Fertility apps collecting too much information
Published in Mobiles


Might be selling it on 

Fertility apps on mobile phones might be collecting rather too much personal data sparking fears that creators are selling it.

Microsoft brings DALL-E to Bing
Published in AI
Wednesday, 22 March 2023 11:12

Microsoft brings DALL-E to Bing


Generates images based on written text

Software King of the World Microsoft is using an advanced version of Open AI’s DALL-E image generator to power its own Bing and Edge browser.

Ron DeSantis calls for Google break-up
Published in News
Wednesday, 22 March 2023 10:38

Ron DeSantis calls for Google break-up


Too big and anti-Republican

Conservative governor and probable presidential candidate Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is becoming the centre of calls to break up big tech firms.

Gigabyte leaks desktop RTX 4060 via its GCC tool specs
Published in Graphics


Also spins beans on RTX 4070 memory

Gigabyte appears to have accidentally leaked the specifications of the desktop RTX 4060 via its Gigabyte Control Center (GCC) tool.

Huawei replaced 13,000 components to avoid US sanctions
Published in Mobiles


That is money which is not going to the West

Huawei Technologies has replaced more than 13,000 components in its products with local Chinese-made parts and redesigned more than 4,000 circuit boards over the past three years in response to US sanctions.

Musk replaces press office with poop emoji
Published in News


Because asking him questions is just asking for trouble

Supreme twit Elon [Look at me] Musk has shown his media genius by sacking his press office and dealing with any press queries by sending journalists an automatic poop emoji.

Chinese watchdog accuses chip tycoon Zhao Weiguo of corruption
Published in News


Central Commission for Discipline Inspection calls for charges 

China's anti-fraud watchdog has accused Tsinghua Unigroup former chairman Zhao Weiguo of corruption.

US government declares war on Amazon
Published in News
Tuesday, 21 March 2023 11:02

US government declares war on Amazon


Likely to be as successful as its invasion of Canada

The White House is planning to act on at least three of its six investigations into the online bookseller Amazon.

Google does evil to its European staff
Published in News
Tuesday, 21 March 2023 10:38

Google does evil to its European staff


Not only will we fire you, but we are won't pay your medical insurance either

Search engine outfit Google, which once believed in “doing no evil” has been accused of mishandling of its biggest round of layoffs in Europe.

AMD testing hybrid processor with Zen 4 and 4c cores
Published in News


Family 25 Model 120 Stepping 0 revealed

An AMD processor identified as Family 25 Model 120 Stepping 0 recently showed up in the MilkyWay@Home database.