China retaliates against Trump’s tariffs
Rare earth exports strangled
The trade war between China and the US took an ugly turn after President Donald Trump imposed a ten per cent tariff on Chinese goods entering the US.
Canada blames Musk
Shoots across his bows before surrendering
Swastica maker Elon [look at me] Musk might find his businesses suffer more as he becomes closely identified with Donald [grab ‘em by the pussy] Trump’s trade policies.
The first part of EU’s new AI law running
Apple and Meta already unhappy about where this is going
The first requirements of the European Union’s AI Act have now come into force, effectively banning artificial intelligence systems deemed "unacceptably risky."
OpenAI unveils o3-mini AI model
STEM reasoning
OpenAI has launched o3-mini, a new artificial intelligence model in its reasoning series designed to enhance capabilities in STEM fields—particularly coding, mathematics, and science.
Apple cancels advanced AR Glasses project
Company “lacks vision.”
Fruity cargo cult Apple has given up on a project to develop advanced augmented reality (AR) glasses because users are not interested, and its development team “lacks vision.”
Pixel 4a users face unexplained battery woes
Bit of a mess
Many Pixel 4a owners are experiencing drastically reduced battery life following an unusual update for this end-of-life phone.
DeepSeek data wide open
Apparently, security was something it overlooked
Security outfit Wiz says it has found shedloads of sensitive data from the Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek inadvertently exposed to the open internet.
Apple shells out over borked batteries
Overhyped watches were swell and not in a good way
Apple Watch owners who bought into the marketing hype around its first three generations may be entitled to some cash over their poor design.
Musk’s minions seize control of US Treasury payment system
No one can explain why
Swasticar maker Elon [Roman salute] Musk and his minions have been granted access to a sensitive US Treasury Department payment system that contains the personal information of every American who receives tax refunds, Medicare, Social Security, and other government payments. It also contains information about Musk's business rivals.
Italy bans DeepSeek
You give our data to the Chinese you sleep with the fishes
Italy’s data protection authority has blocked access to the Chinese artificial intelligence model DeepSeek, citing insufficient information about its handling of personal data.