Google’s AI solves 10-year-old superbug problem
Researchers wondered if they had been wasting their lives
Google’s latest AI experiment has compressed a decade’s worth of painstaking microbiological research into a two-day thunk.
Bluesky mulls selling data for AI
And archiving
Bluesky, the social network that wants to be the anti-Twitter has decided to explore the murky waters of AI data scraping.
Cursor AI refused to help developer
Learn to code you lazy git
A hapless developer using the Cursor AI-powered coding tool ran into an unexpected roadblock when, after about 800 lines of code, the AI threw up its hands and refused to continue, instead doling out some unsolicited career advice.
AMD requires UEFI for RX 9070 series
Not supporting BIOS and CSM standards
AMD has confirmed that its upcoming RX 9070 series (RDNA 4) GPUs will require a UEFI system for optimal compatibility, unceremoniously dumping support for the ageing BIOS and CSM standards.
OpenAI commands Trump to strong-arm copyright rules in its favour
Otherwise, China will win.
OpenAI is banking on Donald [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump’s AI Action Plan to strong-arm copyright rules in its favour, declaring AI training as fair use and giving AI firms carte blanche to hoover up training data.
Wall Street’s mixed reaction to Lip-Bu Tan’s appointment
Intel shares up 12 per cent
The cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street had mixed reactions to Tan’s coronation as Chipzilla’s new King.
Beijing boffins create chips from Bismuth
More digestible than silicon
Troubled Chipzilla and its mates at TSMC might want to start sweating because a bunch of Beijing boffins have emerged from their smoke-filled labs with a non-silicon based transistor that’s faster and more efficient than anything out there.
Nvidia’s Blackwell spin spotted
Sales not as good as claimed
Nvidia is trying to convince everyone that its shiny new RTX Blackwell cards have outsold the previous generation 2:1 in the first five weeks.
Apple's elite fanboys admit it is in trouble
Appocalypse now
Job’s Mob is in deep trouble and even its biggest fanboys are starting to smell the rot.
Smartwatch bubble bursts
Calling time on another Apple product
It seems the smartwatch bubble has burst, with global sales taking a tumble for the first time—largely thanks to the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple dropping the ball.