Locked up for life for GTA VI hacker
Too dangerous
A teen hacker who ruined the fun for millions of gamers by leaking footage of the upcoming Grand Theft Auto VI has been locked up for life in a secure hospital.
Intel’s benchmarks back AMD AI
Opps
Intel's new generation of Meteor Lake "Intel Core Ultra" processors were supposed to herald a new age of "AI PCs", but the benchmark software it is advising to prove it shows AMD chips are still ahead.
Android 15 will warn you about your battery
Will tell you its history and predict its future
Android 15 could show you how much charge your battery can hold compared to when it was new and whether it has been replaced.
Apple plans to launch Vison Pro early
It is not as if anyone is going to buy it
The fruity cargo cult Apple is planning to release its horrendously priced and clunky Vision Pro headset earlier than expected.
European Union goes postal over P*rn
New online content rules
It looks like the European Union is not just hunting Elon [look at me] Musk over X’s content policies – it is also investigating three adult content companies - Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos.
Companies not ready for generative AI at scale
But Accenture boss warns it is bigger than all of us
Accenture CEO Julie Sweet told the Financial Times that most companies are not ready to deploy generative AI at scale because they lack strong data infrastructure or the controls needed to ensure the technology is used safely.
PlayStation 5 has sold 50 million units
Much more than the nine million bicycles in Beijing
The PlayStation 5 has officially hit the 50 million sales milestone.
Kotick leaves Activision Blizzard
Stepping down and Microsoft cleans house
As expected, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is stepping down officially on 29 December as part of Microsoft’s management reshuffle of the game maker after it took over.
Waymo’s autonomous cars safer than humans
Although, a badger would be safer than many Roman drivers
Waymo has a new peer-reviewed study which appears to confirm that its autonomous cars are safer than cars driven by humans.
Intel wants 2024 to be the year it makes comeback
Return of Chipzilla
Chipzilla wants to return to the lead of advanced chipmaking next year with two new technologies.