Intel bolting Xe3 and Xe4 onto Nova Lake-S chips
Published in Graphics


Celestial and Druid working together

Troubled Chipzilla appears to be hedging its bets with its upcoming Nova Lake-S processors, mixing two separate GPU architectures into one silicon soup.

Morgan Stanley uses AI to modernise ancient code
Published in AI


And they said it could not be done

While most of Big Tech is still fumbling with AI tools that choke on COBOL, beancounters Morgan Stanley has quietly rolled out a GPT-based system to deal with the crusty legacy code clogging up its systems.

Beijing blocks Apple-AI rollout with Alibaba
Published in AI


Worried that Apple might get Chinese intelligence

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s plan to launch its flashy new artificial intelligence kit in China is going nowhere fast, thanks to regulators in Beijing dragging their feet. The snag seems to stem from an unfortunate side effect of Donald Trump’s trade war.

British MPs slam Apple and Google for blocking anti-theft fix
Published in News


Job's Mob and Google accused of dragging their feet to protect profits

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple and Google are getting a proper earful from furious British MPs for stalling a basic anti-theft fix that could stop criminals cashing in on stolen smartphones.

Nvidia boss says Switch 2 chip is "the dog's" 
Published in Gaming


Most advanced mobile GPU ever

Nvidia supremo Jensen Huang has been wagging his tongue about a custom chip for the Switch 2, calling it the most advanced bit of mobile graphics kit the outfit has ever produced.