Disney goes for a head shot to create a Mickey Mouse universe
Published in Gaming


Building skills, one ramp at a time

Mickey Mouse outfit Disney is splashing out €1.3 billion for a stake in Epic Games, the makers of Fortnite and Unreal Engine, as part of a wider deal to create a new Disney gaming world.

TSMC, forks out €18.5 billion on second Japanese chip factory
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Turning Japanese, I really think so

Chip-making king TSMC has announced plans to build another chip factory in Japan by the end of 2027, taking its total spending on its Japan project to more than €18.5 billion.

Lawmakers think a law against stupid Apple fanboys is needed
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Anti-Rich Moron law

US politicians are mulling new laws because Apple fanboys are too stupid to take their Vision Pro headsets off when they are driving.

Powercolor unveils Hellhound Radeon RX 7900 XT Spectral White Edition
Published in Graphics


All-white version that boosts up to 2,500MHz

Following the success of the Hellhound RX 7800 XT Spectral White, Powercolor has decided to launch the Radeon RX 7900 XT with the same design elements, the Hellhound Radeon RX 7900 XT Spectral White Edition.

Nvidia's using its own AI to make more chips
Published in Graphics


ChipNeMo speeds up the process

Companies are desperate for Nvidia's limited supply of GPUs — used to train and build AI products — as the AI sector goes mad. Now, the chip giant is using its AI to make its chips faster to keep up with the demand.

AMD lifts kimono on Embedded+
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Ryzen Embedded processors based on the Zen+ architecture

AMD has revealed its latest Embedded architecture, Embedded+, which combines its Ryzen Embedded processors based on the Zen+ architecture with its Versal adaptive SoCs on a single board.

Chipzilla will help build Faraday's monster
Published in PC Hardware


Caught in a Faraday cage 

Contract chip maker Faraday Technology on Monday said it plans to make one of the industry's first 64-core processors based on Arm Neoverse technology.

Government hackers used iphone flaws to spy on victims
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Rotten to the core

While the Tame Apple Press has insisted that Apple’s iPhone is super secure, government hackers apparently never got the memo.

Windows 10 users bombarded with surprise Windows 11 popups
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Microsoft's hard sell

Microsoft really wants everyone to dump Windows 10 and get Windows 11, but for some Windows 10 users are don't want to do this, so the company is pestering them to upgrade with full-screen, and multi-slide popups.

Hackers turned toothbrushes into cyber weapons
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Brush with disaster 

A recent report from the Aargauer Zeitung has revealed that around three million smart toothbrushes have been hacked and turned into botnets.