Pixel 4a users face unexplained battery woes
Published in News
Monday, 03 February 2025 10:26

Pixel 4a users face unexplained battery woes


Bit of a mess

Many Pixel 4a owners are experiencing drastically reduced battery life following an unusual update for this end-of-life phone.

DeepSeek data wide open
Published in News
Monday, 03 February 2025 09:45

DeepSeek data wide open


Apparently, security was something it overlooked

Security outfit Wiz says it has found shedloads of sensitive data from the Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek inadvertently exposed to the open internet.

Apple shells out over borked batteries
Published in IoT
Monday, 03 February 2025 09:27

Apple shells out over borked batteries


Overhyped watches were swell and not in a good way

Apple Watch owners who bought into the marketing hype around its first three generations may be entitled to some cash over their poor design.

Musk’s minions seize control of US Treasury payment system
Published in Network


No one can explain why

Swasticar maker Elon [Roman salute] Musk and his minions have been granted access to a sensitive US Treasury Department payment system that contains the personal information of every American who receives tax refunds, Medicare, Social Security, and other government payments. It also contains information about Musk's business rivals.

Italy bans DeepSeek
Published in News
Friday, 31 January 2025 11:53

Italy bans DeepSeek


You give our data to the Chinese you sleep with the fishes

Italy’s data protection authority has blocked access to the Chinese artificial intelligence model DeepSeek, citing insufficient information about its handling of personal data.

“Everything I say is leaked”
Published in News
Friday, 31 January 2025 11:16

“Everything I say is leaked”


Zuckerberg moans at leaked meeting

At an all-hands meeting inside Meta on Thursday, the company's co-founder and chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, said he was increasingly careful about what he said internally because there were more leaks than in in a Welsh soup.

Nintendo legal eagles defeated by Costa Rican supermarket
Published in News


Super Mario defeats Nintendo 

Nintendo, the former maker of playing cards, has suffered a rare legal loss protecting its intellectual property.

Turn off Apple Intelligence
Published in AI
Friday, 31 January 2025 10:22

Turn off Apple Intelligence


Security issues and just weird

The fruity cargo cult Apple’s Apple Intelligence product is now included by default in iOS 18.3 for iPhones, and security experts are warning that it should be disabled.

Apple’s results worse than expected
Published in News
Friday, 31 January 2025 09:53

Apple’s results worse than expected


iPhone cash cow dying

The Tame Apple Press set itself to spin to save the company after the outfit announced falling iPhone sales.

Air industry is looking at getting more high tech
Published in Transportation


Aerviva report

According to the Dubai-based international consultancy Aerviva, the air industry will invest heavily in new technology in the coming years.