Apple axes iPhone 16 advert
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It pushed its only useful feature and it can't deliver it 

The Fruity Cargo Cult has quietly yanked an ad for its iPhone 16 that showcased a so-called "more personal Siri," just days after admitting it was botching the rollout of its over-hyped AI features. 

New Zealand’s health system runs on one Excel spreadsheet
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Its amazing what can be done with excel and number eight fencing wire

New Zealand’s public health system is held together on a single spreadsheet, which the Kiwis expect to manage the finances of a $16 billion operation.

Musk’s X crashes again
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He blames Ukrainians when it was probably Russians

Elon [roman salute] Musk is blaming the Ukrainians for another series of embarrassing outages on his social media plaything, X, formerly known as Twitter. 

Google finds flaws in all Zen processors
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From Zen 1 to Zen 4

Google's security boffins have uncovered a gaping security hole affecting every Zen processor from Zen 1 to Zen 4.

Intel in hot water in Ohio
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Customers walking away, local government cross

Troubled Chipzilla is having a proper mare as Ohio starts sharpening its claws over broken promises, and it looks like a couple of major customers are about to take their business elsewhere.