Beijing Moves Down The AI Stack: After GPUs, China Is Coming For Broadcom's Switches

US Central Command said on Wednesday that its forces boarded an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman as the US continues to enforce a blockade on Iranian ports. CENTCOM said that Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit boarded the Celestial Sea because it was suspected of “attempting to violate the US blockade […]

UK Police Crack Down On Dangerous New Threat – People Standing Around Doing Nothing Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, British policing has reached new depths of absurdity and authoritarianism. Officers are inventing pre-crimes, harassing citizens for lawful filming or standing in public, and deploying to pubs to warn people off tweeting about councillors. All while the same forces stand guard over brand-new taxpayer-funded houses handed to migrants and turn a blind eye to patterns of two-tier enforcement that have defined recent years. In one widely shared incident, a female officer...

A $1,000 Playstation 6? Sony Won't Sell "At Significant Losses" Anymore The PlayStation 6 is shaping up to launch during one of the most challenging periods in recent consumer electronics history. Soaring prices for key components - particularly RAM and high-speed SSDs - have pushed the estimated component cost for the next-generation console close to $1,000, according to recent analysis. Combined with Sony’s latest comments to investors, this suggests that a significantly higher launch price than many had hoped for is no longer out of the question. In a recent investor...