There are rumors that Intel may be planning a new, specialty bin of the Core i7 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the first 8086 CPU. Unfortunately, it’s currently hard to nail down what form the chip might take, and we’ve seen various rumors targeting a variety of listings. The …

Last week, ARM announced its next-generation CPU architecture, the Cortex-A76. We’ve already covered the announcement and initial performance expectations, but in the wake of some additional deep dives and positional information, it’s worth revisiting whether this is finally the CPU that’ll take on Intel in the laptop market. If you …

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The ninth annual Augmented World Expo (AWE 2018) was the largest ever. Strolling through the show floor, it’s clear the AR and VR industries are alive and well if you know where to look. At the same time that the industry is bemoaning the slow adoption …

Google has taken a beating in the press over its work with the Pentagon on a controversial drone image analysis program. On Friday, the company told employees that it will bow to pressure and will not renew the contract for “Project Maven” when it expires next year. Google has consistently …

A duo of astrophysicists is proposing a new model for the invisible material that makes up most of the Universe: it’s possible that a small fraction (less than 1%) of dark matter particles may have a tiny electrical charge — a million times smaller than the charge on the electron. …

Ghrelin, a hormone synthesized by endocrine cells of the stomach, may be a new promising target developing novel medications for alcohol use disorder, according to a recent study. The hormone ghrelin affects alcohol-seeking behavior. Image credit: Michal Jarmoluk. Ghrelin is known as the ‘hunger hormone’ given its role in increasing …

A multicenter clinical trial of DCVax-L, a personalized vaccine that targets the aggressive brain cancer glioblastoma, has indicated improved patient survival rates. The results appear in the Journal of Translational Medicine. A personalized vaccine targeting glioblastoma may improve survival for some patients. Image credit: Angelo Esslinger. Personalized vaccines are specifically …

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is maneuvering to its lowest-ever orbit for a close-up examination of the dwarf planet Ceres. This artist’s concept shows NASA’s Dawn spacecraft arriving at Ceres. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech. In early June, Dawn will reach its lowest-ever and final orbit above Ceres. Soon after, the spacecraft …

It’s been a busy year in delivery robot land. Starship Technologies sounded the starting gun to bring autonomous delivery vehicles to market with a $17.2 million round led by Daimler back in January 2017. Then in January this year the Mountain View, Calif.-based company Nuro raised the curtain on its own …

The three home runs gave Rosario 13 already this season, while maintaining a classy .317/.352/.573 slash line with 40 RBIs. Rosario just raked four home runs with eight RBIs while helping the Twins take three of four games against the Indians.