Steam confirms you don’t own the games you paid for
Published in Gaming


It is like American beer, you can only rent it

Steam, the flogger of computer games, has confirmed to its users that they don’t own anything it has sold them.

Musk’s "game changing" robots were run by humans again
Published in News


They could just manage to walk

It seems after spending a fortune in development, Elon [look at me] Musk’s robots are not much closer to hitting the shops.

US quartz mining has begun again
Published in News
Monday, 14 October 2024 10:10

US quartz mining has begun again


After being shut down by Hurricane Helene

The US IT supply chain breathed a sigh of relief as one of the two companies that manufacture high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors and other high-tech products from mines in a western North Carolina community severely damaged by Hurricane Helene is operating again.

AI is pants, claims Apple
Published in AI
Monday, 14 October 2024 09:38

AI is pants, claims Apple


If we can’t invent it no one can

While Apple is unable to get a decent AI product on the market, it has decided to invest in scientific research which claims the whole thing is pants anyway.

MSI unveils AMD EPYC 9005 series servers
Published in News


Ready to meet data centre demands

MSI has announced the launch of its latest server boards and platforms powered by AMD EPYC 9005 Series CPUs.

Small Businesses walloped by security skills shortage
Published in News


Sophos warns that it makes for a huge security risk

A recent report has revealed that small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are struggling significantly with cybersecurity threats.

TSMC has a stonking quarter
Published in News
Friday, 11 October 2024 11:37

TSMC has a stonking quarter


39.6 per cent year-over-year revenue increase

TSMC reported a stonking 39.6 per cent year-over-year revenue increase for September 2024.

Samsung slashes executive roles
Published in News
Friday, 11 October 2024 11:14

Samsung slashes executive roles


Chips are down

Samsung Electronics plans to significantly cut its chip executive positions and restructure semiconductor-related operations.

Vole's Windows 11 update steals 8.63GB of hard drive
Published in News


Mouse missing presumed fed

Microsoft, the software king of the world, seems to be having some major problems with the latest update for Windows 11.

Pro-Palestinian group claims responsibility for Internet archive hack
Published in News


Claims that the archive belongs to the US

A Pro-Palestinian hacktivist group has claimed responsibility for downing the Internet Archive and Wayback Machine and compromising user data.