Meta Permits Its A.I. to be used by US  military
Published in AI
Wednesday, 06 November 2024 10:20

Meta Permits Its A.I. to be used by US military


Army runs on Llamas

Social notworking outfit Meta has changed its policies on government agencies and contractors working on national security to allow the military use of its products.

Apple admits that iPhone was a one-off
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Wednesday, 06 November 2024 10:15

Apple admits that iPhone was a one-off


Nothing will be that profitable again

The fruity cargo cult Apple has warned investors that future products may never be as profitable as its iPhone business as it pushes into unproven new markets such as artificial intelligence and virtual reality headsets.

Perplexity wants to replace strikers with AI
Published in AI
Tuesday, 05 November 2024 09:59

Perplexity wants to replace strikers with AI


Will cross the picket lines

The CEO of AI search company Perplexity, Aravind Srinivas, has offered to cross picket lines and provide services to mitigate the effect of a strike by New York Times tech workers.

US is making consumers pay for corporate data centre plans
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It is the American way

The US has a novel way of funding big IT company data centres and AI plans: it hikes ordinary people's power bills.

Intel surprises Wall Street
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Friday, 01 November 2024 09:46

Intel surprises Wall Street


It appears that a turnaround is happening

Chipzilla appears to have surprised Wall Street's cocaine nose jobs by returning with much better-than-expected results.

Former Google Chief Eric Schmidt drones on about drones
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US Army should ditch tanks in favour of AI-powered Drones

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has called for a radical shift in US military strategy. He urges the Army to scrap its “useless” tanks in favour of AI-powered drones.

Vole sees a boost in software gaming revenues
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Thursday, 31 October 2024 09:44

Vole sees a boost in software gaming revenues


Hardware declines

Software King of the world, Microsoft, has released its first quarter 2025 earnings, revealing a significant rise in software gaming revenues despite declining Xbox hardware sales.

AI-Generated content set to flood Facebook and Instagram
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Who needs friends and influencers

Mark Zuckerberg has announced that users can expect a significant increase in AI-generated content on Facebook and Instagram.

Meta sets its sights on rivalling Google and Bing with new search engine
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Quietly working on webcrawling

Meta is now setting its sights on building a search engine to compete with giants like Google and Bing.

Apple intelligence is delayed in Europe until Christmas
Published in Mobiles


Europeans are far too intelligent to accept this

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is starting to release products with its over-hyped  “Apple Intelligence” features, but it looks like it will not be seen in Europe until the end of the year.