Intel’s Latest “Fix” for Arrow Lake CPUs limited
Published in News


Microscopic master class

 Chipzilla has rolled out its latest firmware update for the Arrow Lake CPU series—microcode 0x114—with all the fanfare of a wet weekend in Brighton.

Apple helps Putin censor his people
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 12 December 2024 12:02

Apple helps Putin censor his people


Takes down VPNs

The fruity cargo cult Apple has been collaborating with Russian strongman Tsar Vlad Putin to keep his people in the dark by censoring VPNs in its App Store.

Embodied bricks children’s toy robot
Published in News
Thursday, 12 December 2024 10:39

Embodied bricks children’s toy robot


Death is the way of the world kid

Embodied, the startup behind Moxie, an $800 social robot for children aged 5 to 10 has decided to close and brick its product.

Amazon claims developers only code for an hour a day
Published in AI

But it is not really their fault

Amazon Web Services (AWS) claims the average developer spends a mere hour daily writing actual code—barely enough time to decide whether to indent with tabs or spaces.

Harvard’s million-book giveaway
Published in AI
Thursday, 12 December 2024 10:00

Harvard’s million-book giveaway

AI’s new playground

Harvard University has released a dataset of nearly one million public-domain books, ready and waiting to train the next generation of artificial intelligence overlords. 

Wasabi’s predictions for 2025
Published in Cloud
Thursday, 12 December 2024 09:25

Wasabi’s predictions for 2025


Cost stability, digital sovereignty, and breaking vendor lock-Ins

Cloudy outfit Wasabi's EMEA Vice President and General Manager Kevin Dunn has been shuffling his Tarot cards and coming up with three predictions for 2025. The predictions focus on how businesses will adapt to economic, technological, and geopolitical challenges in the coming year. 

Nokia and Elisa complete 5G Cloud RAN deployment
Published in Cloud

With Red Hat OpenShift

Nokia, the former maker of rubber boots, has announced the successful completion of its first commercial Cloud RAN deployment in partnership with Finnish telecommunications and digital service provider Elisa.

China takes on Nvidia
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 11 December 2024 12:04

China takes on Nvidia


Tech giant caught in the crossfire of global chip warfare

China has again donned its anti-monopoly cape, this time swooping in to "investigate" Nvidia.

BadRAM blunder
Published in Cloud
Wednesday, 11 December 2024 11:50

BadRAM blunder


AMD’s 'Secure' chips exposed by a blackberry

AMD’s much-hyped “Secure Encrypted Virtualization” (SEV-SNP) tech—marketed as a fortress for cloud data—has been laid bare by an attack so laughably low-budget it makes a shoestring look extravagant. 

OpenAI staffer declares AGI is here
Published in AI
Wednesday, 11 December 2024 11:33

OpenAI staffer declares AGI is here


Definately, maybe

The AI revolution is already here according to one rather excited OpenAI staffer.