Apple will test iPhone user fanatism by inflating prices
Published in Mobiles


iPhones were not cheap enough

The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell-on-earth yarn claiming that the fruity cargo cult Apple thinks its phones are not pricey enough and it places to jack up the prices.

China creates $40 billion semiconductor investment fund
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Wants to catch up to the US 

China is set to launch a new state-backed investment fund that aims to raise about $40 billion for its semiconductor sector as the country ramps up efforts to catch up with the U.S. and other rivals.

Meta lost the battle of the AI lamas
Published in AI
Wednesday, 06 September 2023 11:05

Meta lost the battle of the AI lamas


Alarming lama loss

Meta Platforms' might have completely mucked up the development of its large-language model, Llama and Llama 2 AI projects and lost some important staff as a result.

Intel and Tower sign a deal
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Wednesday, 06 September 2023 10:51

Intel and Tower sign a deal


Two weeks after giving up on takeover 

Two weeks after Intel cancelled its cunning plans to acquire Tower Semiconductor for $5.4 billion amidst pushback from regulators, the two companies intend to work together anyway.

Apple signs long term ARM deal
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Wednesday, 06 September 2023 10:37

Apple signs long term ARM deal


Will pay for its designs beyond 2040

Apple has signed a new deal with the chipmaker for technology that "extends beyond 2040." 

Gizmodo en Espanol journalists replaced by AI
Published in AI
Wednesday, 06 September 2023 10:14

Gizmodo en Espanol journalists replaced by AI


See how long it takes it to be sued or embarrassed

embarrassed

Gizmodo's parent company G/O Media fired the staff of its Spanish-language site Gizmodo en Espanol and began replacing them with AI translations of English-language articles.

Chinese purge iPhones from government workers
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 06 September 2023 10:07

Chinese purge iPhones from government workers


Worried about security

China ordered officials at central government agencies not to use Apple's iPhones for work or bring them into the office because of a fear that they might be spy devices.

Apple accused of playing monopoly in France
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Tuesday, 05 September 2023 11:57

Apple accused of playing monopoly in France


Used position to impose conditions

France’s antitrust authority claims Apple abused its dominant market position to impose conditions on using personal data for advertising.

A bug gives Windows 11 file explorer some speed
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Tuesday, 05 September 2023 11:31

A bug gives Windows 11 file explorer some speed


It should be a feature

Windows 11 file explorer is erratically slow, and is even slower than its Windows 10 version, but now it appears that a bug in the OS is giving it a leg up.

Musk threatens to sue Anti-Defamation League for defamation
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"Free speech absolutist" wants to silence Jews for conducting anti-Semitism conspiracy

X boss Elon [look at me] Musk has waded into the Anti-Defamation League because his social notworking site can't attract as many advertisers as Twitter and is full of anti-Semitic bots.