Microsoft Windows update breaks recovery tools
Scrambles to patch it
Software King of the world Microsoft has shown it cannot release a simple update without breaking something vital. Vole managed to kill off keyboard and mouse support in the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) with its 14 October patch KB5066835.
Intel bends the knee to Blackwell in hybrid AI rack stunt
Bundles Gaudi with Nvidia to stay in the game
Troubled Chipzilla has admitted it can’t beat Nvidia in the AI silicon war, so now it’s joining them by stuffing its own Gaudi 3 chips into a rack-scale server alongside Team Green’s mighty Blackwell B200 GPUs.
Siri’s AI makeover not going well
Apple struggling to make its assistant not terrible
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s long-overdue attempt to bring Siri up to scratch is reportedly hitting the skids again.
Intel's Lip-Bu Tan visits Saudis for AI and silicon cash
He made it home in one piece
Intel’s latest move to patch its leaky finances involves cosying up to Saudi Arabia, with chief executive Lip-Bu Tan holding talks with the Kingdom’s IT ministry over a potential tie-up in semiconductors and artificial intelligence.
Beware the vinegar smelling thermal paste
SGT-4 paste corrodes metal and glues your chip to the cooler
A thermal paste made by a South Korean outfit is earning notoriety for destroying CPU coolers, corroding copper and stinking up the place with a whiff of vinegar.