Aussies crown "Enshittification" as word of the year
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Captures the mood of the digital age

Australia's national dictionary, The Macquarie Dictionary, has chosen "enshittification" as its word of the year.

Microsoft axes licensing resource
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Tuesday, 26 November 2024 09:02

Microsoft axes licensing resource


Relocates content online

Software King of the World, Microsoft, has quietly announced the closure of its Get Licensing Ready site, a popular resource for software licensing information and education.

TSMC will lead markets in 2nm Revolution
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Monday, 25 November 2024 11:53

TSMC will lead markets in 2nm Revolution


On track for 2025

TSMC will mass-produce its 2nm process by 2025 according to a new company statement.

Microsoft scrambles to fix Copilot's privacy blunder
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A little too much oversharing

Microsoft's Copilot tool has inadvertently allowed customers to access sensitive information, including CEO emails and HR documents.

Apple releases urgent update for buggy software
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Thursday, 21 November 2024 09:12

Apple releases urgent update for buggy software


Two zero-day holes

The fruity cargo cult, Apple has stunned its user fanbase by admitting that the software it touts as more secure than Microsoft has two zero-day security flaws.

Microsoft's new mini-PC runs Windows from the cloud
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Thin clients are back

Software King of the World Microsoft is set to launch a purpose-built miniature PC next year that will act as a thin client for its Windows 365 cloud service.

Microsoft and Atom improve quantum computing
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Wednesday, 20 November 2024 09:48

Microsoft and Atom improve quantum computing


Cool for cats

Boffins working for Microsoft and Atom Computing have emerged from their smoke-filled shared lab claiming a significant breakthrough in their quest to develop fault-tolerant quantum computers that outperform classical systems.

Thomas Eugene Kurtz has logged off
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Wednesday, 20 November 2024 09:32

Thomas Eugene Kurtz has logged off


Co-invented BASIC

Thomas Eugene Kurtz, the American mathematician and computer scientist who co-invented the BASIC programming language and the Dartmouth Timesharing System, has died. He was 96.

Nvidia’s Blackwell chips on fire
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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.

FTC investigates Microsoft's cloudy antics
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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.