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Judgment day for Google

Two courts have ruled against Google, which is good news for customers and rivals, but devising practical remedies is going to be a challenge.

Intel down, but not out

Intel has, so far, conspicuously failed to capitalise on the move into AI.

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Alistair Fairweather

Don’t Panic

If the system on which the world runs is turned off, what are our contingency plans?

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Alistair Fairweather

Huawei strides past Apple’s iOS

In just five years, Huawei has managed to claw together a larger share of the market than Microsoft did in over 15.

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Alistair Fairweather

Why is Google losing the AI race?

After nearly three decades of global dominance, the company is starting to lose its shine.

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Alistair Fairweather

The fragility of open source

How a lone coder uncovered a Linux backdoor that could have sent shockwaves through the open source supply chain.

Innovation
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ChatGPT no substitute for human effort

LLMs will improve to the point where they make very few errors of fact, but the errors will still be there.

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Alistair Fairweather

Our beautiful, stupid, AI

Fixing society is harder than tweaking a few lines of code.

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Alistair Fairweather

Passwords of the future

Most people are terrible at thinking up and remembering passwords. Enter passkeys.

Innovation
Alistair Fairweather

Money, not mysticism, behind OpenAI coup

The tech industry in California has a long history of attracting brilliant weirdos and dreamy geniuses.

Technology
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Big tech can’t be trusted with GenAI

The tech barons are still drinking their own Kool-Aid, but most people have lost the taste for it.

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Alistair Fairweather

Next stop automation

Banning driverless trucks in the US was never going to fly.

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Alistair Fairweather

Gambling on games

Video games publishers face an uphill battle, but moves by Epic Games to change distribution channels might make things easier. Just don't think it's all philanthropic.

Business
Alistair Fairweather
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