Chipzilla fights back with new website
Published in News
Monday, 24 February 2025 10:13

Chipzilla fights back with new website


Hypes 1.8nm chip tech

Troubled Chipzilla has pulled out all the stops to convince the world+dog it can still lead the semiconductor race, by launching a dedicated website to showcase its upcoming Intel 18A (1.8nm-class) process technology.

Microsoft update cracks Windows 11
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Monday, 24 February 2025 09:51

Microsoft update cracks Windows 11


Users fume as file explorer crashes and folders vanish

Software King of the World Microsoft's latest patch for Windows 11 version 24H2, KB5051987, has sparked widespread frustration. 

Mozilla goes all-in on AI
Published in AI
Monday, 24 February 2025 09:35

Mozilla goes all-in on AI


Struggles to stay relevant

Big cheeses at the Mozzarella Foundation are worried that they are facing "major headwinds" that threaten its survival, and its president, Mark Surman, says AI is the key to its future.

Workers weaponising AI to swamp employers with lawsuits
Published in AI


Poor lambs

Disgruntled employees are using AI to flood businesses with inaccurate and costly lawsuits, forcing companies to spend vast amounts defending themselves, legal experts have warned.

Intel could've ruled AI
Published in AI
Monday, 24 February 2025 09:07

Intel could've ruled AI


Bureaucracy held it back: Koduri

Troubled Chipzilla had the power to dominate the AI market, but "spreadsheet & PowerPoint snakes" in the boardroom strangled its potential, according to former exec Raja Koduri.

Microsoft waves white flag in console wars
Published in Gaming
Friday, 21 February 2025 11:21

Microsoft waves white flag in console wars


Sony wins

For two decades, Sony and Microsoft waged a relentless console war, while Nintendo lurked as a regional power, occasionally shaking up the battlefield. Sony dominated nearly every campaign. And now, Vole has officially surrendered.

HP customers face 15-minute call wait
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Friday, 21 February 2025 11:14

HP customers face 15-minute call wait


Tech giant pushes online support

The maker of printer ink, which is about as expensive as racehorse sperm, has quietly introduced a 15-minute minimum wait time for consumer PC and print customers who attempt to phone its call centre for support.

AI shocks scientists with its revolutionary wireless chip designs
Published in AI


Looked strange at first but worked pretty well

AI has stunned researchers by emerging from a smoke filled lab having designed its own complex wireless chips in hours - which would take human engineers weeks.

Samsung ditches its own memory in Galaxy S25
Published in Mobiles
Friday, 21 February 2025 09:59

Samsung ditches its own memory in Galaxy S25


Gone to Micron

Samsung has stunned the tech world by abandoning its own DRAM and storage chips in the Galaxy S25 series, instead opting for components from US rival Micron.

China's tech giants shrug off US restrictions
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Dependence on US chips and operating systems rapidly decreasing

It would appear that US sanctions have done the opposite of what they were supposed to -- the have sped up China's chip and operating system development leading it to be less dependant on the US tech oligarchs.