Technology

  The upcoming launch of AMD’s third-generation Ryzen microprocessors based on the Zen 2 architecture is a major moment for the company. Not only will this be the first time AMD has ever beaten Intel to a new node, but it’s also a necessary and important demonstration of AMD’s ability …

Big tires, short chainstays, double crankset, pick two. Normally. Then there’s the concept of a boost road bike, in which case, pick all three. I call it a concept because there’s a lot that has to go into making a boost road bike a reality. To go from 142mm rear …

Transsion, a Chinese smartphone manufacturer, which dominates the African market, is planning to go public on Shanghai’s technology innovation board. Established in 2006, the company has its headquarters in Shenzhen, with four sub-brands; Tecno, Itel, Infinix and Spice. The company also offers after-sales services under the brand Carlcare, manufactures mobile …

The Korean brand says that it’s uniquely positioned to bring EVs to the masses. Nearly every carmaker showed off EVs at this month’s Geneva Motor Show. But there was only one brand in Geneva – Tesla wasn’t there – that can make all these claims: Stories about Niro EV and …

  Netflix’s new iOS app has dropped Airplay support. The initial read on this situation was that Netflix had done this in retaliation for Apple’s decision to release its own streaming services, which will compete with Netflix. Now, Netflix is saying that no, it’s got nothing to do with that …

  The annual NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) event is traditionally a showcase for new high-end video and audio editing features, and this year is no exception. Adobe has rolled out a host of new features and performance tweaks to its Creative Suite tools — particularly Premiere Pro, After Effects, …

  Most of the malware targeting phones is the product of, at most, a handful of disaffected people looking to make a quick buck. That’s not the case with a new strain of malware found on both Android and iOS devices. Security researchers believe this malware is based on so-called …

  The US government’s battle with Chinese companies like Huawei and ZTE has persuaded MIT to suspend collaboration with both companies. In a letter to faculty and researchers, MIT VP for Research, Maria T. Zuber, told her colleagues that the university has instituted a new set of procedures for what …

  It can be hard to keep all the Facebook security and privacy breaches straight — there was just one earlier today, in fact. There’s already another leak of personal Facebook data, but this one didn’t come directly from Facebook. Researchers from cybersecurity firm UpGuard report that two unsecured databases …

  TSMC is reportedly on track for improved 7nm utilization in 2019, following several months of lower-than-expected order volume. The news would be welcome for the foundry given that it’s been struck by multiple issues in the past six months, including malware infections, the contamination of foundry processing chemicals that …