Google claims to have entered a parallel universe
Willow gets own multiverse
Search engine outfit Google has boldly claimed that its latest quantum chip, Willow, might be tapping into parallel universes to achieve its jaw-dropping performance.
Google's Gemini 2.0 released
Search engine wants to remain in the game
In a move that screams “we’re still relevant,” Google has rolled out Gemini 2.0, the latest iteration of its multimodal AI model, almost exactly a year after the original Gemini debut.
Troubled Chipzilla contemplates spinning off manufacturing
Cutting bits off
Intel, which built its reputation on being both designer and manufacturer of cutting-edge chips, openly admits that its manufacturing arm might be put on the chopping block.
Cybersecurity pros get an early Christmas gift from Microsoft
Vole gives a manageable patch Tuesday
In a rare show of seasonal goodwill, software king of the world Microsoft appears to have played Santa Claus to cybersecurity professionals this December, delivering a Patch Tuesday that’s more “calm winter’s evening” than a “frenzied snowstorm.”
AMD declares victory in energy efficiency race
Close to 30 times increase
Chipmaker AMD has proudly announced that it has almost achieved its lofty goal of a 30-times increase in energy efficiency for its EPYC processors and Instinct accelerators—a full year ahead of its self-imposed 2025 deadline.
Intel’s Latest “Fix” for Arrow Lake CPUs limited
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
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
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
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
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.