Might have to open mobile payment system to rivals

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple seems to be in hot water over its antitrust antics, at least in the EU.

Developed a soft IP microcontroller core

Intel has developed a soft IP microcontroller core for its FPGAs using the RISV-V instruction set

Samsung sings 

Samsung has confirmed that its forthcoming Exynos 2200 mobile chip will support ray tracing.

Beware the potentially dead or alive quantum kitty

UK ISP BT and partner Toshiba have today announced that they intend to build the “world’s first” quantum-secured metro fibre optic network between commercial sites in London.

Free upgrade if you have the hardware

Windows 11, the latest version of Microsoft's computer operating system, launches worldwide on as a free upgrade for Windows 10 users who have the latest hardware.

Oracle feels the force of the  Supremes 

The US Supreme Court gone all death star on Oracle's petition against the Pentagon's vendor selection for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract and sent Oracle's mighty briefs packing.

Sort of

In a break from the past, Google rolled out Android 12 to AOSP but did not launch any devices, including any Pixel phones to showcase the new OS.

Bad day for the Social Notworking King

Mark Zuckerburg was having a bad day yesterday after a whistleblower revealed dark deeds and his glorious social notworking empire crashed to its knees due to a bizarre DNS flaw.

So much for not copying Google

Changes in iPhone privacy rules could herald a move by Apple into advertising on its iOS software.

 
Looking at Stablecoins in Middle Earth 

New Zealand's central bank is exploring the possibility of issuing a digital currency, saying the benefits it would bring include its potential use as a monetary policy tool.