Today’s Google doodle is a tribute to German-born filmmaker and visual artist Oskar Fischinger, on what would have been his 117th birthday. According to Fischinger’s daughter, he and his wife immigrated to America from Germany in 1936. “They were forced to leave Germany in 1936 when it became clear that …

AMD has officially launched its new Epyc server CPU family in a bid to take the fight directly to the top of Intel’s highly profitable Xeon product lines. These chips are built on the same fundamental architecture as the company’s Ryzen CPU cores, and they’re aimed at the incredibly powerful …

In attempt to woo customers away from competitors, Virgin Mobile USA today announced a deal that will see it transitioning to become an iPhone-only carrier. The company is also partnering with Apple to activate Virgin’s services in Apple’s stores. To kick off this change, Virgin introduced a limited time promotion that …

A study of the potential future mission to ‘ice giant’ planets Uranus and Neptune and their moons has been released — the first in a series of mission studies NASA scientists will conduct in support of the next Planetary Science Decadal Survey. Left: arriving at Uranus in 1986, Voyager 2 …

Uber has been in trouble for a while. The company was built on a bro-tastic, anything goes attitude that goes way back to God View and the targeted harassment of journalists. In short, it was built on an original sin that was never washed clean. There are two takeaways circulated …

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Pinterest’s Lens update adds a Snapchat-style look and a fashion senseJun 21, 2017 by Tim Peterson Pinterest is making its image-scanning visual search tool easier to …

Marin Software interviewed top digital marketing managers around the world to discover the trends, opportunities, and challenges they face in 2017. Download the report to learn the current state of the industry, plus expert tips and recommendations for success. Highlights include: Marketers’ top priorities for 2017. The ROI potential of …

Photo: leonardotables on Instagram  Although vintage influences have certainly made their way onto the season’s catwalks, it seems that the world of interior design is also drawing from these influences. For Summer 2017, the daybed has returned as a must-have furnishing for your humble abode. Often considered the love child of …

A frequent question among those nearing and in retirement is: Do I need life insurance for retirement? The answer, like most financial planning related questions, is that it depends.  When you are working, the purpose of life insurance is to replace your income or pay off large debts in order …

Intel’s Skylake-X platform launched this week, with support for Kaby Lake and Skylake HEDT CPUs ranging from 10-core chips available on June 26 to an 18-core processor that’ll be available in October. We’re still working on our review, but the overall performance level of the new CPUs looks fairly solid. …