Ever since AMD launched its Threadripper 2990WX, there have been questions about how effectively it could scale in multi-threaded workloads. Initially, the performance drops and slowdowns in certain workloads were attributed to the asymmetric memory controller configuration — only some Threadripper die have direct access to memory controllers, while …

  Microsoft is currently locked into Windows 10 for the foreseeable future, but a significant share of global Windows users are still on older versions like Windows 7. Anyone still clinging to Windows 7 is going to be counting the days with dread from here on out. In exactly one …

General manager David Stearns pulled off what he hopes will prove to be as fruitful a move as either of those by reportedly agreeing to terms on a one-year deal with free-agent backstop Yasmani Grandal. Despite a propensity for passed balls, Grandal grades as one of the best framers in …

A new study, published in the journal Menopause, shows that women receiving menopausal hormone therapy had a significantly lower prevalence of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis compared with women who did not take hormones. Knee osteoarthritis, also known as degenerative joint disease, is typically the result of wear and tear and progressive …

According to a theoretical paper published in the Annals of Physics, by Dr. Ovidiu Racorean from the General Direction of Information Technology in Bucharest, Romania, the geometry of spacetime around a rapidly spinning black hole (Kerr black hole) behaves like a quantum computer, and it can encode photons with quantum …

  Pandora today announced the launch of its own, in-app voice assistant that you can call up at any time by saying “Hey Pandora,” followed by a request to play the music or podcasts you want to hear. The feature will allow you to not only control music playback with …

  The steam engine powered the industrial revolution, but humanity has long since moved beyond this archaic method of generating locomotion. However, we might not be done with steam power just yet. A team from the University of Central Florida (UCF) has constructed a prototype for a steam-powered space probe …

  As the Apple-Qualcomm legal spat drags on, both companies have leveled various accusations against each other, claiming that the other has abused the market and various business practices towards its own ends. Now, Apple is claiming that it would have loved to continue working with Qualcomm on modems — …

  Every smartphone of note these days has some sort of biometric unlock option, be that fingerprint, iris scanning, or face unlock. US courts have held that your right against self-incrimination does not extend to these biometric features, making them less secure than a password. However, a federal judge just …

Amazon has added more bid management features for Sponsored Products ads in its advertising interface. The updates take a page from the Google Ads interface, so paid search marketers will be familiar with both the automated bidding option and the page placement report Amazon has rolled out. Sponsored Products ads are …