Google will show users their carbon footprints
Published in Cloud
Wednesday, 13 October 2021 13:09

Google will show users their carbon footprints


Free


Google Cloud today announced a new (and free) feature that will provide its users with custom carbon footprint reports that detail the carbon emissions their cloud usage generates.

Novig leaves Google for Stanford
Published in AI
Wednesday, 13 October 2021 13:06

Novig leaves Google for Stanford


He oversaw search serch algorithms and is now going to be a jolly good fellow

Artificial intelligence expert Peter Norvig is leaving Google and  joining the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI this fall as a Distinguished Education Fellow.

Microsoft’s Azure mitigates mega DDoS attack
Published in Cloud
Wednesday, 13 October 2021 13:04

Microsoft’s Azure mitigates mega DDoS attack


Largest in the world

Microsoft said its Azure cloud service mitigated a 2.4 terabytes per second (Tbps) distributed denial of service attack this year, at the end of August, representing the largest DDoS attack recorded to date.

Apple slashes iPhone cash cow numbers
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 13 October 2021 13:02

Apple slashes iPhone cash cow numbers


Moves to cut sales due to the "global chip shortage"

Fruity cargo cult Apple has slashed production of its iPhone 13 cash cow  by as many as 10 million units.

PCs still thriving
Published in News
Tuesday, 12 October 2021 12:24

PCs still thriving

 

Sixth quarter of growth

Remember when Steve Jobs predicted that the iPhone would replace the PC? It looks like that particular divination failed.

HDT snaps up half of Spacecom
Published in News
Tuesday, 12 October 2021 12:19

HDT snaps up half of Spacecom


Providing satellite capacity to a communication services provider

Hungaro DigiTel (HDT), a joint subsidiary of 4iG and Antenna Hungária, has entered into a final agreement with Spacecom to acquire a 51 percent stake in the company.

TSMC and Sony build new factory in Japan
Published in News
Tuesday, 12 October 2021 12:16

TSMC and Sony build new factory in Japan


Fighting the global shortage  

TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, and Sony are considering joint construction of a semiconductor factory in western Japan amid a global chip shortage.

Germans to have first driverless train
Published in Transportation
Tuesday, 12 October 2021 12:09

Germans to have first driverless train


Make sure they will run on time

German rail operator Deutsche Bahn and industrial group Siemens on Monday unveiled the world's first automated, driverless train in the city of Hamburg.

Google wants to expand Fuchsia
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 12 October 2021 12:07

Google wants to expand Fuchsia


Wants it on new smart devices and form factors

Search engine Google is looking to expand the Fuchsia operating system from its current home on the Nest Hub to additional smart devices and other form factors.

UK government has another go at censoring the internet
Published in News


It is easier than putting food on shelves

In the middle of a crisis where it can’t put petrol in cars and food on shelves, the UK government has decided that it is a good time to censor the internet.