Co-invented BASIC

Thomas Eugene Kurtz, the American mathematician and computer scientist who co-invented the BASIC programming language and the Dartmouth Timesharing System, has died. He was 96.

And not in a good way

Nvidia’s next-generation Blackwell data centre processors have significant overheating problems when installed in high-capacity server racks.

Anti-trust

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating anti-competitive practices at Vole’s cloud computing business.

New devices a few years off

Software King of the World Microsoft’s video-gaming Tsar, Phil Spencer, is still exploring acquisitions and strategies to stay competitive in the handheld game devices and mobile stores market despite a challenging year.

Target Microsoft Azure accounts

Hackers allegedly working for the Chinese government are using a large botnet, mostly consisting of TP-Link routers, to conduct covert password spray attacks on Microsoft’s Azure cloud service.

It might cost a bit

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claims that current hardware can achieve Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). However, this optimistic vision requires $7 trillion price tag and many years to construct 36 semiconductor plants and additional data centres.

AI Boom kicks off the old dinosaur 

In a significant reshuffle of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Nvidia is set to replace Intel, reflecting the boom in artificial intelligence (AI) and a significant shift in the semiconductor industry.

It is the American way

The US has a novel way of funding big IT company data centres and AI plans: it hikes ordinary people's power bills.

Challenges Google and Microsoft

OpenAI launched a real-time search function within ChatGPT, marking its first significant foray into a market long dominated by Google.

Africa Command deems OpenAI Technology "Essential"

A procurement document obtained by The Intercept reveals that US Africa Command (AFRICOM) considers access to OpenAI's technology "essential" for its operations.