Kohler’s toilet tech fumbles its privacy pitch
Published in IoT


Dekota’s “end-to-end encryption” turns out to be flash in the pan

Kohler has built a gadget that stares into your toilet bowl, yet somehow decided the smartest move was to flush the meaning of end-to-end encryption straight down the U-bend.

IBM boss says hyperscalers are dreaming
Published in Cloud
Friday, 05 December 2025 10:18

IBM boss says hyperscalers are dreaming


Arvind Krishna tears into Big Tech’s data centre maths

IBM lead suit Arvind Krishna has warned that hyperscalers like Google and Amazon are shovelling cash into data centres at a rate that will never turn a profit.

Meta hacks away at its Metaverse fantasy
Published in News
Friday, 05 December 2025 09:49

Meta hacks away at its Metaverse fantasy


Zuckerberg pivots as investors bored of the pricey dream

Meta is quietly taking a chainsaw to the metaverse, the grand vision that Mark Zuckerberg once claimed would define his company’s future.

Big Tech reaches new levels of Trump sycophancy
Published in News


Masayoshi Son’s aching need to impress the White House

Big tech has reached fresh heights of grovelling as Masayoshi Son throws himself at the Trump administration with the enthusiasm of a puppy eyeing a bacon sandwich.

Samsung cleans Apple's clock again
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 04 December 2025 10:52

Samsung cleans Apple's clock again


iPhone shipments slump

Samsung has surged ahead of the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple in 2025 smartphone shipments, clawing back ground after years of being squeezed by Cupertino and a swarm of Chinese rivals.

Nvidia insists the AI gravy train won’t derail any time soon
Published in News


Shrugs off bubble talk while bragging about Rubin 

Nvidia is trying to calm the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street again, this time with its chief bean-counter insisting that fears of an AI bubble are nonsense.

EU pressure knocks the stuffing out of Apple’s App Store
Published in Mobiles


It turns out it could not compete after all

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is watching its App Store wheeze along after losing about half its growth momentum since July. 

India retreats from Apple's mighty briefs
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 04 December 2025 10:12

India retreats from Apple's mighty briefs


New Delhi shelves its app mandate

India has bolted in fright from Apple's response to its demands that it cram a government app onto every handset.

Micron kills off Crucial because AI giants pay far more
Published in PC Hardware


DIY RAM buyers lose out as hyperscalers hoover up every wafer in sight

Micron has decided that flogging low-margin RAM to ordinary punters is no longer worth the candle and will axe its Crucial consumer brand in 2026 after 29 years.

Meta nicks top Apple designer for its AI wearables push
Published in Mobiles


Creative people flee Apple

Meta has headhunted one of the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s top design bods, leaving Job’s Mob noticeably short as the social media giant ramps up efforts to flog wearable devices powered by artificial intelligence.