Huawei dumping US hardware
Published in News
Wednesday, 19 March 2025 10:54

Huawei dumping US hardware


Kirin X90 chip just as good as Intel

Huawei is tightening the screws on its great American tech purge, marching ahead with plans to rid its personal computers of anything remotely tied to Silicon Valley.

Europe’s tech industry wants radical action
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Europe first rather than propping up US big tech

Europe’s tech boffins have penned a desperate plea to the EU, demanding “radical action” to cut the bloc’s reliance on foreign-owned digital infrastructure before the whole thing collapses into a tech vassal state of the Yanks or the Chinese.

US surrenders systems to Russian hackers
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Monday, 03 March 2025 09:05

US surrenders systems to Russian hackers


The Russians are not a threat any more

President Donald [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump's administration has decided that Russia is no longer a cyber threat to the United States.

HP customers face 15-minute call wait
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Friday, 21 February 2025 11:14

HP customers face 15-minute call wait


Tech giant pushes online support

The maker of printer ink, which is about as expensive as racehorse sperm, has quietly introduced a 15-minute minimum wait time for consumer PC and print customers who attempt to phone its call centre for support.

China's tech giants shrug off US restrictions
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Dependence on US chips and operating systems rapidly decreasing

It would appear that US sanctions have done the opposite of what they were supposed to -- the have sped up China's chip and operating system development leading it to be less dependant on the US tech oligarchs.

US defence secretary wants to blow up TSMC plant
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Will discourage the invading Chinese

The newly appointed nominee for US Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, Elbridge Colby (pictured), has called for the destruction of TSMC’s Taiwan plant if the Chinese invade.

US and UK refuse to sign AI declaration at Paris Summit
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AI should not be “inclusive and sustainable”

At the landmark AI Summit in Paris, the United States and the United Kingdom diverged from the majority stance by refusing to sign a declaration on “inclusive and sustainable” artificial intelligence, which was endorsed by 60 nations, including France, China, India, Japan, Australia, and Canada.

Qwertykeys pauses US shipments
Published in PC Hardware
Friday, 07 February 2025 11:18

Qwertykeys pauses US shipments


Trump’s tariff chaos

Popular keyboard company Qwertykeys has temporarily suspended all shipments to the United States in a dramatic response to President Donald [eating the cats] Trump’s new tariffs on Chinese goods.

DeepSeek sends code to banned Chinese telco
Published in AI
Thursday, 06 February 2025 11:18

DeepSeek sends code to banned Chinese telco


You probably were not expecting this

Security researchers have discovered that the Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek's website contains computer code that transmits user login information to a banned Chinese state-owned telecommunications company.

Downloading DeepSeek should be a crime
Published in AI
Tuesday, 04 February 2025 10:04

Downloading DeepSeek should be a crime


Senator introduces a new bill

Republican Senator Josh Hawley [pictured] has introduced a bill that would criminalise the import, export, and collaboration on AI technology with China.