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Europe's monopoly cops suddenly rather curious about Microsoft's $13B for OpenAI
Microsoft's $13 billion investment in OpenAI is being checked by the European Commission to see if the deal runs afoul of the continent's merger rules.…
Private lunar lander Peregrine mission's now measured in hours, not days
The Peregrine Mission One lunar lander has just hours of power left before its ambitious mission will be prematurely terminated.…
FCC's Affordable Connectivity Program dangles by a financial thread
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) warns it will start winding down the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) unless more funds are released to keep it going.…
US Navy officer swaps sea for cell after accepting bribes from Chinese snoops
A US Naval sailor will face more than two years behind bars after pleading guilty to taking bribes from Chinese spies in exchange for sensitive military information.…
Qualcomm CEO's pay jumps 395% in slow year for phone chips
Qualcomm might have had a relatively rough ride in 2023 given the continued decline in smartphone chip shipments across the industry but its execs didn't, at least not in terms of their pay awards.…
Another airline finds loose bolts in Boeing 737-9 during post-blowout fleet inspections
Both US operators of Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft are finding loose parts in the aircraft during the latest inspections that were prompted by an emergency exit door plug blowout during flight over the weekend.…
It's not all watching transparent TV from a voice-commanded bidet. CES has work stuff too
CES Where can you find a voice-controlled luxury toilet seat and a transparent television set? The annual CES show, of course, where the world's tech companies and others gather to show off the products they hope will catch the interest of buyers.…
Surging COVID-19 cases detected in wastewater signal potential new wave
US President Joe Biden declared the pandemic over in September 2022. Weeks into 2024, however, global data points to a surge in infections.…
HP customers claim firmware update rendered third-party ink verboten
HP is facing a potential class action complaint regarding a firmware update that rendered its printers unable to use ink from any other supplier.…
And that's a wrap for Babuk Tortilla ransomware as free decryptor released
Security researchers have put out an updated decryptor for the Babuk ransomware family, providing a free solution for victims of the Tortilla variant.…
CEO of chat tech plumber Twilio is leaving the building
Jeff Lawson has stepped down as CEO of Twilio with Khozema Shipchandler filling that less-than-comfy executive chair with immediate effect.…
Unity to slash 25% of workforce under former Red Hat CEO Whitehurst
Video game software company Unity is laying off a quarter of its workforce, it confirmed in a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing.…
First functional graphene semiconductor could power future chips
Researchers say they have discovered a way to produce semiconductors using graphene that could - at some stage further down the road - deliver high performance devices able to outmatch those made from silicon.…
Motorola loses appeal to kill price cap on UK Airwave emergency services contract
Motorola's appeal against price controls on the longstanding mission-critical Airwave network used by the UK emergency services was dismissed by a tribunal, meaning the cap imposed by the regulator must stand.…
HPE said to be moving in on $13B deal for Juniper Networks
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is in the late stages of talks to buy California networking hardware maker Juniper Networks for $13 billion, according to reports.…
Wireless priesthood begins blessing Wi-Fi 7 hardware
CES Just in time for CES this year, the Wi-Fi Alliance has begun certifying hardware for Wi-Fi 7, the latest update to the global wireless networking specification.…
Welcome to 2024: Volkswagen really is putting ChatGPT into cars as a gabby copilot
CES Volkswagen says it intends to inject ChatGPT into its vehicles in Europe this year, allowing drivers to ask questions about life, the universe, and everything, and have them answered by the software, maybe.…
India to launch with SpaceX's Falcon 9 for the first time
ASIA IN BRIEF The Indian government’s commercial space agency arm, NewSpace India, has spilled the details [PDF] on how the country would launch a broadband communication satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket.…
Nvidia gives RTX 40 series a Super refresh as AI PC hype takes off
CES Nvidia revamped its RTX 40 series GPU lineup at CES on Monday with three "Super" cards, which boast higher performance and memory upgrades over their predecessors.…
OpenAI: 'Impossible to train today’s leading AI models without using copyrighted materials'
OpenAI has said it would be "impossible" to build top-tier neural networks that meet today's needs without using people's copyrighted work. The Microsoft-backed lab, which believes it is lawfully harvesting said content for training its models, said using out-of-copyright public domain material would result in sub-par AI software.…