Reform UK accused of running fake candidates
Alarms sounded over missing internet profiles
Far-right Reform UK has been accused of running General Election candidates who don’t exist.
AMD beats Intel on brand recognition
Eight out of ten cats have heard about it
AMD has made a significant leap in brand recognition, surpassing industry giants like Intel, Texas Instruments, and Samsung.
Goldman Sachs throws a spanner in AI dreams
Might cost too much
Wall Street analysts Goldman Sachs have released a critical 31-page report on generative AI, questioning its actual benefits and the hype surrounding it.
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X might put the fear of God into Intel
Leaked benchmarks appear to clean Chipzilla’s clock
Leaked benchmarks for the upcoming AMD Ryzen 9 9900X have surfaced, showcasing the Zen 5 CPU’s single and multicore prowess, and it should be something that Chipzilla should be worried about.
Amazon brings back the Echo Spot
New look for the intelligent alarm clock
Amazon is bringing back the Echo Spot, a compact, Alexa-enabled smart alarm clock with a colourful display.
Console sales fall in the US
40 per cent fall in May
Hardware spending on consoles in the US declined by 40 per cent in May compared to the previous year, according to beancounters at Circana.
HP abandons cheaper e-series LaserJet printers
Customers unhappy with the product
The maker of expensive printer ink, HP, has had to stop making its cheaper e-series LaserJet printers because customers were hacked off with the online-only and always-tied-to-HP+ subscription requirements.
Eighth graders organise TikTok revolt
We don’t need no education -- hey, kids, leave those teachers alone
Eighth graders in a posh Philadelphia suburb launched a rather extreme online harassment campaign against their teachers.
Apple allows Epic Game Store to exist
At least in EU
The Epic Game Store for iOS has achieved a significant milestone in the European Union, successfully passing Apple’s notorious notarisation process.
Intel’s flagship GPU will be 4nm
Battlemage might be a bit chunkier than we expected
The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn, claiming that Intel’s coming Battlemage GPU will use TSMC’s 4nm process.