TomTom teams up with Microsoft
Published in AI


AI for cars

Digital mapping specialist TomTom has partnered with tech giant Microsoft to create an artificial intelligence (AI)--powered conversational assistant for vehicles.

AMD miffed at Nvidia’s performance comparison
Published in Graphics


Handbags at dawn

AMD has come out with a benchmark of its own between its Instinct MI300X and Nvidia’s H100 (Hopper) GPUs.

US politicians want Biden to bully Europe
Published in News


It must follow the demands of our tech companies

US politicians are calling on the US president Joe Biden to lean on Europe until it allows US tech companies to do what they like.

AI helps Imran Khan campaign from behind bars
Published in AI


Could be useful for a lot of politicians 

AI allowed Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan to campaign from behind bars, with a voice clone of the opposition leader giving an impassioned speech on his behalf.

Apple pulls smartwatches
Published in IoT


Borrowed technology and made it less effective

Fruity cargo cult Apple has pulled two of its smartwatches after the International Trade Commission ruled that it didn’t invent some of the features in the devices.

Nikola founder jailed for securities fraud
Published in Transportation


Four years

Trevor Milton, the founder and former CEO of electric truck startup Nikola, was sentenced Monday to four years in prison for securities fraud.

Big Blue gets bigger
Published in News
19 December 2023

Big Blue gets bigger


Snaps up Software AG enterprise integration platforms

IBM is buying Software AG's enterprise integration platforms for 2.13 billion euros to bolster its artificial intelligence and hybrid cloud offerings.

JPL stream cat videos from deep space
Published in Network


It's what Jack Parsons would have wanted 

JPL has tested its Deep Space Optical Communications network by live streaming an HD cat video from 19 million miles away.

US plays down Huawei's advanced chip development
Published in PC Hardware


No threat to us

The US doubts whether Huawei Technologies Co. can produce the advanced chip in its new smartphone at the scale or performance threshold necessary to meet market demand.

Apple will bring its OLED screens to iPads and MacBooks
Published in News


Foldable tablets vapourware talked about 

The Tame Apple Press has been waxing large about how Apple will bring advanced OLED screens to iPads and MacBooks and is considering introducing foldable tablets.