US congress calls for Chinese routers to be banned
Including TP-Link
A US congressional committee has warned Americans to chuck-out their Chinese-made routers, particularly those from TP-Link.
UK deletes encryption advice from website
It does seem a bit hypocritical
The UK government has quietly binned its encryption advice just weeks after demanding a backdoor into the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s iCloud storage.
Brother denies having a dose of the HPs
We don’t block third party ink
Brother has denied claims that its firmware updates are sneakily sabotaging printers using third-party cartridges after repair guru Louis Rossman's viral YouTube rant stirred the interwebs.
Trump gives chum Musk a ton of broadband contracts
$10 billion to $20 billion
Donald [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump’s administration is giving the boot to fibre internet preferences in the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) programme, a move that will conveniently funnel more cash into Elon [Roman salute] Musk’s Starlink.
Intel can’t get rid of TSMC addiction
Needs help
Troubled Chipzilla has admitted that despite its best efforts, it will still rely on TSMC’s services even as its much-hyped 18A process gets off the ground.