Articles by Oliver Haslam, Contributing Writer

Oliver Haslam has written about technology of all shapes and sizes for over 15 years, both online and in print.

Having grown up using PCs and spending far too much money on graphics cards and fancy RAM, Oliver switched to the Mac with a G5 iMac. Nowadays, he uses both macOS and Windows depending on the job at hand. Oliver's previous career in I.T. service management means he's uniquely placed to understand the complexities of keeping a modern service online. Not that it stops him from getting grumpy when something stops working.

Passionate about mobile apps and the developer ecosystem, Oliver is always keen to try out the hottest new things to hit the various app stores.

Articles by: Oliver Haslam

Google's orbital AI data center test packs four TPUs and 1,000W of solar power — overheating limits runs to just 15 minutes, but orbital server will handle tasks for one year

By Oliver Haslam Published 25 September 26

Google will launch an experimental satellite into orbit on October 1, taking four tensor processing units with it.

Sony patent could turn PlayStation controllers into tap-to-pay credit card terminals — NFC and Bluetooth also support phones and gift cards for instant purchases

By Oliver Haslam Published 24 September 26

A new patent application details the potential for a future PlayStation controller to accept payments via credit cards and gift cards.

Meta's new transoceanic undersea cable boasts a whopping petabit of bandwidth — Petal link between US and France will be twice as fast as the last

By Oliver Haslam Published 23 September 26

Meta has announced Petal, a new subsea cable that will carry a petabit of raw bandwidth across the 4,300 miles between the USA and France.

Airbus turned the Steam Deck into a controller for a prototype Mars rover — Valve handheld PC gives engineers command of the ExoMars platform during testing

By Oliver Haslam Published 23 September 26

Airbus engineers have employed Valve's Steam Deck handheld as a fancy remote control for the firm's new ExoMars

AWS tells clients to quit Middle East data centers six months after Iranian drone strikes — Amazon offers no recovery timeline as UAE mulls underground data centers [Updated]

By Oliver Haslam Last updated 16 September 26

Repairs are underway, but Amazon hasn't said when customers can expect them to be completed.

AI enthusiast builds GPT-6 Astra-powered bot to take on Balatro's Gold Stake Black Deck — bot leverages Python for numerical tools, beats hardest difficulty repeatedly

By Oliver Haslam Published 16 September 26

A Reddit user has shared details of a new Balatro-playing AI bot that took on the infamous Gold Stake Black Deck with aplomb.

Nvidia, Palantir, and others restrict advanced AI model usage over privacy concerns, report claims — 'paranoia' rising over customer intellectual property

By Oliver Haslam Published 14 September 26

Companies are concerned that their intellectual property may be used by Anthropic and OpenAI to help improve their AI models.

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