
The Metaverse is chugging along, but does anyone care?
Twelve months is a long time in the technology sector, and while no one is interested in the Metaverse anymore, the developments continue. Read more…
Twelve months is a long time in the technology sector, and while no one is interested in the Metaverse anymore, the developments continue. Read more…
Microsoft is putting OpenAI’s tech into almost everything it makes. This is creating a single-source risk that can only be resolved by buying OpenAI outright. Read more…
China has banned Micron products from critical infrastructure. It’s a safe move that clearly demonstrates just how weak its hand is in semiconductors. Read more…
The AI debate continues to dominate public discourse, with emphasis now on the job market, which is unlikely to result in millions of workers being out of work. Read more…
The exit of Geoffrey Hinton from Google has caused a stir and reignited the AI safety/Armageddon debate, but the reality remains that humans are at much greater risk from humans than they are from machines, Read more…
Google and Microsoft report good results but take different lines on what AI is doing to search. Google: all is well. Microsoft: everything is about to change. Read more…
As large language models (LLMs) reach their limits, the next step to making them useful is to find ways to implement them cheaply and make them less crazy. Read more…
AI proponents may look aghast at Beijing’s clampdown on large language model (LLM) chatbots. But in terms of viable use cases, it won’t make much difference. Read more…
Japan has entered the US-China semiconductor fray with tough restrictions on exports that could hinder China’s ability to manufacture chips below 20nm. Read more…
The Alibaba reorganization will help it recover, but a primary goal is providing the state with better visibility and control over all of its activities. Read more…
It seems Apple is going to press ahead with the launch of a metaverse device this year. But without the guiding hand of Steve Jobs, it’s a risky proposition. Read more…
Open AI has launched GPT-4, but despite performance gains, there’s lots we don’t know about it, and we’re still no closer to general AI than we were with GPT-3. Read more…
Generative AI has ‘bubble’ written all over it. The signs are everywhere, and sooner or later, the house of cards will fall. The 4th AI winter beckons. Read more…
Debate doing the rounds at MWC last week was the idea that Big Tech should pay some of the cost of rolling out 5G as it disproportionately benefits from it. Read more…
In response to slower growth, digital ecosystems like Facebook and Twitter are experimenting with subscription models. Here’s why they’re likely to flop. Read more…
New Indian smartphone OS BharOS may appeal to government entities and enterprises, but not consumers who have long since sold their digital souls to Google. Read more…
Google held an AI event in Paris last week with live demos so full of gaffes and errors that you’d never know how good their AI actually is. Read more…
The reduction in Sony’s PlayStation VR2 volumes for 2023 is the latest indication that the metaverse remains very far from being ready for the consumer market. Read more…
ChatGPT and AI in general had a bad month, demonstrating yet again that AI is far too stupid to do anything that could be remotely described as intelligent. Read more…
The hype over 3D TV and wireless power is long gone, but both are still attracting funding. Here’s where we are and who’s doing what. Read more…
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