M3 Macbook Air - same old, same old
Published in News
Thursday, 14 March 2024 11:36

M3 Macbook Air - same old, same old


About as fixable as the Middle East

The iFixit team have voided the latest M3 MacBook Air warranty to see how repairable it is and discovered that there is not much difference under the bonnet from the last model.

US politicians vote to ban TikTok
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 14 March 2024 11:27

US politicians vote to ban TikTok


Losing the Generation Z vote

US politicians might find that their anti-China move against the social networking site TikTok causes them a few problems at the ballot box.

Eurocrats clamp down on AI
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Thursday, 14 March 2024 11:04

Eurocrats clamp down on AI


Fines to hit tech giants

In a landmark move, Euro MPs have given the thumbs up to the most rigid AI law on the planet, promising to keep those tech boffins in check.

Apple's app store sham
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Thursday, 14 March 2024 10:51

Apple's app store sham


Epic Games calls out tech giant's 'blatant violation'"

Epic Games, the brains behind the video game "Fortnite," has had a right go at Apple, accusing them of breaking an injunction that governs their money-spinning App Store.

Nvidia’s boss tells posh grads to lower expectations
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Resilience matters in success

Nvidia’s big boss, Jensen Huang, reckons advice like “shoot for the moon and you’ll land among the stars” is a load of tosh.

AI whiz kid Devin set to revolutionise coding
Published in AI


Engineers AI is chasing after your jobs

A new AI startup called Cognition has just lifted the kimono on a fully autonomous AI software engineer named “Devin.”

Chip wizard Jim Keller conjures up Grayskull magic
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Moving from Zen to something more diabolical

Jim Keller, the tech sorcerer behind AMD's Zen, has pulled another rabbit out of his hat with Tenstorrent's Grayskull.

Arm's shares soar as lockup ends
Published in News
Wednesday, 13 March 2024 11:41

Arm's shares soar as lockup ends


Trading frenzy kicks off

British chip whiz Arm, backed by the mighty Softbank, saw its shares jump 2.1 per cent to a nifty €118.81 after the lockup period from its mega IPO has just ended, and the market's buzzing like a beehive smeared in a jam.

Samsung's chip flip
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 13 March 2024 11:23

Samsung's chip flip


A tale of tech rivalry and AI ambition

Samsung is eyeing a chip-making method with rival SK Hynix's paws all over it.

Apple’s app store dominance under siege
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Wednesday, 13 March 2024 11:19

Apple’s app store dominance under siege


Major concession or orchestral manoeuvres in the dark?

Fruity cargo-cult Apple  has made a significant concession in its ongoing battle to maintain control over its App Store empire.