Untouchables investigate Exxon Mobil consultant
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Hack-and-Leak Operation

America's FBI is investigating a longtime Exxon Mobil consultant "over the contractor's alleged role in a hack-and-leak operation that targeted hundreds of the oil company's most prominent critics.

China overtakes US as a research leader
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Tuesday, 03 December 2024 10:21

China overtakes US as a research leader


ASPI tracker reveals

According to the latest results from ASPI's Critical Technology Tracker, China has overtaken the United States as the global leader in research across most critical technologies.

Apple spies on minions via iCloud accounts
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Tuesday, 03 December 2024 10:04

Apple spies on minions via iCloud accounts


Employee sues over prison conditions

An Apple employee has filed a new lawsuit, accusing the fruity cargo cult of spying on its workers through their iCloud accounts and non-work devices.

Apple hardware geniuses reversed the capacitor
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Tuesday, 03 December 2024 09:41

Apple hardware geniuses reversed the capacitor


Jobs’ Mob loved the smell of ozone in the morning

Engineers at the fruity cargo cult Apple were so clever that they installed the capacitors upside-down, but the Tame Apple Press did not notice.

Kicking Pat retires  
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Tuesday, 03 December 2024 08:53

Kicking Pat retires  


Gelsinger failed to turn Chipzilla around fast enough

Pat [kicking] Gelsinger was retiring from Chipzilla retirement and stepped down from the board of directors -- effective immediately.

TSMC ahead with its 2nm production
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Monday, 02 December 2024 11:30

TSMC ahead with its 2nm production


Installed six months early

TSMC’s flashy new 2nm fab in Kaohsiung has just hit a massive milestone with an equipment installation ceremony – six months early.

AMD and ASUS patch inter-core latency issues in Strix Point APUs
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New BIOS Update

ASUS and AMD have announced a solution to the longstanding issue of inter-core latency in the new Strix Point APUs.

China will produce 28nm Lithography equipment next month
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Faster than expected

China is poised to make a significant stride in its chipmaking capabilities, with the production of 28nm lithography equipment scheduled for next month, a development that has taken many analysts by surprise given the current geopolitical climate and technological barriers.

Apple gear easier for coppers to knock over than Android
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Graykey struggles with Android

The Tame Apple Press is somewhat shocked to discover that Graykey, a forensic tool used by coppers to unlock modern smartphones, does really well against their favourite shiny gadgets.

Another big customer escapes Broadcom’s clutches
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Cloudy Beeks Group jumps ship

In yet another blow to Broadcom, UK-based cloud operator Beeks Group has decided to defect to the open-source OpenNebula stack.