AI creates something useful
The perfect pint
The boffins at KU Leuven have cracked the code to a perfect pint, and it's all thanks to a bit of AI wizardry.
British ready to retire their CHIEF
OK, Customs Declaration Service you are finally up
After years of faffing about, the tax bods at HMRC have finally set a date to ditch the dusty old CHIEF computer system.
Apple officially schedules WWDC 2024 for June 10
iOS 18, and new versions of iPadOS, watchOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS
Apple has officially set the date for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which will take place from June 10 to June 14. The WWDC 2024 will be hosted online, but developers and students will be able to attend a special live event at Apple Park on June 10.
Arctic unveils new P14 Max high performance 140mm fan
Ranging from 400 to 2800 RPM
Arctic has announced the new P14 Max high-performance series fan, which comes in 140mm size and has a rather wide speed range, ranging from 400 to 2800 RPM.
UL announces Procyon AI Image Generation Benchmark
Based on Stable Diffusion AI model
UL has announced its newest AI Inference benchmark, the UL Procyon AI Image Generation Benchmark, which is based on the Stable Diffusion AI model and promises to provide a consistent, accurate and understandable workload for measuring the AI performance of high-end hardware.
Qualcomm's gaming gamble
Arm laptops to run Windows games
Qualcomm has told the gathered crowds at the 2024 Game Developers Conference (GDC) that Windows games are expected to be compatible with its forthcoming Arm laptops. If this holds true, x86 emulation and gaming could operate flawlessly on these machines without porting.
Frozen in time
Former Microsoft coder Dave Plummer has revealed the story behind the Windows Format drive dialogue box, which is now 30 years old.
Apple’s Walled garden under siege
DoJ and Fanboys are at its Gates
Apple’s fruity empire is under siege as a barrage of lawsuits accuses the tech titan of strong-arming the smartphone realm. The legal onslaught, which piggybacks on a colossal antitrust case by the US Justice Department and a posse of 15 states, has seen at least three class actions lobbed at the iPhone maker since last Friday.
Tech titans try to break Nvidia's AI stranglehold
Ganging up to bring an end to tyranny
A coalition of tech giants, including Qualcomm, Google, and Intel, is set to challenge Nvidia's stronghold by targeting the software that binds developers to Nvidia's chips. They join a growing band of financiers and firms chipping away at Nvidia's AI supremacy.
Misplaced trust in Apple nearly ends in tragedy
Lucky no one was killed
In a shocking display of blind faith in Silicon Valley's shiny gadgets, a pair of Apple zealots nearly caused a fatal disaster, all thanks to the tech giant's "Findmy" fiasco.