ARM Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life (Terry Pratchett, Jingo)

Mature node chip output to surge 6% in 2025

(2024/10/25)

TrendForce reports significant capacity gains as Beijing targets reduced reliance on imported semiconductors



Say hello to the epi-bit, a new approach to DNA data storage

(2024/10/25)

A single gram can hold 215,000 TB. Technique inspired by epigenetics might help unlock that potential



European datacenter energy consumption set to triple by end of decade

(2024/10/25)

McKinsey warns an additional 25GW of mostly green energy will be needed



BOFH: The Boss pulled the plug on our AI, so we pulled the pin on him

(2024/10/25)

Episode 20 Database licensing can be such a contentious area



Fujitsu claims 634-gram 14-inch Core i7 laptop is world's lightest

(2024/10/25)

Lightweight 'FMV Zero' is only sold online in Japan, dammit



Your computer's not working? Sure, I can fix that problem – which I caused

(2024/10/25)

On Call Not paying what you agreed for a job can prove expensive in the long run



OpenAI loses another senior figure, disperses safety research team he led

(2024/10/25)

Artificial General Intelligence readiness advisor Miles Brundage bails, because nobody is ready



Google Cloud burst by 12-hour power outage in German region

(2024/10/25)

Loose juice led to cooling issue in one zone, but the pain was widespread



Polish radio station ditches DJs, journalists for AI-generated college kids

(2024/10/25)

Station claims it's visionary, ex-employees claim it's cynical; reality appears way more fiscal



Billionaire SaaS CEO loses title after week of sleaze allegations

(2024/10/25)

Not much more than a slap on the wrist as WiseTech boss stays on in new role and keeps salary



Putin's pro-Trump trolls accuse Harris of poaching rhinos

(2024/10/25)

Plus: Iran's IRGC probes election-related websites in swing states



Congress to Commerce: Sanction more Chinese chip firms to stop Huawei's evasion

(2024/10/25)

We don't really need a letter full of circumstantial evidence to prove what we already know needs doing



AWS Cloud Development Kit flaw exposed accounts to full takeover

(2024/10/25)

Remember Bucket Monopoly? Yeah, it gets worse



Scientists demand FCC test environmental impacts of satellites

(2024/10/24)

updated Boffins say it's absurd that the US comms watchdog won't consider atmospheric harms



Ford CEO admits he drives a Chinese electric vehicle and doesn't want to give it up

(2024/10/24)

Warns the Middle Kingdom is drinking Detroit's milkshake at the moment



Hugging Face puts the squeeze on Nvidia's software ambitions

(2024/10/24)

AI model repo promises lower costs, broader compatibility for NIMs competitor



Emergency patch: Cisco fixes bug under exploit in brute-force attacks

(2024/10/24)

Who doesn't love abusing buggy appliances, really?



$180 for an overpriced, dubious SSD drive? Maybe don't join the USB Club

(2024/10/24)

No specs and few details, but the promise of access to an exclusive community is still drawing buyers



Huawei releases data detailing serverless secrets

(2024/10/24)

Reveals why your functions start slowly on its cloud and maybe others too



Floppy discs still run a U.S. metro? Japan steps in with 'project kill floppy'

(2024/10/24)

Hitachi Rail contract inked by SF transport board will kill the throwback



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Therefore it is necessary to learn how not to be good, and to use
this knowledge and not use it, according to the necessity of the cause.
-- Machiavelli