LG develops 480Hz refresh rate monitor
For gamers
LG says it developed a 27-inch OLED gaming monitor that can reach an incredibly high 480Hz refresh rate.
Google to charge for Bard Advanced
A new AI experience backed by Gemini Pro
Search engine outfit Google is to charge for Bard Advanced, a "new, top AI experience" that gives users Google's best models and skills.
ChatGPT is still rubbish at playing doctor.
Can't work with children.
The latest flavour of ChatGPT's is not good at spotting children's illnesses, a new study has found.
Qualcomm shows off new Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chip
Apple rival
Qualcomm showed off a new Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chip, a single-chip design that will probably power Apple Vision Pro rivals from Meta, Samsung, Google and HTC.
Musk sacked SpaceX staff who slagged him off
Free speech is only for me
Elon [look at me] Musk was so bothered about the free speech rights of his staff he fired those who wrote an open letter that slammed him, a US labour court heard.
Wickr is dead
Amazon's secret app for drug dealers is no more
The encrypted messaging app Wickr Me is kaput, more than a year after it was exposed as the favourite app for drug traffickers.
Xerox fires 15 per cent of staff
But they are not layoffs but reinventions
Xerox has been hitting the PRspeak this week to find a new word to describe the fact that it has handed 15 per cent of its workforce their P45s and pink slips.
23andMe blames victims for massive data breach
Millions of users' DNA
DNA testing outfit 23andMe, facing over 30 lawsuits from victims of its vast data breach, is trying to dodge the blame by pointing the finger at the victims, a letter seen by TechCrunch reveals.
UK coppers probe “first online rape”
Child attacked in the Metaverse
UK coppers are investigating what has been dubbed the first rape in the Metaverse after a child was ‘attacked’ in a VR game.
Substack users threaten exodus
CEO wants to keep taking Nazi cash
Substack users are fuming after the boss of the email newsletter service said he would keep hosting and paying "Nazis" on his platform.