Software dependant advertisers blacklist the crosswords
Published in News


Real censorship

Never mind so-called liberal wokeness, the real censors are software engines used by leading advertisers.

Gaza conflict the first significant use of AI in war
Published in AI


When intelligence ran out the robots took over

The Gaza conflict might go down in history as the first extensive use of AI in warfare.

Pressure mounts on Vole as FSF calls for action on TPM 2.0
Published in News


Join the home guard

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has stepped up its campaign against Microsoft’s TPM 2.0 security chip which it claims is just a clever way to lock users into proprietary software.

Linux gaming on the rise
Published in Gaming
Sunday, 05 January 2025 22:28

Linux gaming on the rise


Valve's steam survey December results

Valve's "Steam Survey" results for December 2024 indicate a notable upward trend for Linux gaming statistics.

Siri has been spying on users
Published in Mobiles
Sunday, 05 January 2025 22:25

Siri has been spying on users


Selling their conversations for targeted advertising

Despite claiming that “unlike other companies” it was not spying on users and flogging their data to advertisers the fruity cargo cult, Apple has just paid out in a court case where it was doing just that.

Qualcomm accelerates Snapdragon 8 Elite v2
Published in PC Hardware
Monday, 30 December 2024 22:19

Qualcomm accelerates Snapdragon 8 Elite v2


Hints at early launch

The next-generation Snapdragon 8 Elite v2 system-on-chip (SoC) could debut earlier than expected, according to industry insider Digital Chat Station.

AMD Radeon RX 9070 sticking to 8-pin power connectors
Published in Graphics


Launch end of January

AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 will not have a 12V-2×6 connector and will stick to the older 8-pin connectors.

Arrow Lake microcode fails to resolve performance problems
Published in News

More woe for Chipzilla

Chipzilla’s latest "0x114" microcode update appears unable to resolve persistent performance issues plaguing its Arrow Lake-S processors.

Nvidia bets on robotics
Published in News
Monday, 30 December 2024 21:20

Nvidia bets on robotics


Next thing

Nvidia is turning its attention to robotics as a potential major growth driver, amid rising competition in its core AI chipmaking business.

Nvidia acquires Run:ai for $700 Million
Published in News
Monday, 30 December 2024 20:32

Nvidia acquires Run:ai for $700 Million


Plans to open source it

Nvidia has completed its $700 million acquisition of Run:ai, an Israel-based startup specializing in GPU cloud orchestration software for artificial intelligence workloads