Amazon's cloudy patent payout pandemonium
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Cloud produces heavy rain for Amazon

 Amazon's cloud-computing juggernaut, AWS, has been fined $525 million (€493.5 million) by a jury for nicking Kove's data-storage secrets.

Apple in the fight for its life against Qualcomm and Windows
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Even the Tame Apple Press admits Qualcomm’s chipset is better

The Tame Apple Press is starting to admit that Apple is in grave trouble with the arrival of Qualcomm’s latest chipset for Microsoft and its partners.

AMD's Zen 4 Ryzen 5 7600X chip drops to stunningly low prices
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Time to build a budget gaming PC

The price of AMD's Ryzen 5 7600X, a six-core marvel, has plummeted to an incredibly affordable €179. That's a staggering 40 per cent discount from its initial price of €299, making it a thrilling opportunity for budget-conscious gamers.

Blackberry and AMD join forces to forge robotic revolution
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Wall Street agrees

BlackBerry and AMD are fusing their expertise which they say will to revolutionise the world of robotics.

AMD and Intel motherboards receive BIOS updates
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Fixing LogoFAIL flaw

AMD and Intel motherboards have received BIOS updates to kill off the LogoFAIL vulnerability, causing a stir since December 2023.

Chipzilla's silicon scramble to top TSMC
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Thursday, 11 April 2024 10:49

Chipzilla's silicon scramble to top TSMC


Working with Taiwan’s suppliers

Intel has been chinwagging with TSMC’s partners to help give its foundry biz a leg up.

Hollywood bigwigs launch fresh Crusade against pirates
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Crusades don’t end well for anyone

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) is once again taking a strong stance against piracy, with their leader, Charles Rivkin, announcing at CinemaCon in Las Vegas that they are actively collaborating with Congress to tackle the issue of pirate websites.

UK Tories go Big Brother on shoplifters
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Thursday, 11 April 2024 10:08

UK Tories go Big Brother on shoplifters


Will tag people if it must

The government's splashing out more than €65 million to beef up facial recognition systems – we're talking vans that'll scan bustling high streets –in a bid to clamp down on shoplifting.

TMSC's chip shop cashes in on AI craze
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Wednesday, 10 April 2024 11:38

TMSC's chip shop cashes in on AI craze


Sales spike

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TMSC) is laughing all the way to the bank, thanks to a bonanza in March that saw them rake in a hefty €5.6 billion, a 34.3 per cent jump from last year—talk about a growth spurt.

UK biz in cyber shambles
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Wednesday, 10 April 2024 11:28

UK biz in cyber shambles


Government warned

The latest Cyber Security Breaches Survey for 2024 released by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has got the UK's knickers in a twist.