NASA’s space-based laser network works
Published in Network


Making the network go "pew pew" 

NASA picked up a laser signal fired from an instrument that launched with the Psyche spacecraft, which is currently more than 16 million kilometres from Earth and heading toward a mysterious metal asteroid.

Putin’s USB hackers attack in USA, Vietnam, Chile, Poland and Germany
Published in News


Ukraine is getting too boring

A group of Russian state hackers has taken time out of its busy schedule hitting Ukrainian entities and has been using its USB malware to take on targets in the USA, Vietnam, Chile, Poland and Germany.

German car parts maker says Nvidia stole its secrets
Published in Transportation


Ex-employee made blunder

A German car parts maker, Valeo Schalter und Sensoren, is suing Nvidia for nicking its tech after one of its former employees showed the GPU maker some source code by mistake.

Lenovo sues Asus
Published in News
23 November 2023

Lenovo sues Asus


Claims Zenbook copied four of its patents

Lenovo has filed a lawsuit against Asus, claiming that the company's laptops infringe on four of their patents.

OpenAI’s rumours of Q*
Published in AI


Claims it could mean the end of humanity

While OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was off work for four days, several staff researchers sent the board of directors a letter warning of a powerful artificial intelligence discovery the company made which they claim could threaten humanity with its correct use of maths.

GameMaker kicks Unity in its pricing controversy
Published in News


Free to use

GameMaker announced that it will be free to use for noncommercial, non-console projects, in a move which makes Unity and its massive pricing controversy look rather unwell.

Ethernet turns 50
Published in Network
22 November 2023

Ethernet turns 50


And still king

The leading technology for connecting computers, Ethernet, has turned 50, and there is no sign of it going away.

US-China chip ban failed
Published in News


Stockpiles kept China safe for a long time

The US-China chip ban failed because the Chinese stockpiled enough chips to keep them going until they could create them locally.

Malware-driven cyber attacks are so old hat
Published in News


Half of attacks don’t use malware

The golden age of malware-driven cyber attacks has passed, at least when it comes to incidents affecting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Nvidia predicts trouble ahead
Published in News


Fourth-quarter profit expectations were reduced

Nvidia has upset the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street by predicting that its fourth quarter will not be as promising as they had thought.