Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 isn't 309GB
Published in Gaming
Thursday, 13 June 2024 10:22

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 isn't 309GB


… well not typically

Activision has clarified that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 isn't 309GB after all – or at least, you can download the guts of it for less.

Adobe promises that creative genius will belong to users after all
Published in AI


You have not sold your soul

Following a huge backlash, Adobe made it crystal clear in their latest blog post that they're not going to use your creative masterpieces to train their AI.

Stability AI messed up its own AI again
Published in AI
Thursday, 13 June 2024 09:58

Stability AI messed up its own AI again


Keeping US puritans happy creates monsters 

Stability AI’s Stable Diffusion 3 Medium has been borked by its desperate attempt to keep US puritans happy.

Arm and Qualcomm dispute could derail AI-powered PCs
Published in News


Goes to court in December

According to a Reuters report, a two-year-long legal battle is threatening the debut of a new wave of AI-driven personal computers. Arm and Qualcomm are at the heart of this dispute.

Musk retreats from AI lawsuit
Published in News
Wednesday, 12 June 2024 11:31

Musk retreats from AI lawsuit


It is easier to trash talk on social media, where you don’t have to prove anything

Elon [look at me] Musk pulled a court case against OpenAI after it looked like he would be found to have been doing what he claimed OpenAI was doing.

The new Ryzen 9000 may not eclipse 7000X3D in gaming
Published in News


But it will be close

AMD's Senior Technical Marketing Manager for Consumer Processors, Donny Woligroski, mentioned that although the new Ryzen 9000 chips may not outperform the specialised Ryzen 7000X3D chips in gaming, the performance gap is narrower than before.

Intel’s 8088 turns 45
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 12 June 2024 10:46

Intel’s 8088 turns 45


Chipzilla’s first significant CPU

Intel’s first significant CPU based in x86 turns 45 today.

Finnish outfit makes accelerator chip
Published in News
Wednesday, 12 June 2024 10:43

Finnish outfit makes accelerator chip


Claims it can double the speed of any CPU

A Finnish startup, Flow Computing, claims that by adding its unique secondary chip, any central processing unit (CPU) can immediately see its performance doubled and potentially increase up to 100 times with further software adjustments.

Police arrest hackers built their own phone tower
Published in News


Phishing

British coppers have fingered the collars  of two people implicated in an SMS-based phishing scheme utilising a distinctive apparatus, which the police characterised as a “homemade mobile antenna,” “an illegitimate telephone mast,” and a “text message blaster.”

Musk threatens to ban Apple devices at his work
Published in News


We are not sure whose side we are on here

In a rather petulant display of corporate chest-thumping, Elon [look at me] Musk has threatened to ban Apple gear from his companies after Jobs’ Mob salted its “Apple Intelligence” with AI from OpenAI.