Autocad legend John Walker dies
Published in News
Friday, 09 February 2024 08:41

Autocad legend John Walker dies


Walker's software legacy: from skyscrapers to electric cars

John Walker, the genius behind the computer-aided design software Autodesk and AutoCAD, has died at 74.

Apple execs dodge fat cat lawsuit
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Thursday, 08 February 2024 11:41

Apple execs dodge fat cat lawsuit


Cook’s pay is ok

Fruity cargo cult Apple will not have to face a lawsuit accusing it of stuffing CEO Tim Cook and other top dogs with millions of euros after a judge threw out the case on Wednesday.

Nvidia’s super cards spark a price war with AMD
Published in Graphics


Lower prices across the Radeon range

Nvidia's cheapish new RTX 40-series Super graphics cards are causing AMD to fight back with unofficial price cuts to its Radeon RX 7000-series GPUs.

SAP and IBM investigated in Air India scandal
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Thursday, 08 February 2024 11:08

SAP and IBM investigated in Air India scandal


Claim that they helped cook the books

Air India, the state-owned airline, is in hot water for allegedly cheating the taxpayers out of £19 million by buying software from SAP and IBM in 2011.

Foldable iPhone flop
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 08 February 2024 10:53

Foldable iPhone flop


Arriving so late it would probably be better if it didn’t arrive at all

Southern Rail of tech, Apple is working on a foldable iPhone that the Tame Apple Press claims could shake up the smartphone market.

Disney goes for a head shot to create a Mickey Mouse universe
Published in Gaming


Building skills, one ramp at a time

Mickey Mouse outfit Disney is splashing out €1.3 billion for a stake in Epic Games, the makers of Fortnite and Unreal Engine, as part of a wider deal to create a new Disney gaming world.

TSMC, forks out €18.5 billion on second Japanese chip factory
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Turning Japanese, I really think so

Chip-making king TSMC has announced plans to build another chip factory in Japan by the end of 2027, taking its total spending on its Japan project to more than €18.5 billion.

Lawmakers think a law against stupid Apple fanboys is needed
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Anti-Rich Moron law

US politicians are mulling new laws because Apple fanboys are too stupid to take their Vision Pro headsets off when they are driving.

Nvidia's using its own AI to make more chips
Published in Graphics
Wednesday, 07 February 2024 10:43

Nvidia's using its own AI to make more chips


ChipNeMo speeds up the process

Companies are desperate for Nvidia's limited supply of GPUs — used to train and build AI products — as the AI sector goes mad. Now, the chip giant is using its AI to make its chips faster to keep up with the demand.

AMD lifts kimono on Embedded+
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Wednesday, 07 February 2024 10:37

AMD lifts kimono on Embedded+


Ryzen Embedded processors based on the Zen+ architecture

AMD has revealed its latest Embedded architecture, Embedded+, which combines its Ryzen Embedded processors based on the Zen+ architecture with its Versal adaptive SoCs on a single board.