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Intel has discovered a separate erratum in its Skylake CPUs that has nothing to do with the Spectre or Meltdown issues we've previously discussed.

IBM is claiming some profound improvements for macOS versus Windows in business operating environments, but it's not clear the gains are coming from the OS difference itself.

Going, going, almost gone: Manual gearboxes dip to 1.1% of cells. Electric vehicles passed manual-gearbox cars last year and are now at 1.9% of sales.

It turns out some older streaming devices can't run the newer Netflix DRM, so they'll just get locked out.

Intel has unveiled a large number of critical vulnerabilities, but fixes for these issues have already been deployed, in some cases. Update your platforms immediately.

If you need a new graphics card under $300, the Zotac GeForce GTX 1660 Super Twin makes a compelling argument to buy it with its solid performance and $239.99 price tag.

We've all landed on a web page that takes its time loading. You have to wonder in situations like that if there's something wrong on your end or if it's the website's fault. Google's proposed alert system would clarify matters in a typically passive-aggressive Google fashion.

Google cut a deal with one of the largest medical providers in the United States for full access to non-anonymized patient health records. Neither doctors nor patients were informed, and tens of millions of records have been handed over to Google. Ethical concerns raised by employees were dismissed.

The Russian government is likely to pass a law mandating the installation of specific applications on PCs, smartphones, and tablets.

At this rate, SpaceX could begin offering internet access by the middle of 2020. Although, not everyone is happy about the growth of the Starlink constellation — astronomers worry Starlink could interfere with ground-based observations and other satellites.

If you care about your photos, you'll want to make sure they wind up in a safe place for the long term. We give you some ideas on how to do that.

Project Stream became Stadia earlier this year, and it's finally set to launch. Google has been talking about games that will come to Stadia at some point, but now we have the full launch lineup. It'll be just 12 games.