Apple’s expensive Vision Pro is cracking up
Jobs’ mob rubs paws at prospect of making money repairing it
Apple Vision Pro owners are posting identical reports of a crack appearing on the front glass of their overpriced headsets.
India's tax plan could ruin its chip dreams
Making the global shortage worse
India's plan to let a ban on imposing customs duties on cross-border digital e-commerce transactions run out may scupper India's more ambitious plans to become a global chip leader in the next five years, the industry has warned.
M&M machines spy on students' faces
University rushes to remove them
Canada-based University of Waterloo is hurrying to remove M&M-branded smart vending machines from campus after furious students discovered the machines secretly collect facial-recognition data without their permission.
Toshiba laptop chargers go up in flames
15.5 million recalled
Dynabook Americas, the firm that used to be Toshiba, has recalled 15.5 million Toshiba laptop AC adapters over fears they could burn and set fire to your home.
Boeing boss sacked after jet door blows off in mid-air horror
Someone had to take the blame
Boeing has axed Ed Clark, the chief of its 737 Max passenger jet programme, after a shocking and terrifying mid-air blowout in January exposed the ongoing problems with the jet.
Google's robocabs crash, burn and get recalled
Just like human cars
Google's self-driving car firm Waymo is facing a backlash in its bid to launch 24/7 robotaxi service in other parts of California after a series of blunders that have sparked safety fears about the vehicles invading their towns.
Intel announces new 14A node at IFS Direct Connect 2024 event
Clearwater Forest taped-out, five nodes goal still on track
During its Intel Foundry Services (IFS) Direct Connect 2024 event, Intel revealed a new roadmap that includes the new 14A node, the first on High-NA EUV. Intel was also keen to note that Clearwater Forest CPUs are taped out on an 18A node and that its ambitious "five nodes in four years" (5N4Y) plan is still on track.
French town says non to scrolling
Phone users are empty-headed food trough wipers
The French town of Seine-Port, in the Seine-et-Marne area south of Paris, with fewer than 2,000 people, has voted for a Phonexit.
AMD’s Medusa might turn Nvidia to stone
Dark satanic rumour mill suggests it might be worth the wait
The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn suggesting that AMD’s Medusa chip might be really good.
Shanghai boffins stuff petabit on optical disk
That is a lot of p*rn
A bunch Shanghai boffins have used a tiny laser to cram loads of data onto a disk.