AWS flings $50 billion at government AI push
Hefty splurge to keep federal bods swimming in compute
Amazon Web Services has decided to chuck a hefty pile of cash at new kit designed to boost AI capabilities for US government outfits.
Diamond Rapids gulps up to 650 watts
Platform logs hint at a power-hungry monster
Intel's next-gen Diamond Rapids Xeon parts have shown up in NBD’s shipment records, and the numbers suggest these chips will need a miniature power station to run.
Apple clings to Tim Cook while its talent legs it
Bloomberg pours cold water on CEO-exit fantasies as engineers flee for shinier toys
The fruity cargo cult, Apple cannot even manage a clean rumour cycle these days, with Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman now rubbishing earlier claims that Tim Cook was about to shuffle off the CEO perch next year.
AMD confirms price hikes
Prices rise by ten per cent
AMD has told its graphics card partners to brace for a price rise across its entire GPU lineup after DRAM costs shot up again, putting an end to the brief spell when Radeon RX 9000 cards drifted back to their launch stickers.
Magician locks himself out of his own hand
RFID party trick goes sideways after forgotten password
A hi-tech stage magician managed to baffle himself after forgetting the password to an RFID chip he had implanted in his hand.