
The Pentagon is buying software like it’s a tank
Top Brass losing the knowledge wars
While Beijing’s war planners marry AI with arsenals like it’s a national hobby, the Pentagon is still trying to install Windows XP on a Predator drone, according to a new Atlantic Council report.

Apple misses court date
Might miss $20 billion too
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has taken a legal punch to the wallet after a US appeals court told it to sit down and shut up during the juicy remedy phase of Google's ongoing antitrust saga.

VMware sues Siemens for playing fast and loose with licenses
From corporate bromance to courtroom brawl in under a year
Just months after showcasing their joint vision for the future of global manufacturing, VMware and Siemens have decided to skip the foreplay and head straight to legal action.

Trump blacklists more tech firms
Putting the screws on Intel, Nvidia, and other chipmakers
Donald [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump’s administration has dusted off its national security megaphone again and added another 80 companies and organisations to the US export blacklist.

Trump’s minions outwitted by Signal group chat—again
Top advisors leak details, shirtless selfies, and possibly national security
Not content with accidentally roping in The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg for a ringside view of military plans, President [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump’s minions have managed to leak their phone numbers, emails, and Signal handles of key security personnel—including a topless Secretary of Defense.

Netflix remembers HDR10+ exists
Samsung telly owners rejoice
After spending the better part of a decade resting on its laurels, Netflix has finally graced us with HDR10+ support—eight years after the technology was introduced in 2017.

OpenAI pulls free GPT-4o image generator
Users started making Studio Ghibli-style renditions
OpenAI's latest attempt to dazzle us with AI wizardry has hit a predictable snag. After unleashing its GPT-4o image generator to the masses, users promptly flooded social media with Studio Ghibli-style renditions of everything from family portraits to iconic movie scenes.

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 leak shows promising specs
Chip naming circus continues
Qualcomm is gearing up to launch the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 in April 2025, but while there seem to be some promising specs, there is some confusion about what the chipmaker will call its new products.

ChatGPT hamstrung by hypersensitive terms and conditions
Ancient religious fears
OpenAI’s flagship AI assistant, ChatGPT, is finding itself constrained by its efforts to appease religious groups.

AMD’s Radeon RX 9000 series explodes out of the gate
Availability faceplants immediately
AMD’s Lisa Su is popping champagne corks this month after the Radeon RX 9000 graphics cards sold like hotcakes — 10 times more units than their predecessors, and all in the first week.