Italy has become a major spyware hub
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Thursday, 14 November 2024 10:22

Italy has become a major spyware hub


Il Grande Fratello ti sta guardando.

According to spyware experts, Italy has become one of the three top global spyware hubs alongside India and Israel.

Vole eyes further gaming acquisitions
Published in Gaming
Thursday, 14 November 2024 10:04

Vole eyes further gaming acquisitions


New devices a few years off

Software King of the World Microsoft’s video-gaming Tsar, Phil Spencer, is still exploring acquisitions and strategies to stay competitive in the handheld game devices and mobile stores market despite a challenging year.

Wi-Fi 8 trades speed for reliability
Published in News
Thursday, 14 November 2024 09:40

Wi-Fi 8 trades speed for reliability


Available in 2028

The next generation of wireless technology, Wi-Fi 8, also known as IEEE 802.11bn Ultra High Reliability, will emphasise reliability over speed.

IBM advances towards error-mitigation quantum computing
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Better at herding the cats

IBM has announced a series of developments to make limited but functional quantum calculations possible ahead of the much-anticipated arrival of error-corrected quantum computing.

Bluesky surges as users flee Elon Musk's X
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Thursday, 14 November 2024 09:19

Bluesky surges as users flee Elon Musk's X


A million new users since the US election

As the numbers of users at Elon [look at me] Musk’s social notworking site Twitter X have been falling faster than a free-falling elephant without a parachute, numbers at its rival Bluesky have been increasing.

Elon Musk’s AI grasses him up
Published in AI
Wednesday, 13 November 2024 11:35

Elon Musk’s AI grasses him up


He is the biggest spreading of “disinformation” on X

Elon [look at me] Musk has been outed as having the biggest flaming pants on the social notworking site X, by his own AI.

EU having another crack at Apple
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Wednesday, 13 November 2024 11:31

EU having another crack at Apple


Violating anti-geoblocking rules

The fruity-cargo cult Apple is again finding itself in trouble with the European Union over its geo-blocking antics.

Intel increases outsourcing to TSMC
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Wednesday, 13 November 2024 11:02

Intel increases outsourcing to TSMC


So confident in its foundry business

Chipzilla is so confident about its foundry business it is outsourcing more work to its rival TSMC.

AI adoption in the workplace stagnates
Published in AI
Wednesday, 13 November 2024 10:15

AI adoption in the workplace stagnates


Slack study reveals

The proportion of workers in the US who report using AI at work has remained largely unchanged over the past three months, according to a recent study commissioned by Slack.

Red Hat swallows Neural Magic
Published in News
Wednesday, 13 November 2024 10:05

Red Hat swallows Neural Magic


Wants to enhance AI optimisation

Red Hat, the IBM-owned open-source software firm, is set to acquire Neural Magic, a Massachusetts-based startup known for optimising AI models to run more efficiently on standard processors and GPUs.