
Law of diminishing returns hits gaming
Graphics costing too much
Major video game studios' pursuit of ultra-realistic graphics has led to diminishing returns and industry-wide layoffs, according to the New York Times.

AI could kill us all in 30 years
Happy New Year
The British-Canadian computer scientist often touted as a "godfather" of artificial intelligence has shortened the odds of AI wiping out humanity over the next three decades.

Human brain slower than dial up
Particularly before coffee
Boffins researching the human brain have worked out that it processes information at 10 bits per second, which is slower than 1980’s dial up.

Raspberry Pi wows London Stock Exchange
Buy, buy, buy
The cocaine nose jobs of the London Stock Exchange are totally enthused about the Raspberry PI this year.

Big Tech ethics under scrutiny
Moshe Y. Vardi Challenges Big Tech Workers
Rice University professor and former Communications of the ACM Editor-in-Chief Moshe Y. Vardi has turned his focus to the ethical dilemmas faced by tech workers.

AI discovers rocket science
One small step for AI
LEAP71, a Dubai-based startup, has achieved a significant milestone by successfully test-firing a prototype aerospike engine in the United Kingdom.

Post Office appoints interim CTO
Must tackle Horizon system replacement scandal
The Post Office has bolstered its tech leadership team by creating a new role amidst the ongoing project to replace the controversial Horizon system supplied by Fujitsu.

South Korea mulls Government-funded chipmaker
KSMC to take on TSMC
The South Korean government is considering the creation of a state-funded contract chipmaker, provisionally named Korea Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (KSMC).

AI better than experts at spotting real Scotch
Spits out American whiskey
An AI system has outperformed human experts in distinguishing between American whiskey and Scotch, achieving 100% accuracy by identifying subtle differences in the chemical composition of the spirits.

Apple does not want to fund its own search engine
Just wanted to take money from Google without any effort
Fruity cargo cult Apple has told a US court that it is not interested in creating its own search engine and would rather just make a ton of cash by leeching off its best mate Google.