Ethernet turns 50
Published in Network
22 November 2023

Ethernet turns 50


And still king

The leading technology for connecting computers, Ethernet, has turned 50, and there is no sign of it going away.

US-China chip ban failed
Published in News


Stockpiles kept China safe for a long time

The US-China chip ban failed because the Chinese stockpiled enough chips to keep them going until they could create them locally.

Malware-driven cyber attacks are so old hat
Published in News


Half of attacks don’t use malware

The golden age of malware-driven cyber attacks has passed, at least when it comes to incidents affecting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Nvidia predicts trouble ahead
Published in News


Fourth-quarter profit expectations were reduced

Nvidia has upset the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street by predicting that its fourth quarter will not be as promising as they had thought.

YouTube is causing Firefox to lag
Published in News


But Google says it is ruining everyone’s experience - not just Firefox

Firefox users across the internet are complaining that they are encountering an "artificial" five-second load time when they try to watch YouTube videos.

Crypto mining rig found underneath Polish court
Published in Cloud


Using $250 worth of electricity a day

Illegal crypto miners showed their distain for the Polish justice system by building a rig in the basement of the Supreme Administrative Court in Warsaw.

Altman returns to OpenAI
Published in AI


Board shake-up

Sam Altman is back behind his desk as the supreme ruler of OpenAI after a much-chastised board agreed to have him back.

MediaTek announces 4nm Dimensity 8300 SoC
Published in Mobiles


Significantly faster thanks to Armv9 CPU cores and Mali-G615 GPU

MediaTek has announced its newest Dimensity 8000-series SoC, the Dimensity 8300. The new SoC is both faster and much more efficient thanks to the fact it is manufactured on TMSC's 4nm manufacturing process and comes with Armv9 CPU cores and the new Mali-G615 GPU.

OnePlus schedules OnePlus 12 launch event for December 4th
Published in Mobiles


Pete Lau to take the stage

OnePlus has announced its big event on December 4th, where its CEO and founder, Pete Lau, is expected to announce the next flagship smartphone, OnePlus 12.

TSMC mulls over building a third Japanese plant
Published in News


Safe from Chinese invasion but closer to large monster fights

TSMC is considering building a 3nm processing plant in Japan at the request of its customers who are a little concerned about things hotting up with China.