AMD’s Ryzen processor architecture has been a huge upgrade for the company, revitalizing its position in the desktop market and giving it a far stronger architecture with which to iterate against Intel. It may not completely reset the position Sunnyvale occupies against its larger rival, but it definitely put AMD …

On July 17, a Knightscope K5 robot appears to have lost all patience for its job as a security guard and flung itself into a water fountain. It’s not exactly clear where in Washington DC the incident took place, with mentions of both GMMB and the Washington Harbor mall both …

There is no sound in space, at least not the kind of sound we as humans can detect. There is, however, something akin to sound if you have the right tools to listen to it. NASA‘s Goddard Space Flight Center does, in the form of the Van Allen probes. This pair …

It’s possible to spot many of the manmade objects orbiting Earth from the ground, but not usually with the unaided eye. That could change in the coming days, as a team of Russian engineers and students from the Moscow State Mechanical Engineering University (MAMI) deploy the Mayak satellite. The satellite …

Tinder today is rolling out a new navigational experience for users of its mobile application that’s designed to make it easier to move between profile photos and profile text. In the updated app, photos now take up more screen real estate – that is, they extend to the edge of …

Photo by Becca Matimba When you feel a bout of back pain creep in, is your first instinct to lay down and relax on the couch? You may want to rethink your backache Rx. “Our body responds to movement extremely positively and in a number of ways,” says Eric Robertson, PT, …

Photo: Carmen Sturdy / Life by Daily Burn Now that summer is here, fresh corn is in abundance — popping up at grocery stores and farmers’ markets everywhere. While eating it straight off the cob is one way to do it, you’ll love these crispy corn fritters with bits of …

A literature review of 37 studies has found that regular consumption of artificial sweeteners is associated with long-term weight gain and an increased risk of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. The review paper is published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Consumption of nonnutritive sweeteners is associated …

On July 14, 2015, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made its historic flight through the Pluto system. On the two-year anniversary of the flyby, the New Horizons team is unveiling a set of flyover movies and detailed global maps of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon. A global map of the …

For the past year, the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and the United States Golf Association (USGA) faced pressure to move the tournament after Trump’s infamous “Access Hollywood” tapes surfaced. Some golf lovers saw it as an opportunity for women’s golf to receive more exposure. Women’s golf did not receive …