ESP32 microchip has a backdoor
Lurks in its Bluetooth firmware
Espressif’s popular ESP32 microchip, found in over a billion devices, has been caught with its digital trousers down, thanks to an undocumented "backdoor" lurking in its Bluetooth firmware.
Budget-friendly RTX 5050 is a bit of a snooze
Nvidia just repackaged an old card
Nvidia’s budget-friendly RTX 5050 is finally making the rounds online; from the looks of it, the card is about as exciting as a reheated cup of tea.
TSMC doing well
40 per cent revenue growth
TSMC is on a tear, raking in a staggering 39 per cent revenue growth in the first two months of 2025, largely thanks to the unrelenting demand for Nvidia’s AI chips.
Musk invades Poland
Claims to have the fate of Ukraine in his paws
Elon [roman salute] Musk has turned a geopolitical crisis into his ego trip by clashing with Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski over Starlink’s role in Ukraine’s defence.
Apple’s smart home is not that clever
Caused by Siri delays
The Fruity Cargo Cult has once again fumbled its smart home hub plans, thanks to its much-hyped but perpetually underwhelming Siri upgrade running into delays.
Geforce RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5060
According to the latest rumors, it appears that Nvidia could announce its Geforce RTX 5060 series next week, most likely on March 13th. The information comes from Nvidia AIC partners, and we could see RTX 5060 Ti in both 8GB and 16GB versions and the RTX 5060 with 8GB of VRAM.
Zombie camera army breaking the internet
30,000 hijacked security cameras stitched into wrecking ball
A swarm of zombified security cameras has unleashed the biggest cyber onslaught ever recorded, battering the internet with a tidal wave of digital garbage.
US congress calls for Chinese routers to be banned
Including TP-Link
A US congressional committee has warned Americans to chuck-out their Chinese-made routers, particularly those from TP-Link.
UK deletes encryption advice from website
It does seem a bit hypocritical
The UK government has quietly binned its encryption advice just weeks after demanding a backdoor into the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s iCloud storage.
Brother denies having a dose of the HPs
We don’t block third party ink
Brother has denied claims that its firmware updates are sneakily sabotaging printers using third-party cartridges after repair guru Louis Rossman's viral YouTube rant stirred the interwebs.
