AMD’s RDNA 4 GPUs adopt RX 9000 Series naming convention
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Rebrand

AMD is tipped to rebrand its Radeon GPU lineup with the introduction of the RDNA 4 architecture, adopting a new naming scheme in the RX 9000 series.

EU to Apple: time to share your toys
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Monday, 23 December 2024 00:23

EU to Apple: time to share your toys


Apple to EU: but the others are too insecure

The EU is demanding that the fruity cargo cult Apple make its iOS more friendly with other platforms.

AI Outpaces CAPTCHA
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Monday, 23 December 2024 00:11

AI Outpaces CAPTCHA


It is only annoying for humans now

CAPTCHA tests are being rendered obsolete by the very technology they were designed to thwart.

OpenAI's GPT-5 project stumbles
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Sunday, 22 December 2024 22:30

OpenAI's GPT-5 project stumbles


Data challenges and internal turmoil

OpenAI's project to develop its next-generation AI model, GPT-5, has encountered significant obstacles, according to The Wall Street Journal.

OpenAI engineer and whistleblower dead
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Sunday, 22 December 2024 21:57

OpenAI engineer and whistleblower dead

Apparent suicide

OpenAI engineer turned whistleblower Suchir Balaji has died at the age of 26. His death, confirmed as a suicide by San Francisco officials. 

Intel ex-CEO sued over misleading disclosures
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Foundry Division issues

Intel’s former CEO Pat [kicking] Gelsinger and current co-CEO and CFO David Zinsner being sued by a shareholder accusing the executives of mismanagement and misleading disclosures related to the company’s Intel Foundry Services (IFS) division.

Arm loses in Qualcomm court case
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Sunday, 22 December 2024 21:03

Arm loses in Qualcomm court case


Wants a rematch

Arm has announced plans to pursue a retrial in its high-stakes licensing lawsuit against Qualcomm after a jury in a U.S. federal court delivered a mixed verdict on Friday. While the jury ruled in Qualcomm's favour on two of the three counts, it deadlocked on the question of whether Nuvia, a company acquired by Qualcomm, had breached its agreement with Arm.

Tsar Putin claims the evil west uses Google
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Friday, 20 December 2024 05:23

Tsar Putin claims the evil west uses Google


Very clever man, Mr Putin

The true nature of Google as an instrument of American imperialist manipulation has been unveiled by Comrade Vladimir Putin, who boldly condemned the corporation for its overt complicity in U.S. political games.

Accenture results exceed expectations
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Friday, 20 December 2024 05:04

Accenture results exceed expectations


Generative AI service boost

Accenture surpassed the cocane nose jobs of  Wall Street's expectations for first-quarter revenue and profit, buoyed by robust demand for its generative AI (GenAI) services.

US probes Nvidia over AI chip shipments to China
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Tightened export controls

The U.S. Department of Commerce has reportedly asked Nvidia to investigate how its products were acquired by buyers in China over the past year.