Google cancels Pixel Tablet 3 development
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 21 November 2024 11:12

Google cancels Pixel Tablet 3 development


Wants to stop taking its tablets

Search engine Google has canned Pixel Tablet 3 development and could exit the tablet industry.

DoJ wants the Fall of Chrome
Published in News
Tuesday, 19 November 2024 11:00

DoJ wants the Fall of Chrome


Breaking up Google’s monopoly

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has intensified its antitrust actions against Google, proposing a radical measure that would force Alphabet, Google's parent company, to sell its Chrome browser.

Nvidia’s Blackwell chips on fire
Published in Network
Tuesday, 19 November 2024 10:51

Nvidia’s Blackwell chips on fire


And not in a good way

Nvidia’s next-generation Blackwell data centre processors have significant overheating problems when installed in high-capacity server racks.

Google AI chatbot threatens student
Published in News
Monday, 18 November 2024 09:34

Google AI chatbot threatens student


Please die. Please

Google's AI chatbot, Gemini, threatened a Michigan college student during a  conversation about the challenges and solutions for aging adults,

Google introduces AI real-time safety features for Android
Published in AI


Can spot a scammer

Google has unveiled two security features for Android devices, promising enhanced protection against scams and malicious apps.

FTC investigates Microsoft's cloudy antics
Published in News
Friday, 15 November 2024 09:08

FTC investigates Microsoft's cloudy antics


Anti-trust

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating anti-competitive practices at Vole’s cloud computing business.

Bluesky surges as users flee Elon Musk's X
Published in News
Thursday, 14 November 2024 09:19

Bluesky surges as users flee Elon Musk's X


A million new users since the US election

As the numbers of users at Elon [look at me] Musk’s social notworking site Twitter X have been falling faster than a free-falling elephant without a parachute, numbers at its rival Bluesky have been increasing.

ChatGPT rivals Google Search
Published in AI
Monday, 11 November 2024 10:59

ChatGPT rivals Google Search

 

Roads leading away from Chrome

ChatGPT is getting 3.7 billion visits worldwide and the AI chatbot's popularity is so immense that its user figures are rivalling those of major browsers.

Google Maps gets AI
Published in AI
Wednesday, 06 November 2024 10:44

Google Maps gets AI


What could go wrong?

Google Maps now comes with AI, making it a lot easier for our future robot overlords to simply have us drive ourselves to the Human Battery Conversion factories when the time comes.

Meta Permits Its A.I. to be used by US  military
Published in AI
Wednesday, 06 November 2024 10:20

Meta Permits Its A.I. to be used by US military


Army runs on Llamas

Social notworking outfit Meta has changed its policies on government agencies and contractors working on national security to allow the military use of its products.