Yandex sold to Russia for half price
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Tuesday, 06 February 2024 09:59

Yandex sold to Russia for half price


Dutch go dutch

The Dutch owners of Yandex, the Russian tech giant, have flogged their search engine and other services to a bunch of Russian bosses and oil firm Lukoil for a measly $5.21 billion.

Raytheon bags £14 million deal to make super-chips for US military
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Based on AMD gear

Raytheon has landed a £14 million contract to make a new type of microchip for the US military's sensors.

Millions of iPhone users can sue Apple for ripping them off
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Apple's cash cow turns bitter 

A US judge has given the green light to a massive lawsuit against Apple, accusing the firm of charging too much for its iPhone apps by banning other ways to buy them.

Intel's Ohio chipmaking plans slow
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Monday, 05 February 2024 11:29

Intel's Ohio chipmaking plans slow

Look Out Cleveland

Intel's £14 billion chip project in Ohio is slowing as the US government drags its feet on giving Chipzilla public cash to prop up its capitalist model and make it a fortune.

Archetypal Apple fanboy arrested
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Monday, 05 February 2024 11:01

Archetypal Apple fanboy arrested


Rich and incredibly stupid

A daft driver was caught red-handed by the cops after he tried to drive a Tesla with a £2,500 Apple gadget strapped to his face.

Quora is nearly dead
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Monday, 05 February 2024 10:31

Quora is nearly dead


A warning about what happens when robots take over 

Quora, the website that used to answer all our burning questions, is now a ghost town full of rubbish, weirdos, and robots.

Crooks use AI on Zoom to fleece company
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Monday, 05 February 2024 10:04

Crooks use AI on Zoom to fleece company


Used AI to pose as their boss on Zoom

A Hong Kong firm has been conned out of £18 million by crooks who used fake video calls to pose as their boss.

Sex, drugs and spaceships
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Monday, 05 February 2024 09:53

Sex, drugs and spaceships


Wall Street Journal blows the whistle on Musk's Babylon

The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell-on-earth yarn claiming Tesla boss Elon [look at me] Musk and his cronies are heavy drug users, and no one dares to say no to him.

Canon tries to crash the chip party with cheap machines
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Processor will shut down if your toner runs low

Printer maker Canon is having a go at making cheap chip-making machines as early as this year, as the Japanese firm best known for its snappers and printers tries to nick some business from the longtime industry leader ASML.

Google's Bard bot gets smarter with photos
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Friday, 02 February 2024 11:48

Google's Bard bot gets smarter with photos


Catching up to ChatGPT Plus

Google's Bard chatbot is getting a photo makeover, catching up on a feature rival ChatGPT Plus has had for months.