Video-sharing platform TikTok will “go dark” in the US at midnight on Sunday 19 January, after the Supreme Court upheld a nationwide ban on the Chinese-owned social media platform on national security and data privacy and protection grounds. In a unanimous decision, the conservative-majority court sided with the lower courts, outgoing president Joe Biden, and…
Recent research from Schneider Electric warns that datacentre electricity demand could more than double between now and 2026, reaching over 1,000 terawatt-hours. This surge in power demand comes at a particularly challenging time, as the last Dutch provinces with available grid capacity – South Holland and North Holland – have now declared they have no…
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The Department of Justice has issued a call for evidence as it examines the role of computer evidence in the criminal justice system to prevent another Post Office scandal. Computer evidence was used to wrongly convict hundreds of former subpostmasters and their staff, based on evidence from the error-prone Horizon computer system from Fujitsu used…
With the 19 January 2025 ban on TikTok just days away, American social media users and businesses are facing up to the fact that the video-sharing platform may go dark across the US at the weekend, with some now considering other alternatives at the last minute. On Friday 10 January, a last-ditch attempt by TikTok…
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AMD’s RX 9070 GPUs were listed as in stock by a Danish retailerPurported photos were also provided from a retailer in IsraelRelease date rumors are pointing strongly towards something happening either on January 23 or 24AMD’s RX 9070 graphics cards are already in the hands of retailers, if the latest gossip on the RDNA 4…
Chinese reviewer showcases the RTX 5080 FE and its new power connectorThe embargo is expected to be on January 29, a day before its launchThe new power connector has new wires for a more secure connectionFollowing Nvidia’s RTX 5000 series unveiling at CES 2025, we’re waiting for our first look at the RTX 5090’s performance…
While the Nintendo Switch 2 was not formally present at CES 2025 last week, the next-gen handheld console was one of the stars of the show. Third-party accessory makers unaffiliated with Nintendo came to the show with Switch 2 dummy units on hand, as well as a variety of accessories and various claims about the…
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Saudi Arabia (KSA) has called for a global agreement to govern artificial intelligence (AI) with humanitarian and democratic values, earning the incredulity of rights activists campaigning to free people imprisoned for decades for criticising the Gulf state on social media. Using the diplomatic honour the United Nations (UN) bestowed on it by allowing it to…
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AMD’s Frank Azor was interviewed by a Spanish YouTuber about RDNA 4The exec told us that the RX 9070 will be a ‘very competitive product’Pricing was also mentioned, in a vague way, and some gamers are taking it as a bad sign – but that’s jumping the GPU gun AMD has given us some clues…
California is currently dealing with some of the most destructive wildfires in the state’s history. Five people have been killed so far, and more than 2,000 buildings have been burned in Los Angeles alone, according to The Los Angeles Times. The situation is ongoing, and there’s an app that has everything you need to know…
