Apple shells out over borked batteries
Published in IoT


Overhyped watches were swell and not in a good way

Apple Watch owners who bought into the marketing hype around its first three generations may be entitled to some cash over their poor design.

Musk’s minions seize control of US Treasury payment system
Published in Network


No one can explain why

Swasticar maker Elon [Roman salute] Musk and his minions have been granted access to a sensitive US Treasury Department payment system that contains the personal information of every American who receives tax refunds, Medicare, Social Security, and other government payments. It also contains information about Musk's business rivals.

Italy bans DeepSeek
Published in News
31 January 2025

Italy bans DeepSeek


You give our data to the Chinese you sleep with the fishes

Italy’s data protection authority has blocked access to the Chinese artificial intelligence model DeepSeek, citing insufficient information about its handling of personal data.

“Everything I say is leaked”
Published in News


Zuckerberg moans at leaked meeting

At an all-hands meeting inside Meta on Thursday, the company's co-founder and chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, said he was increasingly careful about what he said internally because there were more leaks than in in a Welsh soup.

Nintendo legal eagles defeated by Costa Rican supermarket
Published in News


Super Mario defeats Nintendo 

Nintendo, the former maker of playing cards, has suffered a rare legal loss protecting its intellectual property.