Chinese want Intel chips checked for backdoors
Security issues
The Cybersecurity Association of China (CSAC) said Intel chips flogged in China should be subject to a security review.
Two Sudanese nationals indicted for DDoS attacks
Alleged to be part of Anonymous Sudan
The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) has indicted two Sudanese nationals for their alleged role in operating the hacktivist group Anonymous Sudan.
DoD wants to use AI to create fake people
As if reality was not fake enough
The US Department of Defense wants technology to fabricate online personas indistinguishable from real people.
Qualcomm pulls Snapdragon Developer Kit for Windows
Borked
Qualcomm has unexpectedly pulled its Snapdragon Developer Kit for Windows, a reference platform intended for developers to build applications for Windows on Arm.
Apple wants Trump to protect it from EU bullies
Cook calls him to make him promise to protect Apple's lunch money
Former US president Donald Trump claims that Apple CEO Tim Cook called him to get the EU to stop picking on the poor little cargo cult.
Intel and AMD testing new 12V 2×6 power connectors
Might be coming to a future GPU
Intel and AMD are considering new 12V 2×6 power connectors for future use in their GPUs.
ASML shocks Wall Street with financial guidance
Short term woes, woes and thrice woes
The cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street choked on their aperitifs yesterday when computer chip equipment maker ASML warned that it might be making as much cash in the short term as expected.
Apple releases new iPad Mini
Mostly a spec bump
Apple, the fruity cargo cult, has just released a new iPad Mini with a faster A17 Pro chip that it claims supports Apple Intelligence.
Amazon finally makes a colour version of e-reader
Black and white and red all over
Amazon has finally listened to its users and made a colour version of its e-reader.
Developers spurn Apple’s Vision Pro as if it were a rabid dog
New apps have slowed further
Apple’s Vision Pro is struggling to attract significant software makers to develop apps for its overpriced, poorly designed chocolate teapot.