Apple's password pandemonium
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Thursday, 28 March 2024 09:50

Apple's password pandemonium


Jobs' Mob in another security snafu

Fruity cargo cult Apple's so-called 'secure' devices have been caught in a phishing frenzy, leaving customers reeling from a barrage of password reset prompts.

TSMC is rehiring
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Wednesday, 27 March 2024 12:21

TSMC is rehiring


The company wants to make 90 per cent of the world’s advanced chips

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is rehiring staff after making a smashing re-entry into the top 10 most valuable companies.

Chipzilla accelerates its AI PC Acceleration programme
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New kits for developers

Chipzilla is on a mission to supercharge its AI PC Acceleration programme, unveiling a suite of new toolkits and devkits tailored for the AI software and hardware developer community.

Microsoft’s management musical chairs
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Wednesday, 27 March 2024 11:30

Microsoft’s management musical chairs


When the music stops the Voles will all sit down

Software king of the world Microsoft is playing musical chairs with its top brass after Panos Panay's shock jump to Amazon.

Chrome goes native on Arm
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Wednesday, 27 March 2024 11:22

Chrome goes native on Arm


Now, all roads lead to Chrome 

In alliance with Qualcomm, Google claims to have turbocharged the browsing experience for Windows on ARM users. The tech behemoth has rolled out an ARM-optimised iteration of its Chrome browser, promising a zippier and more seamless online experience.

Ghostbusters went rogue
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Wednesday, 27 March 2024 11:12

Ghostbusters went rogue


Meta spied on Snatchat secrets

Tech titans at Meta have been caught with their hands in the digital cookie jar playing a sneaky game of peek-a-boo with Snapchat's secrets in a hush-hush op dubbed "Project Ghostbusters."

AI creates something useful
Published in AI
Wednesday, 27 March 2024 10:44

AI creates something useful


The perfect pint

The boffins at KU Leuven have cracked the code to a perfect pint, and it's all thanks to a bit of AI wizardry.

British ready to retire their CHIEF
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Wednesday, 27 March 2024 10:15

British ready to retire their CHIEF


OK, Customs Declaration Service you are finally up

After years of faffing about, the tax bods at HMRC have finally set a date to ditch the dusty old CHIEF computer system.

Qualcomm's gaming gamble
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Tuesday, 26 March 2024 12:29

Qualcomm's gaming gamble


Arm laptops to run Windows games 

Qualcomm has told the gathered crowds at the 2024 Game Developers Conference (GDC) that Windows games are expected to be compatible with its forthcoming Arm laptops. If this holds true, x86 emulation and gaming could operate flawlessly on these machines without porting.

The story of the immortal Windows Format drive dialogue box
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Frozen in time

Former Microsoft coder Dave Plummer has revealed the story behind the Windows Format drive dialogue box, which is now 30 years old.