OpenAI blamed NYT for tech problem erasing evidence of copyright abuse
OpenAI keeps deleting data that could allegedly prove the AI company violated copyright laws by training ChatGPT on authors’ works. Apparently largely unintentional, the sloppy practice is seemingly...
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Japanese cable maker Fujikura sees stock surge 400% on AI-fueled demand
After barely weathering the pandemic in 2020, Fujikura is now enjoying a period of unprecedented growth in the Japanese stock market, driven by demand in AI and data center operations. The Tokyo-based...
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Pirate Sites Play Possum While Boosting Counter-Enforcement Measures
A man who previously admitted selling pirate TV devices recently appeared at Liverpool Crown Court for sentencing. Hoping for leniency on three counts of fraud, Jonathan Edge’s defense evoked an image...
View ArticleDOJ wraps up ad tech trial: Google is “three times” a monopolist
One of the fastest monopoly trials on record wound down Monday, as US District Court Judge Leonie Brinkema heard closing arguments on Google’s alleged monopoly in a case over the company’s ad tech....
View ArticleSupreme Court wants US input on whether ISPs should be liable for users’ piracy
The Supreme Court signaled it may take up a case that could determine whether Internet service providers must terminate users who are accused of copyright infringement. In an order issued today, the...
View ArticleXikeStor SKS8300-8X Review a Sub $90 8-port Managed 10G Switch
The XikeStor SKS8300-8X is perhaps the cheapest 8-port 10G switch we could find at under $90 and it has console and web management The post XikeStor SKS8300-8X Review a Sub $90 8-port Managed 10G...
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Nvidia nearly doubles AMD’s R&D budget – Intel’s spending dwarfs both, but...
Recent insights from Tech Fund reveal a widening disparity in R&D budgets between competing hardware makers AMD and Nvidia, a key factor in Nvidia’s increasing market dominance. In that same mix we...
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Asus, Dell confirm new issues in Windows 11 24H2 update, including shutdown bug
Windows 11 24H2 has more issues, including compatibility problems with Dell and Asus PCs, which might also affect users with other hardware. According to Dell, Windows 11 24H2 causes a problem where...
View ArticleQNAP firmware update leaves NAS owners locked out of their boxes
A recent firmware pushed to QNAP network attached storage (NAS) devices left a number of owners unable to access their storage systems. The company has pulled back the firmware and issued a fixed...
View ArticleNASA awards SpaceX a contract for one of the few things it hasn’t done yet
When you compare SpaceX to the world’s other space enterprises, it’s probably easier to list the things SpaceX hasn’t done instead of reciting all of the company’s achievements. One of these is the...
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Arctic’s new 8,000 RPM case fans absolutely scream at full bore
Perhaps the most fascinating feature of all is the actively cooled fan motor. That’s right, these fans have a separate cooling fan built into the hub designed to keep the motor cool. Arctic claims the...
View ArticleThe Apple Mac Mini M4 Sets the Mini Computer Standard
In our Apple Mac Mini M4 review, we see how Apple resets the bar for mini computers as we compare it to previous gens and AMD/ Intel mini PCs The post The Apple Mac Mini M4 Sets the Mini Computer...
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Kim Dotcom Suffers “Serious Stroke” and “Cannot Communicate Effectively”
After Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States earlier this month, the world’s largest democracy confirmed a big win over Kamala Harris and a second term in the White House for...
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An unofficial PC port of Star Fox 64 is coming just in time for Christmas
Harbour Masters 64 recently announced on its Discord server the latest project it has been secretly working on for a few months. Starship is a fan-made PC port of Star Fox 64, the classic shooter...
View ArticleLicking this “lollipop” will let you taste virtual flavors
Demonstrating lollipop user interface to simulate taste in virtual and augmented reality environments. Credit: Lu et al, 2024/PNAS Demonstrating lollipop user interface to simulate taste in virtual...
View ArticleThe Atari 7800+ is a no-frills glimpse into a forgotten gaming era
Like a lot of children of the ’80s, my early gaming nostalgia has a huge hole where the Atari 7800 might have lived. While practically everyone I knew had an NES during my childhood—and a few uncles...
View ArticleISPs say their “excellent customer service” is why users don’t switch providers
Lobby groups for Internet service providers claim that ISPs’ customer service is so good already that the government shouldn’t consider any new regulations to mandate improvements. They also claim...
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Former Mass Effect creative director reluctantly shutters his visionary indie...
Canadian game development studio Humanoid Origin announced it is shutting down. The company posted to its LinkedIn account that, in addition to the general decline of the industry, it has run out of...
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€3bn Pirate IPTV Network Serving 22m Users “Dismantled” in Massive Operation
Law enforcement operations targeting pirate sites and services are often enthusiastically described as ‘large-scale’ or ‘major’. If reports emerging from authorities in Italy hold true, describing the...
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Italian-led international investigation takes down massive illegal IPTV...
The Italian State Police just announced the dismantling of a pirate streaming service with over 22 million global users. Officials claim it was a business unlawfully making €250 million ($264 million...
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