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Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Platform, Windows on ARM Dev Kits
Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Platform, Windows on ARM Dev Kits

Qualcomm is updating its Snapdragon 7c and bringing a new dev kit to market for Windows on ARM programmers.

New ARMv9 Cortex X-2, A710 CPUs Deliver Major Efficiency Gains
New ARMv9 Cortex X-2, A710 CPUs Deliver Major Efficiency Gains

ARM is announcing new CPUs today for its ARMv9 architecture. The Cortex-X2, Cortex-A710, and Cortex-A510 deliver a solid set of performance improvements and efficiency gains.

Astronomers Trace Fast Radio Bursts Back to Their Home Galaxies
Astronomers Trace Fast Radio Bursts Back to Their Home Galaxies

A new analysis from NASA has traced the origin of several FRBs back to their home galaxies, which could help scientists narrow down a cause.

New ‘Morpheus’ CPU Design Defeats Hundreds of Hackers in DARPA Tests
New ‘Morpheus’ CPU Design Defeats Hundreds of Hackers in DARPA Tests

A new CPU design has won accolades for defeating the hacking efforts of nearly 600 experts during a DARPA challenge. Its approach could help us close side-channel vulnerabilities in the future.

Latest Virgin Galactic Test Puts Commercial Space Flights Within Reach
Latest Virgin Galactic Test Puts Commercial Space Flights Within Reach

Branson's space tourism plan is almost at the goal. Following another successful test flight, the company is on track to fly its first passengers late this year.

NASA Believes Organic Salts ‘Likely Present’ on Mars
NASA Believes Organic Salts ‘Likely Present’ on Mars

NASA believes organic salts are likely present on Mars — and there's further evidence for perchlorates as well.

Report: Consumer SSD Adoption Accelerates
Report: Consumer SSD Adoption Accelerates

SSDs now out-ship hard drives in consumer systems by a wide margin. NVMe drives are available on even the cheapest PCs.

The Milky Way Might Have a Core of Dark Matter Instead of a Black Hole
The Milky Way Might Have a Core of Dark Matter Instead of a Black Hole

The object, known as Sagittarius A*, may actually be a blob of dark matter, based on the properties of several objects spotted zipping around it. If true, this would have major implications for our understanding of the universe.

You Can See the Pixel 6 From Every Angle in New Leak
You Can See the Pixel 6 From Every Angle in New Leak

The big honkin' camera visor is here to stay, it would seem.

Seagate Specs the Mach.2, the World’s Fastest Hard Drive
Seagate Specs the Mach.2, the World’s Fastest Hard Drive

Seagate has revealed the specs on its upcoming Exos 2X14, the fastest hard drive ever built.

PlayStation 5 Hits Game Data Compression Ratios the Xbox Doesn’t Touch
PlayStation 5 Hits Game Data Compression Ratios the Xbox Doesn’t Touch

Sony's PlayStation 5 offers much smaller downloads for some games compared with the Xbox Series S|X. We dive into the compression technology behind the company's achievements.

Tardigrades Shot Out of a Gun to Test Origin-of-Life Theory
Tardigrades Shot Out of a Gun to Test Origin-of-Life Theory

Tardigrades are some of the toughest lifeforms we know of, so scientists shot them out of a gun to test whether they'd survive impact on another planet.