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Shanghai boffins stuff petabit on optical disk
That is a lot of p*rn
A bunch Shanghai boffins have used a tiny laser to cram loads of data onto a disk.
![Jobs' Mob robbing meditation gurus](/media/k2/items/cache/62b7b23052171a8c8d80cc3dee8a0688_S.jpg)
Jobs' Mob robbing meditation gurus
Nevermind Nervana, give us 30 per cent of your rice bowl
Fruity cargo cult Apple has been bullying the maker of a meditation app and demanding that a third of the donations given to its teachers be handed over to keep the company wealthy.
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Threatening pirates makes them worse
New study finds men, in particular, ignore threats
A new study from the University of Portsmouth has found that scary messages meant to stop digital piracy have the opposite effect on men.
![FCC investigates AT&T’s network meltdown](/media/k2/items/cache/dca7a9dbd9e10b10db23a36da7c6d2e9_S.jpg)
FCC investigates AT&T’s network meltdown
If only they had not had to give up their Huawei technology
The FCC confirmed that it is investigating how AT&T’s network went spectacularly tits up for 11 hours yesterday.
![Top boffin hired to advise US cops](/media/k2/items/cache/0e611692f51b00512c672ce0419ec06b_S.jpg)
Top boffin hired to advise US cops
AI Tsar named
The US Justice Department has hired a top boffin to be its first AI Tsar as it tries to work out how AI affects the law and policing.
![Nvidia still worried about Huawei](/media/k2/items/cache/98959773794f7fdcf3b97f766eb9cde1_S.jpg)
Nvidia still worried about Huawei
Fighting over new ground
Buried in yesterday’s filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission was an indication that Nvidia still saw Huawei as a significant threat.
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Nvidia releases new control panel called NVIDIA App
New Geforce 551.61 WHQL driver with RTX HDR in tow
Nvidia has finally released the new NVIDIA App, a more modern control panel, which, unlike the Geforce Experience app, does not need you to create an Nvidia account. In addition, Nvidia has released the new Geforce 551.61 WHQL driver, which brings RTX HDR and support for the new NVIDIA App control panel.
![Intel wants to make AMD chips at IFS](/media/k2/items/cache/667342c6dd91435bcdfb3d9ac1bd26a7_S.jpg)
Intel wants to make AMD chips at IFS
For Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Google as well
During the IFS Direct Connect 2024 event, Intel's CEO, Pat Gelsinger, answered a couple of questions from the members of the press, including a rather peculiar one from Tom's Hardware hack, Paul Alcorn, where Intel CEO expressed hope that customers for Intel Foundry Services will include Nvidia, Qualcomm, Google, and even AMD.
![AMD's big Zen 5 gamble](/media/k2/items/cache/3d648b503a8ec9f592f06c50cf532d1c_S.jpg)
AMD's big Zen 5 gamble
Two sizes
The dark satanic rumour mill has spat out a yarn which claims AMD is using 3nm for its low-power Zen 5c and 4nm for standard Zen 5 CPUs.
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Apple fiddles with its battery lifespan adverts to dodge EU rules
Claims iPhones can last longer without any new updates.
Apple has fiddled with the iPhone 15's battery lifespan. The company said its latest iPhones can keep 80 per cent of their original charging capacity after 1,000 cycles — double the previous estimate — without any new hardware or software updates.