Lacks brake peddle and rearview mirrors
Amazon-backed Zoox’s self-driving taxi has hit a bureaucratic brick wall. US safety regulators have pointed out that the futuristic vehicle lacks basic kit—like a brake pedal and rearview mirrors.
Patch Tuesday update crucial
Start patching
Software King of the World Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday is a necessary one, according to Fortra Associate Director Tyler Reguly.
Meta wanted to hand censorship keys to Chinese
You know censorship better than us
Meta was so desperate to get into China’s massive market that it was willing to hand over the censorship reins to the Chinese Communist Party and muzzle political dissenters, according to new whistleblower complaint.
HP bricked its own toners
Even officially sanctioned toners don’t work
The maker of expensive printer ink HP, which pulls out stops to brick its printers when they are using unsanctioned toners, have gone a step further – it has started bricking official toners too.
Apple axes iPhone 16 advert
It pushed its only useful feature and it can't deliver it
The Fruity Cargo Cult has quietly yanked an ad for its iPhone 16 that showcased a so-called "more personal Siri," just days after admitting it was botching the rollout of its over-hyped AI features.
Its amazing what can be done with excel and number eight fencing wire
New Zealand’s public health system is held together on a single spreadsheet, which the Kiwis expect to manage the finances of a $16 billion operation.
Musk’s X crashes again
He blames Ukrainians when it was probably Russians
Elon [roman salute] Musk is blaming the Ukrainians for another series of embarrassing outages on his social media plaything, X, formerly known as Twitter.
Google finds flaws in all Zen processors
From Zen 1 to Zen 4
Google's security boffins have uncovered a gaping security hole affecting every Zen processor from Zen 1 to Zen 4.
Intel in hot water in Ohio
Customers walking away, local government cross
Troubled Chipzilla is having a proper mare as Ohio starts sharpening its claws over broken promises, and it looks like a couple of major customers are about to take their business elsewhere.
AMD expands x86 embedded processor lineup
EPYC Embedded 9005 Series CPUs
AMD has expanded its x86 embedded processor lineup by rolling out its 5th Gen EPYC Embedded processors with the new EPYC Embedded 9005 Series CPUs.
