Microsoft launches a small AI for SMEs
It does not need vast amounts of data
Microsoft announced a cost-effective, small-language artificial intelligence model that can create content creation and create social media posts while using smaller amounts of data.
AI on phones might be a bad idea
Power hungry
While the likes of Apple are trying to stuff something called AI onto its iPhones, there is a downside to the technology that no one appears to have considered – AI takes up a lot of charge.
AMD rolling out new adaptive SoCs
Versal AI Edge Series Gen 2
AMD’s rolling out a couple of new adaptive SoCs – the Versal AI Edge Series Gen 2 for AI-powered embedded systems and the Versal Prime Series Gen 2 for more traditional embedded systems.
Unstable Intel high-end CPU patches kill performance
Up to nine per cent
Over the last few weeks, there's been a fair bit of chatter about high-end Chipzilla CPUs, like the Core i9-14900K, throwing a wobbly. Asus has knocked out a BIOS update for its Z790 motherboards to sort it, but it's nicked up to nine per cent off the performance in some tasks.
Apple pulls vegan-friendly FineWoven cases
It was falling to bits faster than the phones
Fruit-themed cargo cult Apple has pulled production of its FineWoven accessories because they were causing a crisis of faith among its followers because they were so alarmingly bad.