take the OneDrive name out of your OneDrive
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 21/02/2026
Imagine what we could have done if that $80 billion had been put into something useful like fighting cancer or tackling world hunger. Instead it's just been wasted away. arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...
arstechnica.com
Meta's flagship metaverse service leaves VR behind
The company asserts it will continue to make VR headsets, though.
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 16/02/2026
That will be potholes, surely?
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 03/02/2026
Just what my wife has been waiting for as her St Valentine's Day gift. And there was me thinking I would just get a dozen red roses and cook a slap-up meal. www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-serv...
techradar.com
ExpressVPN slashes prices for Valentine’s Day – here’s how to save up to 81%
Find the ExpressVPN subscription tier that fits you this Valentine’s Day
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 03/02/2026
Currently watching the Western Digital Innovation Day livestream (unfortunately joining late). I think the CFO is onstage crowing about the remaining shares in Sandisk they own, which are currently worth about $5 billion.
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 03/02/2026
Robbing Peter to pay Paul? X (formerly Twitter) gets merged into xAI to hide terrible finances. xAI now gets merged into SpaceX likely for the same reason. (1/4) www.cnbc.com/2026/02/02/m...
cnbc.com
Musk's xAI needs SpaceX deal for the money. Data centers in space are still a dream
In merging SpaceX with xAI, Elon Musk may be providing his artificial intelligence startup with a much-needed cash infusion.
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 30/01/2026
With the unpredictability of business with the USA, what does he expect? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Trump says 'very dangerous' for UK to do business with China as Starmer lands in Shanghai
The US president's comments come as Sir Keir Starmer arrives in Shanghai on the third day of his visit to China.
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 29/01/2026
And yet the share price is way higher than justified by the falling revenue/profits or the maturity of the robot technology. Is it just that so many individuals bought into Tesla that they can't afford the haircut if they sell? arstechnica.com/cars/2026/01...
arstechnica.com
Tesla kills Models S and X to build humanoid robots instead
EVs that were once industry-leading have long since been left behind.
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 23/01/2026
Intel Corporation is the next company to prioritise the data centre over consumer. But what happens in the consumer space? Let's go back to 2024 when I discussed the rise of Arm on the desktop (www.architecting.it/blog/intel-v...). (1/9) www.theregister.com/2026/01/23/i...
theregister.com
Intel prioritizes Xeons over client chips to meet AI demand
: CFO David Zinsner says foundry capacity should improve starting in Q2
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 21/01/2026
Two Trump rants in two days. I need to find better TV to watch.
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 21/01/2026
This is perhaps, the biggest oxymoron of the day. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Israeli PM Netanyahu agrees to join Trump's Board of Peace
Israel is the latest country to publicly accept an invitation to a new international organisation that many fear may be designed to supplant the UN.
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 20/01/2026
Who knew there were so many bad people in Minnesota?
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 20/01/2026
Taking some time to watch the Trump briefing. New words that he pronounces uniquely - Mercedes Benz and Somalia, who knew?
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 19/01/2026
I've been messing about getting a Raspberry Pi 5 working with the new AI+ 2 HAT, which uses a Hailo 10 GPU. The results are much quicker than letting the CPU do the work (no surprise), but the output from the first LLM model I chose has been, ahem, less than accurate.
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 19/01/2026
I’ve started eating Kiwi fruit with the skin on and it’s OK.
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 16/01/2026
Just because you own an award or prize doesn’t imply that you earned it. Many people own old medals but never fought in the wars that awarded them. However, I also think that those people understand the difference….
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 02/01/2026
I totally agree with this article highlighting the AI move from hype to pragmatism, or realism if you like. techcrunch.com/2026/01/02/i...
techcrunch.com
In 2026, AI will move from hype to pragmatism | TechCrunch
In 2026, here's what you can expect from the AI industry: new architectures, smaller models, world models, reliable agents, physical AI, and products designed for real-world use.
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 01/01/2026
Not the first thing on my list when I'm invited to a party, but I'll be careful from now on!! www.theregister.com/2025/12/31/z...
theregister.com
New York’s incoming mayor bans Raspberry Pi at inauguration
: Zohran Mamdani appears not to understand that smartphones can be used for evil
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 18/12/2025
Some days the world makes no sense at all. Then you think a bit deeper as to what something means and you see the underlying story. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion firm in $6bn deal
The company behind President Trump's Truth Social platform makes a surprising move into the energy sector.
