Technology

Earlier this year, Facebook was spotted testing a new type of News Feed – one that designed to help you discover content across the social network, beyond posts from friends and Pages you already follow. During tests, the feed was available through the Facebook app underneath a “rocket ship” icon …

Facebook confirmed it has begun testing a new GIF maker in the camera feature of the main Facebook mobile application. The feature, which is available with the tap of a button at the top of the screen, lets you shoot footage that you can then save in GIF format to …

AMD released a number of announcements about Threadripper as the product moves towards production. First, the company reaffirmed that Threadripper, with its 16-core/32-thread CPU, will launch in early August, though an exact date has not been given. But we do have some new information about speeds, pricing, and configuration options. …

About two weeks ago, we covered a report from overclocker der8auer, who claimed that the X299 VRM cooling situation was a disaster due to improper cooling decisions from a number of motherboard manufacturers. This kind of claim is always controversial, but it’s now been verified — and to some extent, …

Ever since Windows 10 was announced, there’s been speculation that Microsoft’s free upgrade model for the OS was ultimately a trap. Once enough customers had signed up, the thinking went, Microsoft would suddenly start charging a monthly fee for access to the product. It’s not as if this is without …

Dell’s new Latitude 7000 series of 12-inch 2-in-1 laptops has begun shipping, with a number of firsts and impressive capabilities baked into the hardware. The Latitude 7000 series is the thinnest and lightest system Dell has ever built. It also offers integrated wireless charging, courtesy of a partnership with Witricity; …

Yesterday was the net neutrality “day of action” protest around the internet. Companies and websites posted messages of support for net neutrality, which is imperiled by a Republican-led Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Some sites even provided easy ways to get in touch with your federal representatives to tell them to …

Micro-investing app Stash has raised an additional $40 million in Series C funding, the company announced this morning, following rapid growth in terms of sign-ups from new users – 86 percent of whom are first-time investors. The startup’s app is designed to help ease people into investing by allowing anyone …

Google began as a search and advertising company, but its behind-the-scenes efforts have increasingly veered into machine learning and AI. That’s not only useful in search, but in driverless cars, computer vision, and more. The search giant’s acquisition of DeepMind several years ago boosted its AI research into overdrive, and …

Last month, AMD launched its new server architecture, codenamed Epyc, in single-chip configurations of up to 32 cores. We already knew back then that Intel was prepping a massive Xeon refresh, starting with the Core X-Series (working on that, for the record) and following it up with a new lineup …