Amazon loses trademark fight
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Thursday, 07 March 2024 11:37

Amazon loses trademark fight


UK Supreme court backs Beverly Hills Polo Club

Amazon has been dealt a blow by the UK Supreme Court, which has backed a ruling that the e-commerce giant ripped off UK trademarks by targeting British shoppers on its US website.

Apple escalates Epic Games war
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Thursday, 07 March 2024 11:12

Apple escalates Epic Games war


Blocks Fortnite on iOS in Europe

Fruity cargo cult Apple has decided it can’t get enough of fights with Epic Games and the EU and has escalated the row.

AI firms lose trust
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Thursday, 07 March 2024 11:00

AI firms lose trust


Not enough regulation

According to new Edelman data, trust in AI technology and the firms that make it is plunging in the US and around the world.

Apple shares hit rock bottom as investors lose faith
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Mimicking Microsoft under Steve Ballmer

Apple's share price has fallen for the last few weeks. Today, it hit a low for the year, closing at €156.86.

Musk wanted an “for profit” OpenAI
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Thursday, 07 March 2024 10:27

Musk wanted an “for profit” OpenAI


With him in charge

OpenAI has released emails which prove that rich kid Elon [look at me] Musk was not interested in keeping the company as a non-profit – he just wanted to be in charge.

Amazon wants to become a nuclear power
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Wednesday, 06 March 2024 12:13

Amazon wants to become a nuclear power


What could go wrong  

Amazon has gone nuclear, snapping up atomic data centres for its cloud empire as part of a £470 million deal with Talen Energy – a US company that makes and sells electricity.

AMD unleashes Spartan
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Wednesday, 06 March 2024 12:00

AMD unleashes Spartan


Hopefully not headed for a glorious Thermopylae

AMD has lifted the kimono on its Spartan UltraScale+ FPGA family -- the latest addition to the huge range of AMD Cost-Optimised FPGAs and adaptive SoCs.

Microsoft ditches Android apps
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Wednesday, 06 March 2024 11:44

Microsoft ditches Android apps


Windows 11 users left in the lurch

Microsoft has surprised punters by scrapping its support for Android apps on Windows 11, giving you only a year to play games on your Windows tablet before support officially runs out.

Car touchscreens need to be scrapped
Published in Transportation
Wednesday, 06 March 2024 10:54

Car touchscreens need to be scrapped


EU watchdog barks

Euro NCAP, the car safety watchdog for Europe, is bringing in new rules for 2026 which mean that five vital tasks in every car will have to be done by real buttons instead of by a screen.

Facebook flops as it loses its backbone
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Wednesday, 06 March 2024 10:44

Facebook flops as it loses its backbone


Social media giant's sites crash for two to three hours

Facebook, Instagram, and Threads went offline for two hours today, leaving millions of users fuming.