Leaks show Zen 5 Strix might disappoint
Published in PC Hardware


Trails behind older Intel Core i7-12700F and mobile Intel Core i7-13850HX

New alleged benchmarks have surfaced online for the upcoming AMD Zen 5 Strix Point processors. While it might outdo the Ryzen 7 7700X and the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, it is still behind Intel's older gear.

Chipzilla says good bye to Ponte Vecchio HPC GPUs
Published in Graphics


Only two years after it appeared it rides off into the sunset

Intel's decided it's time to start saying goodbye to its Ponte Vecchio HPC GPUs.

Nvidia might not do so well next year
Published in News
Friday, 17 May 2024 12:30

Nvidia might not do so well next year


Analysts warn of long term nose-dive

While the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street expect Nvidia to clean up making AI chips, there is a growing number of them who are less certain.

Underwater data centres risk sonic attacks
Published in News


Turning benign whales into terrorists

New research suggests that Underwater Data Centres (UDCs) might be at risk from acoustic attacks, which could be as simple as broadcasting a high-pitched musical note underwater.

Samsung mocks Apple’s own goal
Published in Mobiles
Friday, 17 May 2024 11:55

Samsung mocks Apple’s own goal


We would never crush creativity

Samsung is having a field day with Apple’s bizarre marketing mistake in which it promised to crush all creativity of users who bought its new iPad.

Tsar Putin ordering hackers to go for western targets
Published in News


British top spook warns

A top British spook warned that Tsar Putin of all the Russias, is actively motivating and guiding hackers to launch attacks against British and other Western targets.

NetBSD bans AI
Published in AI
Friday, 17 May 2024 10:34

NetBSD bans AI


Hoomans only

NetBSD contributors are prohibited from incorporating any AI-generated code from ChatGPT, CoPilot, or other similar AI tools.

Tesla fails to quash self-driving case
Published in News
Thursday, 16 May 2024 11:36

Tesla fails to quash self-driving case


Owners claimed they were deceived

A judge in the United States dismissed an attempt by Tesla to quash a legal claim alleging that Elon [look at me] Musk's electric vehicle firm had deceived owners into thinking their cars would imminently possess self-driving features.

British spooks pledge to protect election targets
Published in News


If they don’t jump on a Vesper

In anticipation of the forthcoming general election, political candidates, electoral officers, and others at heightened risk of online targeting are being afforded safeguards against phishing and malware onslaughts.

Google infuses AI into search engine
Published in AI
Thursday, 16 May 2024 11:20

Google infuses AI into search engine


Will finally stop the presses

Search engine outfit Google announced that it will infuse its ubiquitous search engine with its powerful artificial intelligence model, Gemini. Drawing on the rapidly advancing technology, Gemini will directly answer user queries at the top of the results pages.