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 16/12/2025
So this was just another PR stunt by Trump? Claim the credit for a deal that unravels because we don't want to be blackmailed into wider trade agreements we're not happy with. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Negotiations over US-UK tech deal stall
When the partnership was unveiled in September the UK government said it would
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 11/12/2025
Very disappointed to learn this article wasn't about my favourite Bond villain, Hugo Drax. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Drax unveils plan for data centre at Selby power station
The firm aims to expand its power station near Selby with a 100MW data centre by 2027.
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 11/12/2025
Fairly sure this is not just 1% above inflation. Either way, once again, travelling into and around London becomes more prohibitive. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
London Underground fares to go up by 5.8% in 2026
Most increases will be 20p or less and bus and tram fares will be frozen, the mayor of London says.
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 11/12/2025
I wonder who did the cost/benefit analysis to determine giving a wider base of the UK population a free flu vaccination wasn't worth it? www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
bbc.co.uk
Flu cases jump sharply in England as NHS faces 'worst case scenario' - live updates
NHS England says there are now enough flu patients to fill more than three whole hospital trusts.
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 10/12/2025
What’s the best way to Cockfosters? Serve it in a warm glass. Thank you Paul Hogan circa 1990s.
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 09/12/2025
Is AI killing search? The EU is investigating, as it clearly sees a problem. (1/8) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
EU investigates Google over AI-generated summaries in search results
It is examining whether the tech giant did not offer
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 08/12/2025
Yes, this sentence isn't complete. "could be a problem because I want part of the $72 billion deal". is what the headline should read. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Trump says $72bn Netflix-Warner Bros deal 'could be a problem'
The planned deal would cement Netflix in its position as the world's biggest subscription streaming service.
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 07/12/2025
Probably one of the saddest things I see on all forms of professional journalist media these days is sentences starting with the word “and”.
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 04/12/2025
I think this is a smart move by Intel Corporation. Selling of the NAND storage division was a mistake, which is highlighted by the now shortage of NAND and increase in prices. (1/3) www.tomshardware.com/networking/i...
tomshardware.com
Intel drops plans to sell networking and communication division — says keeping NEX in-house will strengthen integration and customer offerings
Because Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and comms are cool and profitable.
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 04/12/2025
The Royal Mail "assistant" is total garbage. I'm trying to track a parcel that should have been delivered days ago. The "AI assistant" simply regurgitates links to their website. It's basically internal website search for idiots. Is this what AI is expected to deliver? (no pun intended)
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 02/12/2025
Although the circumstances are unusual, providing children with a head start for their future is always a welcome thing. But this gift from Dell is interesting in other ways. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
theguardian.com
Michael and Susan Dell donate $6.25bn to encourage families to claim ‘Trump Accounts’
Billionaires aim to provide incentive for families to claim new investment accounts for children created as part of Trump legislation
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 02/12/2025
We seem to be dividing into those who see no bubble (the tech companies, the AI companies, the investors) and those who are increasingly worried about a bubble (the financiers). Both can't be right.... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
UK share values ‘most stretched’ since 2008, Bank warns
The bank warned US stock price valuations are their most stretched since the dotcom bubble burst.
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 01/12/2025
Last week we visited the refurbished Battersea Power Station. It’s mainly a shopping centre now but has quite a buzz and some OK restaurants (and a lot of flats).
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 01/12/2025
Although it could be some time away, this potential Intel Corporation deal with Apple could be pivotal in making the Foundry business a success. Obviously the market thinks so, as the announcement last week produced a surge in the Intel share price. (1/3) www.cnbc.com/2025/12/01/i...
cnbc.com
Intel stock holds 10% rise after analyst predicts major Apple deal
Intel's share price was down slightly premarket after a 10% spike on Friday after analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said the chip giant was nearing a deal to supply Apple.
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Chris M Evans @chrismevans.me · 01/12/2025
Seriously, what is the point of this? They had fewer attendees than a 4th division football match (average 2025-2026 attendance for League 2 is 5364). They have about as much chance of getting into power as I do. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Feuds, boycotts and the birth of Your Party
The path to this weekend's founding conference has been overshadowed by splits in the party.
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