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US is making consumers pay for corporate data centre plans
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It is the American way

The US has a novel way of funding big IT company data centres and AI plans: it hikes ordinary people's power bills.

Intel surprises Wall Street
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Friday, 01 November 2024 09:46

Intel surprises Wall Street


It appears that a turnaround is happening

Chipzilla appears to have surprised Wall Street's cocaine nose jobs by returning with much better-than-expected results.

Former Google Chief Eric Schmidt drones on about drones
Published in AI


US Army should ditch tanks in favour of AI-powered Drones

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has called for a radical shift in US military strategy. He urges the Army to scrap its “useless” tanks in favour of AI-powered drones.

Vole sees a boost in software gaming revenues
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Thursday, 31 October 2024 09:44

Vole sees a boost in software gaming revenues


Hardware declines

Software King of the world, Microsoft, has released its first quarter 2025 earnings, revealing a significant rise in software gaming revenues despite declining Xbox hardware sales.

AI-Generated content set to flood Facebook and Instagram
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Who needs friends and influencers

Mark Zuckerberg has announced that users can expect a significant increase in AI-generated content on Facebook and Instagram.

Meta sets its sights on rivalling Google and Bing with new search engine
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Quietly working on webcrawling

Meta is now setting its sights on building a search engine to compete with giants like Google and Bing.

Apple intelligence is delayed in Europe until Christmas
Published in Mobiles


Europeans are far too intelligent to accept this

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is starting to release products with its over-hyped  “Apple Intelligence” features, but it looks like it will not be seen in Europe until the end of the year.

AI transcription tool whisper faces scrutiny over accuracy
Published in AI


You have a bad case of Scrutter's Cephaloanal Inversion

Hospitals are starting to use a transcription tool powered by a hallucination-prone OpenAI model.

Nvidia surpasses Apple as world's most valuable company
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Tame Apple Press in shock

The Tame Apple Press spent Friday night in the pub drowning its collective sorrows as it was announced that Nvidia has overtaken Apple as the world's most valuable company.

IBM shares fall on mixed results
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Friday, 25 October 2024 09:49

IBM shares fall on mixed results


Propped up by Red Hat

Biggish Blue shares dropped more than six per cent yesterday as the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street were worried about the outfit’s mixed earnings report for the third quarter.