US probes another Chinese chip "threat"
Worried about legacy chips now
The US has announced a probe into how its firms buy Chinese-made chips, under the unproven claim that they could pose a danger to national security.
Apple wants iPhones to talk like humans
We must do something catch up
Desperate to recover the ground lost by dropping the ball on AI, Apple claims that it has a secret plan to make iPhones smart by allowing them to chat like a real person.
Jobs’ Mob crushes Beeper
iMessage app gives up
Beeper has thrown in the towel on its bid to bring iMessage to Android phones after Apple blocked its fixes one by one over the past month.
In Britain, Big Brother will watch you
British cops get their paws on your facial details.
The government is secretly giving the police the power to scan the faces of 50 million drivers and match them to CCTV or social media snaps.
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.