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Air industry is looking at getting more high tech
Published in Transportation


Aerviva report

According to the Dubai-based international consultancy Aerviva, the air industry will invest heavily in new technology in the coming years.

Google announces voluntary exit programme
Published in News
Friday, 31 January 2025 09:10

Google announces voluntary exit programme


Platforms & Devices division gutted

Google has announced a voluntary exit programme for employees in its Platforms & Devices division, offering severance packages to those who leave.

Meta surrenders and gives Trump $25 million
Published in News
Thursday, 30 January 2025 11:34

Meta surrenders and gives Trump $25 million


Wrong to suspend his account over that little insurrection business

Social notworking outfit Meta has written a $25 million cheque to Donald Trump to apologise for freezing his account over the 6 January insurrection at the US Capitol.

Tesla burns
Published in Transportation
Thursday, 30 January 2025 11:22

Tesla burns


While Musk courts the Far Right

It appears that Elon [Roman salute] Musk’s flirtation with the Far Right his hurting his bread-and-butter business, whose customers are generally liberals who like to knit their own yoghurt.

Intel did not know how to be foundry
Published in News
Thursday, 30 January 2025 10:24

Intel did not know how to be foundry


Apple told TSMC

Fruity cargo cult Apple chose to cosy up with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) over Chipzilla for its custom silicon because “Intel didn’t know how to be a foundry.”

Global network security market set to reach $38 billion by 2029
Published in News


Growing like topsy

A newly published report from the Dell’Oro Group has projected that the global network security market, will expand to $38 billion by 2029.

DeepSeek has serious security issues
Published in News
Thursday, 30 January 2025 09:42

DeepSeek has serious security issues


Might not be the OpenAI killer predicted

The Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) outfit DeepSeek might not be a quick and dirty OpenAI killer after all.

Microsoft reports strong Q2 earnings
Published in News
Thursday, 30 January 2025 08:59

Microsoft reports strong Q2 earnings


Wall Street worried about Azure

Software King of the World Microsoft has released its financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year. The company exceeded analyst expectations in key metrics despite a slowdown in cloud revenue growth.

Musk admits Tesla must replace HW3 self-driving computers
Published in Transportation


Not sure when or how

Swasticar maker CEO Elon [Roman Salute] Musk has finally conceded that the company must replace its HW3 self-driving computers in some of its cars, raising further questions about the company’s long-standing claims regarding its vehicles’ autonomy potential.

Nvidia RTX 5090 and 5080 launch marred by supply shortages
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Scalpers cashing in

Significant stock shortages will mar the launch of Nvidia’s high-end RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 graphics cards.