Meta wanted to hand censorship keys to Chinese
You know censorship better than us
Meta was so desperate to get into China’s massive market that it was willing to hand over the censorship reins to the Chinese Communist Party and muzzle political dissenters, according to new whistleblower complaint.
HP bricked its own toners
Even officially sanctioned toners don’t work
The maker of expensive printer ink HP, which pulls out stops to brick its printers when they are using unsanctioned toners, have gone a step further – it has started bricking official toners too.
Apple axes iPhone 16 advert
It pushed its only useful feature and it can't deliver it
The Fruity Cargo Cult has quietly yanked an ad for its iPhone 16 that showcased a so-called "more personal Siri," just days after admitting it was botching the rollout of its over-hyped AI features.
New Zealand’s health system runs on one Excel spreadsheet
Its amazing what can be done with excel and number eight fencing wire
New Zealand’s public health system is held together on a single spreadsheet, which the Kiwis expect to manage the finances of a $16 billion operation.
Musk’s X crashes again
He blames Ukrainians when it was probably Russians
Elon [roman salute] Musk is blaming the Ukrainians for another series of embarrassing outages on his social media plaything, X, formerly known as Twitter.
Google finds flaws in all Zen processors
From Zen 1 to Zen 4
Google's security boffins have uncovered a gaping security hole affecting every Zen processor from Zen 1 to Zen 4.
Intel in hot water in Ohio
Customers walking away, local government cross
Troubled Chipzilla is having a proper mare as Ohio starts sharpening its claws over broken promises, and it looks like a couple of major customers are about to take their business elsewhere.
AMD expands x86 embedded processor lineup
EPYC Embedded 9005 Series CPUs
AMD has expanded its x86 embedded processor lineup by rolling out its 5th Gen EPYC Embedded processors with the new EPYC Embedded 9005 Series CPUs.
Broadcom might upset Nvidia’s AI applecart
Hyperscalers are where the money is at
Nvidia might be the poster child of the AI boom, but according to the Financial Times, investors betting on Broadcom have had an even sweeter ride.
Microsoft trying to wean itself off OpenAI
Has its own plans
The software King of the World, Microsoft, appears to be making a not-so-subtle move to stab its AI partner in the back.