Nvidia launches new Geforce RTX 3050 6GB graphics card
Around 20 percent slower than the 8GB version
Nvidia has officially launched the new Geforce RTX 3050 6GB graphics card. While it might sound the same as the RTX 3050 8GB launched back in January 2022, this is a completely different graphics card, based on a different chip, coming with 2GB less VRAM, and being around 20 percent slower, all for $179.
Raytheon bags £14 million deal to make super-chips for US military
Based on AMD gear
Raytheon has landed a £14 million contract to make a new type of microchip for the US military's sensors.
Millions of iPhone users can sue Apple for ripping them off
Apple's cash cow turns bitter
A US judge has given the green light to a massive lawsuit against Apple, accusing the firm of charging too much for its iPhone apps by banning other ways to buy them.
Intel's Ohio chipmaking plans slow
Look Out Cleveland
Intel's £14 billion chip project in Ohio is slowing as the US government drags its feet on giving Chipzilla public cash to prop up its capitalist model and make it a fortune.
Archetypal Apple fanboy arrested
Rich and incredibly stupid
A daft driver was caught red-handed by the cops after he tried to drive a Tesla with a £2,500 Apple gadget strapped to his face.
Quora is nearly dead
A warning about what happens when robots take over
Quora, the website that used to answer all our burning questions, is now a ghost town full of rubbish, weirdos, and robots.
Crooks use AI on Zoom to fleece company
Used AI to pose as their boss on Zoom
A Hong Kong firm has been conned out of £18 million by crooks who used fake video calls to pose as their boss.
Sex, drugs and spaceships
Wall Street Journal blows the whistle on Musk's Babylon
The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell-on-earth yarn claiming Tesla boss Elon [look at me] Musk and his cronies are heavy drug users, and no one dares to say no to him.
Canon tries to crash the chip party with cheap machines
Processor will shut down if your toner runs low
Printer maker Canon is having a go at making cheap chip-making machines as early as this year, as the Japanese firm best known for its snappers and printers tries to nick some business from the longtime industry leader ASML.
Google's Bard bot gets smarter with photos
Catching up to ChatGPT Plus
Google's Bard chatbot is getting a photo makeover, catching up on a feature rival ChatGPT Plus has had for months.