Qualcomm predicts $22 Billion in annual revenue from new markets by 2029
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Thinks it will get along with Donald Trump

Qualcomm anticipates expanding into new markets will generate an additional $22 billion annually by 2029.

AMD Ryzen rules Amazon's top processor list
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Wednesday, 20 November 2024 11:41

AMD Ryzen rules Amazon's top processor list


Intel invisible

Amazon's top ten processor list now exclusively features AMD Ryzen CPUs with Intel, relegated to 12th place.

Apple finally fixes poor Siri programming
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Wednesday, 20 November 2024 10:51

Apple finally fixes poor Siri programming


Only taken a decade

Fruity cargo cult Apple might have  finally fixed a problem with Siri which it has known about since  September 17, 2014. 

Microsoft's new mini-PC runs Windows from the cloud
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Thin clients are back

Software King of the World Microsoft is set to launch a purpose-built miniature PC next year that will act as a thin client for its Windows 365 cloud service.

Apple decides to lease telly content to others
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Wednesday, 20 November 2024 09:57

Apple decides to lease telly content to others


Needs to off-set heavy losses

The fruity cargo cult Apple, which has no experience in the telly business, is finding that its Apple TV+ streaming service is not doing as well as it thought.

Microsoft and Atom improve quantum computing
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Wednesday, 20 November 2024 09:48

Microsoft and Atom improve quantum computing


Cool for cats

Boffins working for Microsoft and Atom Computing have emerged from their smoke-filled shared lab claiming a significant breakthrough in their quest to develop fault-tolerant quantum computers that outperform classical systems.

Thomas Eugene Kurtz has logged off
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Wednesday, 20 November 2024 09:32

Thomas Eugene Kurtz has logged off


Co-invented BASIC

Thomas Eugene Kurtz, the American mathematician and computer scientist who co-invented the BASIC programming language and the Dartmouth Timesharing System, has died. He was 96.

DoJ wants the Fall of Chrome
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Tuesday, 19 November 2024 11:00

DoJ wants the Fall of Chrome


Breaking up Google’s monopoly

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has intensified its antitrust actions against Google, proposing a radical measure that would force Alphabet, Google's parent company, to sell its Chrome browser.

Nvidia’s Blackwell chips on fire
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Tuesday, 19 November 2024 10:51

Nvidia’s Blackwell chips on fire


And not in a good way

Nvidia’s next-generation Blackwell data centre processors have significant overheating problems when installed in high-capacity server racks.

Giving employees weekends was a mistake
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Tuesday, 19 November 2024 10:18

Giving employees weekends was a mistake


Infosys Co-Founder Narayana Murthy wants people to work 70 hours

IT outsourcer Infosys’s founder Narayana Murthy thinks that 70-hour work weeks are essential for India and that allowing staff the weekend off was a mistake.