Lenovo wants to make 80 per cent of parts repairable
Published in PC Hardware


By 2025

Lenovo wants to make more than 80 per cent of the repair parts so they can be repaired again and enter into the circular economy to reduce the impact on the environment.

Google surrenders before German monopoly blitz
Published in News


Will allow users to choose how it uses data to get Park Lane

Google has agreed to make changes that will give German users a better choice over its use of their information, the country's Federal Cartel Office (FCO) said today.

US spooks illegally using stolen data
Published in News
Friday, 06 October 2023 11:18

US spooks illegally using stolen data


ICE, ICE, Baby

An oversight body for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Enforcement (CBP), and the Secret Service all broke the law while using location data harvested from ordinary apps installed on smartphones.

Regulators want to compel Musk to attend X investigations
Published in News


Musk does not talk to mortals

The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking a court order that would compel Elon [look at me] Musk to testify as part of an investigation into his purchase of Twitter.

X sees huge ad-revenue losses
Published in News
Thursday, 05 October 2023 11:28

X sees huge ad-revenue losses


Musk thinks getting rid of headlines will fix that  

Billionaire friend of Vladimir Putin Elon [look at me] Musk has revamped his social networking site by removing its headlines on article links.

Hackers tell Red Cross to go away
Published in News
Thursday, 05 October 2023 11:07

Hackers tell Red Cross to go away


We are too cool to follow your rules

The Red Cross had an optimistic go at writing a sent of rules for cyber-warfare in the hope that hackers might follow them.

SoftBank boss says real AI is only a decade away
Published in AI


It will be much brighter than you or me

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said he believes artificial general intelligence, artificial intelligence that surpasses human intelligence in almost all areas, will be realised within 10 years. 

Russia to ban VPNs
Published in News
Thursday, 05 October 2023 10:57

Russia to ban VPNs


Expects internet to surrender in three days

Tsar Vladimir Putin has unleashed his communications watchdogs on VPNs in a desperate bid to make sure no one sources their news from anyone other than him.

German breaks Apple anti-repair security
Published in News
Thursday, 05 October 2023 10:44

German breaks Apple anti-repair security


The Nerd.Tool.1 liberates repair shops

An independent repair shop in Germany has invented a tool that can break through anti-repair locks Apple has put on a specific sensor on the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air.

Scottish driver kidnapped by car
Published in Transportation
Thursday, 05 October 2023 10:22

Scottish driver kidnapped by car


A diagnostic check revealed a page of faults

A bloke travelling from Glasgow, Brian Morrison was shocked when the new MG ZS EV kidnapped him.