Microsoft tracked sex toy shoppers in real time
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Vole knows what you did last summer

The software king of the world, Microsoft, is in trouble after it stands accused of stalking a user who bought a sex toy.

AI is better than undergraduates at exams
Published in AI


Not so good when it needed abstract reasoning

A top boffin at the University of Reading Peter Scarfe has discovered that AI is passes exams much better than most undergraduates.

Japan hits broadband record
Published in Network


402 terabits per second down fibre optic cables

Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT has achieved a staggering data transfer rate of  402 terabits per second (Tb/s)  over commercially available optical fibre cables.

First AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs listed for pre-order in Europe
Published in PC Hardware


Launch price lower than Ryzen 7000 series 

As we inch closer to the expected August availability date, first retailers/e-tailers have started listing AMD's upcoming Ryzen 9000 series desktop CPUs.

LIAN LI officially launches new HydroShift LCD Series AIOs
Published in PC Hardware


Coming in 360mm size

After announcing and showing it off at the Computex 2024, LIAN LI has now officially launched the new HydroShift LCD 360 All-in-One liquid coolers. The new HydroShift LCD 360 AIO series comes in HydroShift LCD 360S, HydroShift LCD 360R, and HydroShift LCD 360TL, all with 2.88-inch LCD but with different fans and features.

AI's energy appetite might kill the power grid
Published in AI


But it might not be the AI at fault

AI might be a greedy energy guzzler, threatening our power grids, but it might be the way we use data centres that is at fault.

Meta CEO wants diverse AI ecosystem
Published in AI


Don’t play God

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg articulated his vision for the future of artificial intelligence (AI), asserting that a singular, monolithic AI is neither feasible nor desirable.

Ubisoft to resurrect old Assassin's Creed games
Published in Gaming


Remakes

Ubisoft is set to breathe new life into its older Assassin's Creed games.

World’s first computer might have been a moon calculater
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Even if it could not play Chrysalis

University of Glasgow boffins have shed new light on the Ancient Greek Antikythera mechanism, the world's first computer discovered in 1901.

Intel Core Core Ultra 200V laptop might be ready to take on AMD and Qualcomm
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Leaked benchmarks

Leaked benchmarks for Intel’s forthcoming Core Ultra 200V laptop CPUs have surfaced, indicating that Chipzilla might be able to mount a formidable challenge against its rivals AMD and Qualcomm its new CPUs later this year.