Bezos wants to build a "Death Star"
A capitalist space station
Blue Origin, the rocket and space tourism company founded by Jeff Bezos, is proposing a massive new capitalist Eutopia space station called "Orbital Reef" that could be used to host science experiments, vacation getaways for the very rich, and potentially in-space manufacturing.
Microsoft set to overtake Apple as most valuable company again
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ame Apple Press dons sackcloth and ashes
There was a cry of despair among the Tame Apple Press as it was revealed that software King of the World Microsoft was close to unseating Apple as the world's most valuable company.
Linux runs better than Windows 11
2022 could be the year of Linux on the Desktop
With Windows 11 out as stable and the initial round of updates coming out, benchmarks are starting to compare the new OS with what is out there.
Nvida ARM buyout faces awkward roadblock
EU antitrust regulators dog deal
Nvidia’s plan to buy ARM has suffered a major set back after EU antitrust regulators opened a full-scale investigation into the deal.
Indian Supremes order Pegasus investigation
Did government use it to spy on journalists and political opponents?
India's supreme court has ordered an independent inquiry into whether the government used the surveillance software Pegasus to spy illegally on journalists, activists and political opponents.
Iran’s petrol stations shut by hackers
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t is supposed to inspire revolt
Iran's president said that a cyberattack which paralysed every petrol station in the Islamic Republic was designed to get "people angry by creating disorder and disruption".
Intel says Aurora on the way
And bigger than planned... even if it is late
After Chipzilla has released its Alder Lake family into the world and is shipping 28 versions of the chip to PC makers, with "broad availability" starting on 4 November, the outfit says that its new supercomputer Aurora is on the way.
TSMC says it will have its N3 node in the second half of 2022
Onwards to N4 by the year end
TSMC has said that its N3 node, which will provide more of a technological leap than N4, will go into volume production in the second half of 2022.
Amazon wants to build a quantum computer
Just need a few more cats
Amazon is officially entering the race to develop a quantum computer, joining US and Chinese rivals in the quest to harness the ability of cats to be both dead and alive.
US raids PAX offices
More anti-Chinese activity
The Untouchables raided the Florida offices of PAX Technology, a Chinese provider of point of sale devices used by millions of businesses and retailers globally.