Intel has refreshed its Alpine Ridge line of Thunderbolt 3 controllers with a new pair of products, codenamed Titan Ridge. The JHL7540, 7440, and 7340 are drop-in replacements for the JHL6x40 family and offer a single low-bandwidth Thunderbolt 3 port, a single high-bandwidth TB3 port, or a pair of Thunderbolt …

One of the major questions associated with the Spectre and Meltdown CPU bugs we’ve been tracking is how much performance loss might be incurred from Microsoft’s fix. Early tests suggested the drop-off could be high — while artificial benchmarks specifically designed to hammer the issue could show drop-offs of up …

Consumers in search of gigantic 4K TVs usually have to settle for something in the 75 to 85-inch range. There are a handful of special-order 4K TVs that are 120-inches or larger, but those are priced well over $100,000. LG says it can offer a 150-inch 4K viewing experience for …

Astronomers have been able to detect scores of exoplanets in orbit of distant stars, but actually taking pictures of them is extremely difficult. To date, only a few dozen exoplanets have been directly imaged, and only those with very large diameters can be spotted at all. A new technology discussed …

A team of former Tinder employees, led by Tinder’s original CTO Ryan Ogle, are today launching a new app aimed at professional networking. The app, called Ripple, aims to be a sort of mobile-first alternative to LinkedIn that addresses some of the problems common to the aging, now Microsoft-owned business …

Photos: Twenty20 When you’re coming home from a tough day, the last thing you want to do is plan, prep and cook dinner. Especially if you just made it through an intense HIIT, spin or yoga class. And your trainer feels the same way. They’ve been cheering you on, busting …

An analysis of so-called pukao — colossal stone hats of monumental statues (moai) on Easter Island — provides evidence contrary to the widely held belief that the ancient civilization had a warrior culture. Easter Island, known as Rapa Nui to its earliest inhabitants, is one of the most remote inhabited …

Google is launching an update to its search console for webmasters today that, among other things, brings redesigned search performance and index coverage data to the service. In addition, the console now also features more detailed data about the errors that a site’s AMP pages and job listings may be …

GoPro, already a beloved camera brand, just couldn’t take flight. The GoPro vision – a little box you can attach to the wing of a plane or your ski helmet and catch unparalleled views of the world – is cloudy now on news that trading halted this morning due to …

Toyota has partnered with a number of companies to form the “e-Palette Alliance,” which is a group intended to help guide its transformation as a mobility services company, and determine how it makes use of its new e-Palette vehicle platform, which is a modular, driverless vehicle intended to suit a …