Strong e-commerce sales are predicted to help lift overall holiday retail spending in the U.S., according to forecasts released today by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and eMarketer. Both firms expect to see overall retail sales growth during November and December, though the market may be impacted by slowing …
Read More »Amazon Prime Day
A new forecast released today estimates Amazon’s delayed Prime Day sales event will top last year’s by bringing in an estimated nearly $10 billion in worldwide sales when it runs later this month. According to eMarketer, which released its first-ever Prime Day forecast, consumers will continue to spend heavily on …
Read More »Ryzen 4000 Rumors
There’s a rumor going around that AMD is going to build a 10-core Ryzen 4000 CPU, possibly as a direct challenge to Intel’s Core i9-10900K. The source of the rumor is a claim by Yuri “1usmus” Bubliy, who has previously also claimed to create power profiles capable of improving …
Read More »AMD Suffers its Worst Stock Drop in Over a Decade, Despite Revenue Gains
AMD’s stock took an absolute beating yesterday in its first full day of trading since it announced its Q1 results. The stock fell by its largest percentage in 12 years, for a net drop of 24.23% during business hours. If the after-hours decline of $0.14 holds, the company could actually …
Read More »Despite What You May Have Heard, Licking Frogs Does Not Cure the Flu
Amphibian skin is an interesting thing, between the chemicals secreted by the animals themselves and the microbes that thrive on their skin. Poison dart frogs, those neon cuties of the rainforest, are thusly named because their skins secrete a chemical so poisonous that the indigenous people of the Amazon hunt …
Read More »FTSE 100 falls despite boost for oil shares
Image copyright Getty Images The London market slid despite shares in oil companies being boosted by a jump in oil prices. The FTSE 100 started the day higher, but by the close, the index was down 63.79 points at 6,890.42. The fall came despite oil majors BP and Royal Dutch …
Read More »Despite being twelve years old, Sony is blocking people from watching “Numa Numa” on YouTube
In an odd and perplexing move, Australians can no longer see “Numa Numa” on YouTube. Despite being on the site for nearly ten years, a copyright claim by Sony Music Entertainment has now geoblocked Australians from accessing one of the earliest viral videos on YouTube. https://t.co/fkwO6Rm4El Sorry Australia… but you can still watch the …
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