Boffins save 30 per cent on data centre power bills
Published in News


Made some minor changes to Linux code

A team of boffins has emerged from their smoke-filled labs with a string of Linux code that they think can save 30 per cent on a data centre's power bill.

Tech oligarchs consider buying TikTok
Published in News
Monday, 27 January 2025 09:53

Tech oligarchs consider buying TikTok


Bytedance still involved 

A new plan which would keep TikTok available in the US, but under the control of a group of companies including Oracle and Microsoft is being negotiated by the White House.

Tech billionaire shares his son’s very personal data online
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Stand tall son

Tech billionaire Bryan Johnson (right), who is obsessed with trying to live forever via an elaborate anti-ageing regimen, has shared his teenage son’s very personal data online.

Musk in a bind over Tesla’s clean energy products
Published in Transportation


Making a killing in an area which is unpopular with the White House

Swasticar maker Elon [look at me] Musk is in a bit of a bind as new numbers show that his firms are making a fortune out of clean energy and now can store it.

IDC predicts huge cloud shift
Published in Cloud
Friday, 24 January 2025 09:04

IDC predicts huge cloud shift


More than half of APAC businesses to modernise cloud by 2027

Beancounters at IDC have added up some numbers, divided by their collective shoe size, and concluded that more than 50 per cent of Asia/Pacific businesses will modernise their cloud architectures by 2027.

Apple admits its CarPlay 2 is “late”
Published in Transportation
Friday, 24 January 2025 08:58

Apple admits its CarPlay 2 is “late”


Has deleted release dates from the CarPlay page

Fruity cargo cult Apple is having trouble getting products out of its flying saucer—this time, its CarPlay "product has been placed on the never-never list.

Apple sued over toxic watch bands
Published in News
Friday, 24 January 2025 08:43

Apple sued over toxic watch bands


Insists they are safe

The fruity cargo cult Apple has denied that its watch bands are unsafe, even if they are laced with forever chemicals and the outfit is being sued over their toxic content.

Trump rushes to protect US tech monopolies
Published in News
Friday, 24 January 2025 08:18

Trump rushes to protect US tech monopolies


Slams EU “taxes”

US President Donald Trump blasted European Union regulators for targeting Apple, Alphabet's Google and Meta, describing their cases against American companies as "a form of taxation."

Intel wants move to modular computing
Published in News
Friday, 24 January 2025 08:01

Intel wants move to modular computing


Attacking e-waste and repairability

 Troubled Chipzilla is reinventing itself as a champion of the right-to-repair movement and wants to design modular PCs.

Epic Games starts free games programme
Published in Gaming
Friday, 24 January 2025 07:39

Epic Games starts free games programme


Will pay Apple's charges for developers 

Epic Games is set to add nearly 20 third-party games to its app store, igniting excitement on Android devices globally and on iOS within the European Union.