Microsoft sets up a new team dedicated to game preservation and forward compatibility
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Bond shakes but does not stir

X-box’s new queen, Sarah Bond, has been outlining her cunning plans for the game box now that the Activision-Blizzard deal is in the bag.

Microsoft prepares to embarrass Jobs’ Mob
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New “AI PCs” will clean Apple’s homemade chip's clock

Software King of the World, Microsoft, is gearing up to show off its vision for “AI PCs” next month and word on the street is that Vole is confident that its new Arm-powered Windows laptops will outdo Jobs' Mob’s M3-powered MacBook Air in CPU performance and AI-accelerated tasks.

Musk claims AI will outsmart humans by next year
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He probably just means Tesla buyers

Elon [look at me] Musk predicted during an interview with Nicolai Tangen, the chief executive of Norges Bank Investment Management, that new AI models will outsmart humans by the end of next year.

Musk’s AI started a war on X
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Monday, 08 April 2024 11:44

Musk’s AI started a war on X


Claimed Iran had carried out a heavy missile attack on Israel

Elon [look at me] Musk's platform, X, had a bit of a 'mare on 4 April 2024. A headline popped up claiming Iran had lobbed a few heavy missiles at Tel Aviv which caused quite a kerfuffle among users worldwide.

AMD open sauces MES
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Monday, 08 April 2024 11:27

AMD open sauces MES


Unexpected move

AMD has decided to open source its Micro Engine Scheduler (MES) firmware for GPUs and is handing users the keys to the Radeon graphics cards kingdom.

Apple’s privacy settings are a dog’s dinner
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It seems the EU has not read them yet

The Jobs Mob's been caught with its pants down over privacy settings about as clear as a London fog.

Voyager 1 has a memory problem
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Monday, 08 April 2024 10:45

Voyager 1 has a memory problem


Happens with age

NASA's Voyager 1, the grand old duke of space probes, has been sending gobbledygook instead of pristine space secrets since last November, and now NASA has found the source of the problem.

SK Hynix to build memory plant in the home of XXX hamburgers
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Do you want chips with that?

SK Hynix has announced it will build a huge memory packaging facility in West Lafayette, Indiana, which is otherwise known for its hamburgers.

Volish Boffins patent new form of sound recognition
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Can hear the sound of one hand clapping

The boffins over at Microsoft have patented a newfangled sound recognition AI.

Suicide Squad Hackers unleash chaos and skins
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Wall to wall DMCAs

The live-service blaster, "Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League," is up to its neck in hacker hijinks.