Bluesky surges as users flee Elon Musk's X
Published in News
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
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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.

Texas boffins come up with new cooling material for data centres
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Its all about the thermal paste

Boffins at the University of Texas have taken time from their busy schedule of rounding up cattle to invent a new thermal interface material (TIM) that significantly outperforms existing liquid metal solutions in heat dissipation.

US electronic prices to increase by $357
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 13 November 2024 09:21

US electronic prices to increase by $357


Trump’s plan to punish China

Donald Trump’s plan to tariff all foreign imports, especially goods from China, is projected to cause PC laptops to increase by an average of $357 in the US buyers.

Jobs’ Mob stops making Vision Pro
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Tuesday, 12 November 2024 10:20

Jobs’ Mob stops making Vision Pro


Tame Apple Press refuses to admit it made a mistake and say nevermore

The fruity cargo cult Apple has pulled the plug on producing its Vision Pro, its virtual reality (VR) headset.

Chip industry leaders warn against nationalist policies
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Obstacles to business operations

CEOs of Europe's three largest computer chip manufacturers have expressed concerns over the increasing demands by the US, Chinese, and European governments for regional semiconductor production.