News - subcat

Meta sets its sights on rivalling Google and Bing with new search engine
Published in News


Quietly working on webcrawling

Meta is now setting its sights on building a search engine to compete with giants like Google and Bing.

Apple intelligence is delayed in Europe until Christmas
Published in Mobiles


Europeans are far too intelligent to accept this

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is starting to release products with its over-hyped  “Apple Intelligence” features, but it looks like it will not be seen in Europe until the end of the year.

AI transcription tool whisper faces scrutiny over accuracy
Published in AI


You have a bad case of Scrutter's Cephaloanal Inversion

Hospitals are starting to use a transcription tool powered by a hallucination-prone OpenAI model.

Nvidia surpasses Apple as world's most valuable company
Published in News


Tame Apple Press in shock

The Tame Apple Press spent Friday night in the pub drowning its collective sorrows as it was announced that Nvidia has overtaken Apple as the world's most valuable company.

IBM shares fall on mixed results
Published in News
Friday, 25 October 2024 09:49

IBM shares fall on mixed results


Propped up by Red Hat

Biggish Blue shares dropped more than six per cent yesterday as the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street were worried about the outfit’s mixed earnings report for the third quarter.

Foreign powers stepping up cyber attacks on US
Published in News
Thursday, 24 October 2024 10:23

Foreign powers stepping up cyber attacks on US


Trying to influence the US election

Software King of the World Microsoft has noticed an uptick in the amount of attacks by foreign powers trying to influence the US elections.

TSMC grasses on one of its partners
Published in News
Wednesday, 23 October 2024 10:19

TSMC grasses on one of its partners


Partner tried to get around Huawei ban

TSMC has told the US of a potential attempt by one of its clients to circumvent export controls related to chip technology bans on Huawei Technologies.

OpenAI and Vole get into the newsroom
Published in AI
Wednesday, 23 October 2024 09:22

OpenAI and Vole get into the newsroom


Claims it will save jobs

OpenAI and Microsoft are jointly funding an initiative to integrate artificial intelligence tools into the newsroom, claiming it will save 21st-century journalism.

Microsoft launches autonomous AI agents in November
Published in AI


Virtual workers 

Software King of the World, Microsoft is going to allow its punters to build autonomous AI agents and create virtual workers.

Tame Apple Press admits that iPhone is dull
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 22 October 2024 09:49

Tame Apple Press admits that iPhone is dull


iPhone loses its shine

After years of talking up Apple’s iPhone, the Tame Apple Press is having to admit that the iPhone 16 is a dull product which needed to be a lot better.