Sony is about to have a new headache to ring in the new year. A team of developers made good on a promise to drop a new exploit for the PlayStation 4, and it’s a doozie. Specter and Team Fail0verflow have revealed a flaw in kernel v4.05 for the PS4, …

Intel’s PAO (Process-Architecture-Optimization) process hasn’t been as easy to follow as the old tick-tock system. Where tick-tock produced a steady cadence of die shrinks and new architectures, PAO is a bit more flexible. Intel’s new Goldmont Plus architecture is the basis for its recent Gemini Lake platform launch. Gemini Lake …

A few years ago, the Voyager probe crossed into interstellar space after decades traveling in our solar system. It was moving at an impressive speed after several gravitational slingshots, but a small group at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is now working on early concepts with the aim of going …

Photo: Twenty20 Remember those giant ropes you used to play tug of war with as a kid? Well, you can also use them as a tool to blast calories and build muscle at the gym. In fact, you only need a few minutes at the end of your regularly scheduled …

It’s that time again, when we raise a glass in celebration of all that we accomplished this year, and all that lies ahead. But do you know exactly what’s in that party cup? While no cocktail is necessarily “healthy,” it’s no secret that some alcoholic beverages can pack significantly more calories …

Dr. Philip Riris from the Institute of Archaeology at University College London and colleagues have mapped a series of rock engravings (petroglyphs), some of which are thought to be up to 2,000 years old, in the Amazonas state of Venezuela. Aerial photograph of monumental Cerro Pintado petroglyphs. Image credit: Philip …

Vasopressin, also called antidiuretic hormone, is released from the brain, and known to work in the kidney, suppressing a process called diuresis. According to a study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, vasopressin does more than conserve body water — it also stimulates red blood cell production. Vasopressin is …

For people with mild cognitive impairment, don’t be surprised if your health care provider prescribes exercise rather than medication. According to a new guideline released by the American Academy of Neurology, medical practitioners should recommend twice-weekly exercise to patients with mild cognitive impairment to improve memory and thinking. The recommendation …

I hear complaints from business owners and marketers all the time that the Google My Business guidelines are often ambiguous, and I tend to agree. It can be easy to read a guideline and interpret it incorrectly. I have learned that the key to understanding the guidelines is through time …

Another year has come and gone, and as usual, SEOs had their work cut out for them. Many issues were top of mind for SEO practitioners in 2017, from concerns about the impact of an unannounced algorithm update to speculation about the impending mobile-first index. Our most popular SEO columns this …