LK-99, the room temperature semi-conductor which wasn’t
Published in News


So no surprises there

Researchers seem to have solved the puzzle of LK-99 and have ruled out that the material was a superconductor, and clarified its actual properties.

Subscription models are winners for companies
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Mostly because users forget to cancel them.

Subscription-based models are helping companies' bottom line because users are forgetting to cancel them.

Microsoft will close Xbox 360 digital store in July
Published in Gaming


Everything purchased will still be accessible

Software King of the World, Microsoft will close its Xbox 360 digital store next July, though anything purchased will still be accessible.

Microsoft says that AI is the new “tidal wave”
Published in AI


This is a repeat of 1995

Microsoft is repeating a memo that Sir William Gates III wrote about the internet in 1995 only this time it is talking about AI.

Western Digital sued over defective drives
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Didn’t live up to the marketing

Western Digital has been sued by a California resident who claims the solid state drive he bought from the manufacturer was defective and that the storage slinger shipped kit that didn't live up to its marketing promises.

Microsoft’s AI travel writer recommends Canada food bank
Published in AI


Maybe laying off all those journalists was not a good idea

Cash-strapped software King of the world, Microsoft which thought it could save a buck or two firing journalists and replacing them with AI has found itself in a somewhat embarrassing position.

Qualcomm wins a place on TSMC product lines
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Thursday, 17 August 2023 12:05

Qualcomm wins a place on TSMC product lines


Looks like Apple was not the only fruit

It had been long claimed that the fruity cargo cult Apple had bought up all TSMC’s advanced chip manufacturing leaving Qualcomm out in the cold.  But it seems that this is not the case.

Bambu X1C and P1P 3D printers print when owners are not around
Published in PC Hardware


Building weapons for the robot takeover

Bambu's X1C and P1P 3D printers started printing unattended, overnight, without any additional user input, according to user reports from r/BambuLab and X.

Apple abandons coming "super-cool" feature
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Thursday, 17 August 2023 11:57

Apple abandons coming "super-cool" feature


Even if it was already over hyped

The fruity cargo cult Apple has abandoned one of the few innovations in iOS 17 even if it has been hyped to the nines by the Tame Apple Press.

Microsoft server keeps going back to the future
Published in Network


The problem is bigger on the inside than on the outside

An engineer in a data centre in Norway has found his Windows server was suddenly resetting its system clock to 55 days in the future.