Broadcom wanted to increase AT&T’s VMware prices by 1,050 per cent
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Making life harder for all its customers

AT&T claimed Broadcom offered to jack up its prices by 1,050 per cent and maybe influencing other vendors to make a migration harder.

OpenAI opens speech-to-speech engine to developers
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Conversational voice interfaces on their way

OpenAI has given developers access to its speech-to-speech engine -- the magic behind ChatGPT's advanced voice mode.

Epic Games slams monopolistic platform owners
Published in Gaming
Wednesday, 02 October 2024 09:26

Epic Games slams monopolistic platform owners


Sweeney off his todd sends flying sod

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney delivered a scathing rebuke of monopolistic platform owners.

5,388 Data Centres in the US
Published in Network
Tuesday, 01 October 2024 11:35

5,388 Data Centres in the US


Nine Million Bicycles in Beijing

 While there are nine million bicycles in Beijing the US corners the world regarding data centres - and that's a fact.

Annotated die shot Qualcomm's Snapdragon X tips up
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Show us your massive cores and huge pendulous caches  

Tom’s Hardware has found an annotated die shot of what is claimed to be Qualcomm's Snapdragon X processor on the Chinese Baidu platform.

Hurricane Helene might have crippled Intel
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Tuesday, 01 October 2024 10:55

Hurricane Helene might have crippled Intel


Cut off supply chain

For some reason, Intel gets its supply of ultra-pure quartz from one North Carolina town which is connected to the outside world by a single road.

Epic Games sues Google and Samsung
Published in Gaming
Tuesday, 01 October 2024 10:13

Epic Games sues Google and Samsung


App store shinanigans

Epic Games is now suing Google again, but it also named Samsung a defendant in the lawsuit. This time, its sights are trained on Samsung’s Auto Blocker feature.

Apple walks away from funding OpenAI
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Tuesday, 01 October 2024 09:54

Apple walks away from funding OpenAI


What? You expected us to pay for this?

The fruity cargo cult Apple has walked away from a funding round for OpenAI that is expected to raise approximately $6.5 billion.

Arch Linux teams up with Valve
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 01 October 2024 09:45

Arch Linux teams up with Valve


Give me Steam

The Arch Linux team has announced a partnership with Valve to support critical infrastructure projects, including a build service and secure signing enclave for the Arch Linux distribution.

Intel’s BIOS update slows everything down
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Tuesday, 01 October 2024 09:43

Intel’s BIOS update slows everything down


Chipzilla can't get a break 

Chipzilla’s problems with its 13th and 14th-gen desktop processors are expected to go away with a new BIOS patch – the only problem is that it has bought a new instability update that seems to be dropping more speed than a Birmingham nightclub owner.