Jack Ma’s woes began when he spoke to Trump
Published in News


In the middle of the trade war... he might have gotten ahead of himself

Apparently the reason why Jack Ma’s star fell to the extend that it did, was because he thought he could go to the US and talk to Donald Trump.

Apple drops mask requirements for Apple fanboys
Published in Mobiles


Staff will still be masked

Apple will remove its mask mandate for customers at many US retail stores from Friday as COVID-19 cases decline.

Court tells Bezos he can’t have the lunar lander contract
Published in Transportation


One small step for a court, a giant leap for humanity


The US Court of Federal Claims ruled against Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin in the company's lawsuit versus NASA over a lucrative astronaut lunar lander contract awarded to Elon Musk's SpaceX earlier this year.

Windows 11 borked due to expired certificate
Published in News
Friday, 05 November 2021 11:58

Windows 11 borked due to expired certificate

Who really wants to download this?

Microsoft has started warning Windows 11 users that certain features in the operating system are failing to load due to an expired certificate.

Fox investing shedloads in blockchain
Published in News
Friday, 05 November 2021 11:48

Fox investing shedloads in blockchain


We are surprised they know what it is

The telly company which provides news to those without opposable thumbs, Fox, says it plans to double down on its investments in blockchain technology by introducing more NFTs (non-fungible tokens) and digital collectibles for its shows and franchises in the coming months.

Red Hat will hire less senior engineers
Published in News
Friday, 05 November 2021 11:47

Red Hat will hire less senior engineers


Need to save a bit of cash

IBM's Red Hat plans to cut back on hiring senior engineers in an effort aimed largely at controlling costs.

Facebook might have to pay lots to get the Meta name
Published in News


What’s the meta you?  Hey gotta no respect?

Facebook forgot to check if anyone owned the trademark before declaring that it was changing its name “meta”.

Either do what we tell you or user security will suffer
Published in News


Apple warns the EU


Apple software boss Craig Ferengi Federighi took the stage at the Web Summit in Lisbon to push Apple’s line that reducing its monopoly powers over its app store would result in less security for EU users.

Big Tech needs to work with regulators better
Published in News
Thursday, 04 November 2021 13:08

Big Tech needs to work with regulators better


Microsoft says they need to solve problems rather than create them

Software king of the world and former evil empire Microsoft has called on its fellow dark knights in the industry to stop putting profits over concerns about privacy and monopolies.

Levono reports 65 percent rise in Q2 profits
Published in PC Hardware
Thursday, 04 November 2021 13:07

Levono reports 65 percent rise in Q2 profits


Chip shortages expected to go on


China's Lenovo said that a global chip shortage would persist into the first half of next year as it reported a 65 percent rise in second-quarter profit.