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New ‘Gene Drive’ Can Wipe Out Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes
Public health agencies have worked to reduce mosquito populations, but researchers from Imperial College London have developed a genetic technique that could control mosquito populations with much greater effectiveness.

Zhaoxin Shows Off 8-Core x86 CPU at 3GHz, Built on 16nm FinFET
VIA's subsidiary and Chinese government partnership, Zhaoxin, has announced a new x86-compatible CPU architecture built on TSMC's 16nm FinFET process.

AMD May Be Prepping New Polaris 30 GPUs For October Launch
AMD may be prepping another Polaris refresh to take on Nvidia's Pascal family.

Google Rebrands Feed as ‘Discover,’ Adds It to Google Mobile Homepage
A year ago, Google rebranded Google Now to the Google Feed. The new name recognized the renewed focus on news rather than predictive search. Now, Google is changing the name once again and adding some more features.

Chrome 69 Is a Full-Fledged Assault on User Privacy
Changes made in Chrome 69 make it harder to tell if Google is syncing data across your browser sessions or not, and the changes are deliberate.

Elon Musk Says a Mars Base Could Happen by 2028
In his characteristically off-handed way, Musk noted on Twitter that he thinks SpaceX can have a Mars base built by 2028.

Toyota Reportedly Adding Android Auto Support
Toyota has famously refused Google's advances. A new report claims that Toyota is finally ready to play ball, though.

If Intel Is Suffering a CPU Shortage, Can AMD Pick Up the Slack?
If Intel's CPU production issues are causing a shortfall in the PC market, can AMD step in? We investigate.

Japanese Probe Drops Off Robots on Asteroid’s Surface
These robots are just the first of many instruments Hayabusa2 will drop off on the surface, but the ultimate goal of the mission is to return samples of Ryugu to Earth.

Nvidia Shares Skid on Disappointing RTX GPU Launch
Nvidia's stock price slid last week as Wall Street reacted to the disappointing Turing launch.

Micron Shares Fall as Wall Street Frets Over Intel-Fueled Memory Downturn
Intel's manufacturing woes are having an impact on other companies, with Micron projecting lower revenue for the rest of the year.

Will Phones Soon Finish Off the Camera Market?
Phones already dominate photography. How far can they go in pushing into the current market for high-end cameras?