US will not break overseas chip dependency
Published in PC Hardware
Thursday, 30 November 2023 10:57

US will not break overseas chip dependency


Not at least for 20 years

Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang said the US is as much as 20 years away from breaking its dependence on overseas chipmaking.

Apple lets Goldman Sachs off the hook
Published in News
Thursday, 30 November 2023 10:54

Apple lets Goldman Sachs off the hook


Will find someone else to lose money on Apple Pay

Fruity cargo cult Apple is letting its banking partner Goldman Sachs off the hook. It will release it from its contract to provide backup services for its Apple Card credit card, high-interest savings accounts, and a buy-now-pay-later service called Apple Pay Later.

The Internet does not damage your mental health
Published in News
Wednesday, 29 November 2023 11:25

The Internet does not damage your mental health


New Oxford study

A study of more than 2 million people's internet use found no "smoking gun" for widespread harm to mental health from online activities such as browsing social media and gaming, despite widely claimed concerns that mobile apps can cause depression and anxiety.

Altman might have been trying to take out Nvidia
Published in News
Wednesday, 29 November 2023 11:23

Altman might have been trying to take out Nvidia


But analysts warn that might be too difficult

The Financial Times has discovered, before he was fired from OpenAI Sam Altman, was trying to obtain enough finance to take down Nvidia and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co as the AI kings.

Developer Conference in jeopardy
Published in News
Wednesday, 29 November 2023 11:17

Developer Conference in jeopardy


Fake females fail to impress speakers.

A developer conference is in trouble after speakers started to pull out when organisers added fake female speakers to meet diversity expectations.

Amazon is building its own AI chips
Published in AI
Wednesday, 29 November 2023 11:12

Amazon is building its own AI chips


Open relationship with Nvidia

Amazon's cloud-computing unit announced updated versions of its in-house computer chips while forging closer ties with Nvidia.

AI is creating, not destroying jobs
Published in AI
Wednesday, 29 November 2023 11:10

AI is creating, not destroying jobs


But could cause wages to fall

The rapid adoption of AI could reduce wages, but so far is creating, not destroying, jobs, especially for the young and highly skilled, research published by the European Central Bank showed on Tuesday.

Sports Illustrated accused of using AI journalists
Published in News


First fake news and now fake journalists

Futurism has accused Sports Illustrated of publishing AI-generated articles under fake author biographies. The magazine has since removed the articles and released a statement blaming the issue on a contractor.

Chinese hackers looted NXP for two years
Published in News
Wednesday, 29 November 2023 11:00

Chinese hackers looted NXP for two years


Only discovered on another company’s systems

A hacking group with ties to the Chinese government has been harvesting data from Dutch chipmaker NXP for nearly two years.

Nvidia is starting to move away from graphics
Published in AI
Tuesday, 28 November 2023 11:56

Nvidia is starting to move away from graphics


We told you so

A while back, we warned readers that Nvidia had decided that the graphics card industry was not worth bothering with and was moving to AI chips instead.