Meta Permits Its A.I. to be used by US  military
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Wednesday, 06 November 2024 10:20

Meta Permits Its A.I. to be used by US military


Army runs on Llamas

Social notworking outfit Meta has changed its policies on government agencies and contractors working on national security to allow the military use of its products.

Apple admits that iPhone was a one-off
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Wednesday, 06 November 2024 10:15

Apple admits that iPhone was a one-off


Nothing will be that profitable again

The fruity cargo cult Apple has warned investors that future products may never be as profitable as its iPhone business as it pushes into unproven new markets such as artificial intelligence and virtual reality headsets.

AMD replaces Chipzilla as the elite server supplier
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Loses in EPYC battle

Intel has lost its crown as the elite data centre CPU market leader.

Axeman arrives at Mozilla foundation
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Wednesday, 06 November 2024 10:06

Axeman arrives at Mozilla foundation


30 per cent of staff culled

Big cheeses at the Mozzarella Foundation, the Firefox browser maker Mozilla's non-profit arm, have laid off 30 per cent of its employees as the organisation says it faces a "relentless onslaught of change."

Early Realme GT 7 Pro benchmark tests hint at overheating issues
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Getting a little too hot

The Realme GT 7 Pro reportedly ran too warm during benchmark tests, and the word on the street is that it might be the first Snapdragon 8 Elite chips to blame.

US government mulls Intel bail out
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Tuesday, 05 November 2024 11:04

US government mulls Intel bail out


Or a forced merger with AMD and Marvell

The US government, faced with spending money on a civilised healthcare system, welfare, or decent infrastructure, is considering throwing more money at Intel.  

Chinese hackers deploy botnet
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Tuesday, 05 November 2024 10:26

Chinese hackers deploy botnet


Target Microsoft Azure accounts

Hackers allegedly working for the Chinese government are using a large botnet, mostly consisting of TP-Link routers, to conduct covert password spray attacks on Microsoft’s Azure cloud service.

iPhone Web browser embarrasses fanboys and girls
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Shows friends their browsing history

A glitch in iPhone web browsers is causing users' internet history to resurface at the most inopportune times, leaving many red-faced and anxious about using their devices in public.

OpenAI's Sam Altman declares AGI "achievable" with existing kit
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It might cost a bit

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claims that current hardware can achieve Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). However, this optimistic vision requires $7 trillion price tag and many years to construct 36 semiconductor plants and additional data centres.

App developers sue over removals
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Tuesday, 05 November 2024 10:01

App developers sue over removals


Google and Apple in court

App developers Musi and Sarafan Mobile have sued Apple and Google in California federal court over unjustified app removals based on legal issues with the big tech companies.