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Musk, Global Foundries and Qualcomm team rumoured to buy Intel
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Today, Intel; tomorrow the world

Elon [look at me] Musk, Global Foundries, and Qualcomm are in Florida, where they will are rumoured to be plotting to buy Intel.

IntelBroker takes out HPE
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Tuesday, 21 January 2025 11:43

IntelBroker takes out HPE


Flogged data online

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is investigating a cyber attack from the notorious threat actor IntelBroker, who announced it had data stolen from HPE.

Apple pulls botched AI news product.
Published in AI
Tuesday, 21 January 2025 11:20

Apple pulls botched AI news product.


Half baked

Red-faced cargo cult Apple has pulled its AI news product after it was universally declared as accurate as a Russian government announcement about the Ukrainian war.  

Trump reprieves TikTok
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Tuesday, 21 January 2025 10:58

Trump reprieves TikTok


Gives it time to be flogged to his mates

President Donald Trump swooped in with a last-minute save to the social notworking app TikTok to allow users to see his glorious inauguration ceremony.

Amazon’s forced return to office a fiasco
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Tuesday, 21 January 2025 09:34

Amazon’s forced return to office a fiasco


No desks, packed parking lots, and furious workers

Amazon has landed itself in hot water again "after forcing workers to return to the office five days a week" to ensure they are engaged in tedious and pointless meetings with middle management teamwork meetings.

Social notworking sites pledge to crack down on hate speech
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At least in the EU

While social notworking sites are frantically trying to reassure Trump’s government that they will be allowing a return to the good old days where fake news and bullying were allowed, they are doing the opposite in the EU.

GPU-as-a-service market surges
Published in AI
Tuesday, 21 January 2025 08:26

GPU-as-a-service market surges


Sorry, not for gamers

The growing demand for advanced AI has led to a massive surge in computing power needs, prompting the rise of GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) businesses.

Nintendo unveils Switch 2
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Thursday, 16 January 2025 23:07

Nintendo unveils Switch 2


First-look trailer

Nintendo has lifted the kimono on the Switch 2 in a first-look trailer.

Bluesky will get a photo and video sharing app
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Thursday, 16 January 2025 22:56

Bluesky will get a photo and video sharing app


Getting more functions

Independent developer Sebastian Vogelsang is building a photo-sharing app for the decentralised social network Bluesky, leveraging its AT Protocol and his earlier app, Skeets. 

Pro-Ukraine hackers hit Russia’s top trading platform
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Roseltorg loses huge amount of data

Russia’s premier electronic trading hub, Roseltorg, has been brought to its knees by a pro-Ukraine hacker squad, Yellow Drift.