Apple’s Siri overhaul delayed due to poor engineering
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Can’t get the wood

The fruity cargo cult Apple’s overhyped Siri revamp has ground to a halt because of serious technical difficulties, raising doubts about the company’s ability to deliver on its grand promises.

Reddit makes ten per cent of cash from Google and OpenAI
Published in AI


AI scrapping

Reddit’s latest earnings report revealed that content licensing agreements with artificial intelligence firms Google and OpenAI contribute approximately 10 per cent of its revenue, amounting to around $130 million.

ChatGPT uses far less energy than thought
Published in AI
Thursday, 13 February 2025 11:45

ChatGPT uses far less energy than thought


Epoch boffins find

A team of boffins from Epoch AI have emerged from their smoke filled labs having discovered that concerns over ChatGPT’s energy consumption may have been overstated.

Researcher gives Google Gemini dementia
Published in AI
Wednesday, 12 February 2025 10:10

Researcher gives Google Gemini dementia


By-passes injection defences

Insecurity expert Johann Rehberger has been showing off a novel method to bypass prompt injection defences in Google's Gemini. This method hits the AI’s long-term memory, causing the chatbot to act on false information indefinitely.

DeepSeek’s AI Model not bad for China
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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.

Google uncovers critical vulnerability in Zen-Based CPUs
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Can make your “random” numbers always four

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

Google prepares to unveil Pixel 9a
Published in Mobiles
Monday, 10 February 2025 10:10

Google prepares to unveil Pixel 9a


Certification filings suggest

Google appears set to launch its next mid-range smartphone, the Pixel 9a, as early certification filings reveal promising new specifications.

DeepSeek's AI will be banned in the USA
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Friday, 07 February 2025 09:25

DeepSeek's AI will be banned in the USA


Judges Jefferies says it will all be illegal

The AI app that stormed to the top of the download charts on Apple’s App Store and Google Play, and rocked Nvidia's share value, is now staring down the barrel of a US consumer ban, top analysts at US investment bank Jefferies have warned.

Google removes pledge against weaponising AI from website
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We want to do some real evil now

Search engine outfit Google has removed a promise not to build AI for weapons or surveillance from its website.

China retaliates against Trump’s tariffs
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Tuesday, 04 February 2025 09:59

China retaliates against Trump’s tariffs


Rare earth exports strangled

The trade war between China and the US took an ugly turn after President Donald Trump imposed a ten per cent tariff on Chinese goods entering the US.