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
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
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
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.
Apple’s Walled garden under siege
DoJ and Fanboys are at its Gates
Apple’s fruity empire is under siege as a barrage of lawsuits accuses the tech titan of strong-arming the smartphone realm. The legal onslaught, which piggybacks on a colossal antitrust case by the US Justice Department and a posse of 15 states, has seen at least three class actions lobbed at the iPhone maker since last Friday.
Tech titans try to break Nvidia's AI stranglehold
Ganging up to bring an end to tyranny
A coalition of tech giants, including Qualcomm, Google, and Intel, is set to challenge Nvidia's stronghold by targeting the software that binds developers to Nvidia's chips. They join a growing band of financiers and firms chipping away at Nvidia's AI supremacy.
Misplaced trust in Apple nearly ends in tragedy
Lucky no one was killed
In a shocking display of blind faith in Silicon Valley's shiny gadgets, a pair of Apple zealots nearly caused a fatal disaster, all thanks to the tech giant's "Findmy" fiasco.
Apple's bezel battle
Trimming a bit off the sides
The Tame Apple Press is apparently so desperate to whip up a frenzy over the next iPhone 16 that it is scratching its head to find something in the rumours that makes it sound interesting. Apparently, the big news is that Job’s Mob going to shave a bit off the bezel.
Musk's free speech facade flops
It turns out you can’t use your money to silence other people’s free speech
Elon [look at me] Musk's social media giant X has been left red-faced after a judge threw out its lawsuit against the Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), a group that's been shining a light on the dark corners of hate speech online.
Beijing purges US big tech
China's chip chop
China's tech titans are giving Uncle Sam's silicon the old heave-ho, with new rules booting out Yankie processors and software from government gear.