Meta faces EU scrutiny over ad model
Published in News


Sniffs of anti-trust

 Meta is encountering obstacles while striving to comply with the European Union's stringent online competition law, the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

NASA claims that the ISS is just the hotel California
Published in News


Astronauts can check out anytime they like; they can never leave

In a stunning bit of spin, the PR department at NASA insists that astronauts who flew to the international space station in one of its craft are not trapped there.

Samsung’s foldable phones leaked
Published in Mobiles


Two weeks away from launch

With less than two weeks until Samsung's July 10 Unpacked event, leaked images of two new foldable devices—the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6—have surfaced.

Fujifilm discovers X100V camera cash cow
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After mainly getting out of that business  

For years, Japan's Fujifilm shifted away from its legacy camera business, focusing on healthcare, but it is now finding that its retro-themed X100 digital cameras are a cash cow.

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.