Linux might be getting its act together on the desktop
2024 is the year apparently
The open, saucy world is all a flutter over the news that Linux’s market share of the desktop market is still over four per cent and will stay there.
Ive and Altman’s secret tech venture
It's not a phone, it's a mystery
Jony Ive, the design maestro behind Apple's shiny toys, and Sam Altman, the head honcho at OpenAI, are rumoured to be cooking up something big. They're not just tinkering in the shed; they're after a hefty €920 million to kickstart a company that'll churn out an AI-powered gizmo.
Trademark dispute
Chipmaker Nvidia has been sued in a Texas federal court by Modulus Financial Engineering, a financial technology company, for Trademark Infringement over Nvidia's Modulus artificial intelligence software.
Chipzilla’s Core i9 CPUs being returned in droves
Normally thought of as the best gaming processor
Intel’s recent Core i9 CPUs are being returned in droves by angry customers.
Microsoft wants to open a new AI hub in London
Based in Paddington
Software King of the World Microsoft plans to open a new hub in London's Paddington to expand the company’s AI capabilities.
US government gives TSMC €6.07 billion subsidy
Its only socialism if it is spent on healthcare.
The US Commerce Department has decided to give Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's unit a whopping €6.07 billion subsidy for advanced semiconductor production in Phoenix, Arizona, and up to €4.6 billion in low-cost government loans.
Bond shakes but does not stir
X-box’s new queen, Sarah Bond, has been outlining her cunning plans for the game box now that the Activision-Blizzard deal is in the bag.
Microsoft prepares to embarrass Jobs’ Mob
New “AI PCs” will clean Apple’s homemade chip's clock
Software King of the World, Microsoft, is gearing up to show off its vision for “AI PCs” next month and word on the street is that Vole is confident that its new Arm-powered Windows laptops will outdo Jobs' Mob’s M3-powered MacBook Air in CPU performance and AI-accelerated tasks.
Musk claims AI will outsmart humans by next year
He probably just means Tesla buyers
Elon [look at me] Musk predicted during an interview with Nicolai Tangen, the chief executive of Norges Bank Investment Management, that new AI models will outsmart humans by the end of next year.
Musk’s AI started a war on X
Claimed Iran had carried out a heavy missile attack on Israel
Elon [look at me] Musk's platform, X, had a bit of a 'mare on 4 April 2024. A headline popped up claiming Iran had lobbed a few heavy missiles at Tel Aviv which caused quite a kerfuffle among users worldwide.