AI, big data and cloud dominate hiring trends
GlobalData data report
According to the latest beancounters at GlobalData, the global job market experienced a 1.4 per cent year-over-year (YoY) growth in 2024, with AI, big data, and cloud computing emerging as key drivers of hiring trends.
Tesla Cybertruck: more dangerous than explosive Ford Pinto
So much for safety
A new report has come to a disturbing conclusion for Elon [Roman salute] Musk's Swasticar Cybertruck — the model is far more dangerous than the infamously "explosive" Ford Pintos of the 1970s.
Nvidia suffers another bad case of melted cables
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Can make your “random” numbers always four
Boffins in Google’s Security Team have discovered a serious vulnerability in AMD Zen-based CPUs.