Google goes gaga for Blighty
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Friday, 19 January 2024 10:07

Google goes gaga for Blighty


Tech giant splashes $1 billion on new data centre

Google, the world's biggest tech company, has announced it will spend $1 billion on a new data centre near London.

Secret photos of the machine that won the war
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Released for the first time 

UK spooks have released pictures of Colossus, one of the first computers ever made.

Foxconn signs $37 million chip deal in India
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Thursday, 18 January 2024 11:21

Foxconn signs $37 million chip deal in India


New chip packaging and testing business 

Foxconn is teaming up with Indian software and engineering firm HCL Group to set up a chip packaging and testing business in India in a deal worth $37.2 million.

TSMC blunder could let Intel win the chip war
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Thursday, 18 January 2024 11:10

TSMC blunder could let Intel win the chip war


Generational mistake

TSMC could be about to make a mistake, costing it victory over a resurgent Intel.

Musk markets Robot vapourware with a sideshow trick
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Don’t look behind the screen Dorothy

The latest Elon [look at me] Musk video accidentally reveals that Tesla's humanoid robot Optimus is about as "autonomous" as an animatronic puppet.

Google warns that it is still tracking you
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Thursday, 18 January 2024 10:26

Google warns that it is still tracking you


Even when it claims you are incognito 

Google is changing the warning on Chrome's Incognito mode to admit that Google and other websites are still snooping on your data.

New Windows 11 build boasts USB 80 Gbps
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Thursday, 18 January 2024 10:19

New Windows 11 build boasts USB 80 Gbps


Speedy Gonzales of USB

The newest builds of Windows 11 being shipped to developers contained USB 80 Gbps --the fastest USB ever.

Google's DeepMind can square its hypotenuse
Published in AI
Thursday, 18 January 2024 10:02

Google's DeepMind can square its hypotenuse


Because everyone needs a squared hypotenuse 

DeepMind, the brainy Google-owned company that makes super-smart AI, has created a system that can crack hard geometry problems.

Your phone can spy on you with light
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 18 January 2024 09:50

Your phone can spy on you with light


Light sensor tells all

Your phone has a light sensor that can be used by hackers to see what you are doing, according to a new report by IEEE Spectrum.

Ubisoft wants you to get used to not owning games
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Of course you will still pay for them

Ubisoft has changed the name of its online game service again, and launched a cheaper PC version of its "Classics" package.