Musk sacked SpaceX staff who slagged him off
Published in News


Free speech is only for me


Elon [look at me] Musk was so bothered about the free speech rights of his staff he fired those who wrote an open letter that slammed him, a US labour court heard.

Wickr is dead
Published in News
04 January 2024

Wickr is dead


Amazon's secret app for drug dealers is no more

The encrypted messaging app Wickr Me is kaput, more than a year after it was exposed as the favourite app for drug traffickers. 

Xerox fires 15 per cent of staff
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But they are not layoffs but reinventions

Xerox has been hitting the PRspeak this week to find a new word to describe the fact that it has handed 15 per cent of its workforce their P45s and pink slips.

23andMe blames victims for massive data breach
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Millions of users' DNA

DNA testing outfit 23andMe, facing over 30 lawsuits from victims of its vast data breach, is trying to dodge the blame by pointing the finger at the victims, a letter seen by TechCrunch reveals.

UK coppers probe “first online rape”
Published in Gaming


Child attacked in the Metaverse

UK coppers are investigating what has been dubbed the first rape in the Metaverse after a child was ‘attacked’ in a VR game.

Substack users threaten exodus
Published in News


CEO wants to keep taking Nazi cash

Substack users are fuming after the boss of the email newsletter service said he would keep hosting and paying "Nazis" on his platform.

Pascal inventor logs off
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Halt(0); // return 0 otherwise end

Computer genius Niklaus Wirth who bought the world Pascal, Euler and Oberon has died. He was 89.

Samsung officially schedules next Unpacked event for January 17
Published in Mobiles


Samsung Galaxy S24 lineup incoming

Although we knew it was coming, Samsung has now officially set the date for its next Unpacked event which will take place on January 17th, 10 AM PT (7 PM CET). According to Samsung, the Galaxy Unpacked 2024 event will "open a new era of mobile AI", suggesting that a big part of it will be about artificial intelligence.

Nvidia teases upcoming Geforce RTX 40 SUPER series
Published in Graphics


Announcements at the Nvidia CES 2024 Special Address

Nvidia has officially started teasing the upcoming Geforce RTX 40 SUPER series graphics cards that are expected to be announced during the CES 2024 Special Address.

BT misses Huawei ban deadline and faces fines
Published in Network


Failed to purge the Chinese 

BT has failed to get rid of Huawei kit from its core networks by the deadline set by the government, and admitted 2G and 3G services are still using the Chinese gear.