ChatGPT is still rubbish at playing doctor.
Published in AI
Friday, 05 January 2024 10:38

ChatGPT is still rubbish at playing doctor.


Can't work with children.

The latest flavour of ChatGPT's is not good at spotting children's illnesses, a new study has found.

Qualcomm shows off new Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chip
Published in News


Apple rival 

 Qualcomm showed off a new Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chip, a single-chip design that will probably power Apple Vision Pro rivals from Meta, Samsung, Google and HTC.

Musk sacked SpaceX staff who slagged him off
Published in News
Thursday, 04 January 2024 12:02

Musk sacked SpaceX staff who slagged him off


Free speech is only for me


Elon [look at me] Musk was so bothered about the free speech rights of his staff he fired those who wrote an open letter that slammed him, a US labour court heard.

Wickr is dead
Published in News
Thursday, 04 January 2024 11:52

Wickr is dead


Amazon's secret app for drug dealers is no more

The encrypted messaging app Wickr Me is kaput, more than a year after it was exposed as the favourite app for drug traffickers. 

Xerox fires 15 per cent of staff
Published in News
Thursday, 04 January 2024 11:40

Xerox fires 15 per cent of staff


But they are not layoffs but reinventions

Xerox has been hitting the PRspeak this week to find a new word to describe the fact that it has handed 15 per cent of its workforce their P45s and pink slips.

23andMe blames victims for massive data breach
Published in News
Thursday, 04 January 2024 11:25

23andMe blames victims for massive data breach


Millions of users' DNA

DNA testing outfit 23andMe, facing over 30 lawsuits from victims of its vast data breach, is trying to dodge the blame by pointing the finger at the victims, a letter seen by TechCrunch reveals.

UK coppers probe “first online rape”
Published in Gaming
Thursday, 04 January 2024 11:23

UK coppers probe “first online rape”


Child attacked in the Metaverse

UK coppers are investigating what has been dubbed the first rape in the Metaverse after a child was ‘attacked’ in a VR game.

Substack users threaten exodus
Published in News
Thursday, 04 January 2024 10:59

Substack users threaten exodus


CEO wants to keep taking Nazi cash

Substack users are fuming after the boss of the email newsletter service said he would keep hosting and paying "Nazis" on his platform.

Pascal inventor logs off
Published in News
Thursday, 04 January 2024 10:31

Pascal inventor logs off


Halt(0); // return 0 otherwise end

Computer genius Niklaus Wirth who bought the world Pascal, Euler and Oberon has died. He was 89.

BT misses Huawei ban deadline and faces fines
Published in Network
Wednesday, 03 January 2024 12:21

BT misses Huawei ban deadline and faces fines


Failed to purge the Chinese 

BT has failed to get rid of Huawei kit from its core networks by the deadline set by the government, and admitted 2G and 3G services are still using the Chinese gear.