RTX 5060 Ti 16GB benchmarks leak
Published in Graphics
Monday, 14 April 2025 09:30

RTX 5060 Ti 16GB benchmarks leak


Showing 25 per cent gains

Nvidia’s upcoming RTX 5060 Ti 16GB has leaked again, this time in synthetic benchmark results that suggest a decent generational uplift—if not quite enough to threaten the RTX 5070.

Tariff truce for Big Tech will be short-lived
Published in News


Trump gives imports a breather, but it won't last

The Tame Apple Press celebrated on Friday after Donald Trump announced that tariffs on Big Tech giants would be temporarily suspended – only to have its hopes dashed 24 hours later.

Google Cloud dives deeper into AMD
Published in Cloud
Friday, 11 April 2025 11:39

Google Cloud dives deeper into AMD


Zen 5 power lands in C4D and H4D machines for HPC and AI

Google Cloud has thrown its lot further in with AMD, unveiling C4D and H4D virtual machines packed with 5th Gen EPYC silicon aimed at boosting performance across cloud workloads.

Apple's AI mess is a tale of two Siri teams
Published in News


One massive misfire

It was the best of times, and it is the worst of times over at Apple, and the Tame Apple Press is starting to work out why the fruity cargo cult is doing so badly regarding AI.

Trump axes ex-CISA chief Krebs’ clearance
Published in News


Revenge is a dish best served very cold

Donald [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump has signed a presidential memorandum stripping former CISA director Chris Krebs of any active security clearance and triggering a sweeping review into the cybersecurity agency's conduct during his tenure.

AI still pants at debugging, says Microsoft study
Published in AI


Claude, ChatGPT, and other big names fail to fix even half the bugs in benchmark test

Despite Top Vole Sundar Pichai boasting that a quarter of Google's code now comes from AI and Mark Zuckerberg plotting to unleash AI models across Meta’s dev stack, Microsoft’s boffins have just thrown a bucket of cold water over the hype.

Motorola set to launch its first laptop and new tablet in India
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Moto Book 60 and Moto Pad 60 Pro on the way

Motorola will officially enter the laptop market with the Moto Book 60 and expand its tablet lineup with the new Moto Pad 60 Pro, which is scheduled to launch in India on 17 April.

AMD admits Ryzen 9800X3D meltdown mess
Published in News
Friday, 11 April 2025 09:45

AMD admits Ryzen 9800X3D meltdown mess


Sounds of PR silence

After more than 100 Ryzen 7 9800X3D processors keeled over, mostly while paired with ASRock boards, AMD has finally broken its vow of silence—only to point fingers at “memory compatibility.”

Intel CEO pick tangled in PLA-linked Chinese investments
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Lip-Bu Tan's deep China ties

Silicon Valley investor Lip-Bu Tan, who was tapped to steer troubled Chipzilla out of its tailspin, holds financial stakes in hundreds of Chinese tech outfits, some with direct links to the People’s Liberation Army.

AMD revs up Dragon Range
Published in PC Hardware
Thursday, 10 April 2025 11:04

AMD revs up Dragon Range


New CPUs promise desktop-class punch and RDNA 2 graphics on the go

AMD’s Dragon Range is breathing fire again. The chipmaker has just unleashed its Ryzen 8000HX mobility CPUs — a refresh of the 7000HX lineup — aimed squarely at high-end gaming laptops and mobile workstations.