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Nvidia suffers another bad case of melted cables
Published in Graphics


Nvidia's RTX 5090 is like the wicked witch of the west

Early adopters of Nvidia's new GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card are reporting that their power cables are melting.

Stellantis' infuriates Jeep owners with full-screen ads
Published in Transportation


Every time you stop

In a dystopian nightmare invented by advertisers and marketeers,  Stellantis, the automotive giant behind Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler, and Ram, has introduced full-screen pop-up ads on its infotainment systems.

DeepSeek’s AI Model not bad for China
Published in News
Tuesday, 11 February 2025 10:01

DeepSeek’s AI Model not bad for China


But no great shakes says DeepMind CEO

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis (pictured) said that DeepSeek’s AI model represents the best work to emerge from China but is nothing new.

Musk leads $97.4 billion takeover bid for OpenAI
Published in News


Altman offers to take Twitter off Musk’s hands

A consortium of investors led by Swasticar maker Elon [Roman Salute] Musk has submitted a $97.4 billion offer to take over OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT.

Cloud deals dominate in telecom mergers
Published in Cloud
Tuesday, 11 February 2025 09:27

Cloud deals dominate in telecom mergers


Despite market headwinds

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the technology, media, and telecom (TMT) sector surged in 2024, with cloud computing emerging as a dominant theme. However, the market faced significant headwinds, including persistent inflation, high interest rates, regulatory scrutiny, and geopolitical tensions, according to a GlobalData report.

Samsung cleans Apple's clock
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 11 February 2025 08:58

Samsung cleans Apple's clock


Flogs 730 Million more smartphones in a decade

While the Tame Apple Press might tell you otherwise, the ruler of the smartphone market is Samsung shipping an impressive 3.1 billion devices over the past ten years—730 million more than the fruity cargo cult Apple.

Volkswagen goes back to its roots to defeat the Chinese
Published in Transportation


A cheap and cheerful electric car for ordinary people

Volkswagen has teased plans for a "China-killer" electric vehicle that will cost just €20,000 ($20,664 USD) as the German carmaker gears up to take on a flood of Beijing-backed low-cost rivals.

Google uncovers critical vulnerability in Zen-Based CPUs
Published in News


Can make your “random” numbers always four

Boffins in Google’s Security Team have discovered a serious vulnerability in AMD Zen-based CPUs.

Gamers tell AMD to give availability over flashy features
Published in Graphics


Gamers frank with Frank Azor 

PC Gamer has noticed a surge of responses on social media underscoring many gamers have had a gutsful of overpriced GPUs with lots of bells and whistles which are unavailable.

Intel leaks Panther and Wildcat Lake specs
Published in News
Monday, 10 February 2025 10:13

Intel leaks Panther and Wildcat Lake specs


Next-Generation processor details leaked

In a series of tweets, renowned hardware leaker Jaykihn has provided specifications for Chipzilla's forthcoming Panther Lake and Wildcat Lake processors, signalling major upgrades in performance and design.