Meta, OpenAI, and Microsoft snub Nvidia
Moving to AMD's Instinct MI300X
Meta, OpenAI, and Microsoft told an AMD investor event today that they will use AMD's newest AI chip, the Instinct MI300X, as an alternative to Nvidia's expensive graphic processors.
EU is thinking of killing off geo-blocking for video
Big content mortified
The European Parliament's Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection is suggesting expanding geo-blocking restrictions to the audiovisual sector, including streaming platforms.
Germans stick data centres in windmills
Makes them carbon neutral
A new German-based project called WindCORES operates data centres inside existing wind turbines, making them almost completely carbon neutral.
Micron unveils new 3500 NVMe SSD
Aimed at gaming, content creation, and scientific computing
Micron Technology has announced its latest Micron 3500 NVMe SSD. Based on 232-layer NAND, the Micron 3500 SSD series comes in M.2 form-factor and in capacities of up to 2TB.
Noctua releases NM-M1 Torx-based SecuFirm2+ mounting kits
Significantly improving performance on AMD AM5 socket
Noctua has released its new NM-M1 multi-socket mounting kits that are meant as an upgrade for Noctua's existing coolers and are based on Noctua's new SecuFirm2+ standard.
US government close to killing off Firefox support
Making the red panda browser more endangered
The US government might be set to remove support for Mozilla's Firefox browser due to an obscure guideline for developers.
UK has another crack at banning internet p*rn
Forcing sites to confirm the age of users
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has laid out how porn sites could verify users' ages under the newly passed Online Safety Act.
PlayStation users pushed off the network
Accounts suspended
Many PlayStation Network users reported that their accounts were unexpectedly permanently suspended.
Amazon moans to UK anti-trust body
Microsoft has been a big meanie
Amazon has told Britain's antitrust authority that its rival Microsoft uses business practices restricting customer choice in the cloud computing market. It is the second major company to criticise the US tech giant's operations.
Microsoft offers to extend Windows 10’s life
Beyond 14 October 2025
Software King of the World Microsoft has confirmed that it will extend Windows 10's support beyond 14 October 2025 if users pay it extra.