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GlobalFoundries Departing the Leading Edge is an Ominous Sign for Foundry Industry
GlobalFoundries' departure from the 7nm node isn't a great sign for the overall ability of the foundry industry to navigate these transitions.
Unanswered Questions, Nosy Private Investors: Musk Decides Tesla Won’t Go Private
Little by little, Musk's plan unraveled: The Saudi investment was never locked in. Big mutual funds couldn't invest in a private company. Musk's Twitter fixation annoyed board members and the SEC.
Disney’s Streaming Service Will Cost Less Than Netflix, Carry Less Content
The House of Mouse intends to enter the TV streaming market in a major way — what's that mean for competitors and what kind of content will the service offer?
Microsoft Announces ‘Xbox All Access’ Plans to Finance a Console Over Two Years
You've got your choice of the Xbox One S or Xbox One X, but you can only get this deal in a Microsoft Store.
Palmer Luckey Slams Magic Leap as ‘Tragic Heap’
Magic Leap? More like 'Tragic Heap.' Palmer Luckey weighs in on the Magic Leap AR.
GlobalFoundries Radically Restructures, Kills 7nm, Spins off ASIC Design Team
GlobalFoundries has announced a massive restructuring, including complete cancellation of its 7nm node and its departure from the leading edge.
AMD Moves All 7nm CPU, GPU Production to TSMC
AMD has announced it will build all of its 7nm CPUs and GPUs at TSMC, not GlobalFoundries.
Epic Calls Google ‘Irresponsible’ for Disclosing Serious Security Flaw in Fortnite
Rather than accept the responsibility for making a mistake, an Epic founder Tim Sweeney says Google was "irresponsible" to release the bug details after it was fixed.
Intel Drops Security Patch Benchmark Ban After Public Outcry
Intel has backed off demands that users who apply a microcode fix for its Foreshadow security flaw in Linux never publish benchmarks of the results.
AMD Slashes Threadripper Prices, 12-Core Now a Killer Deal
AMD has slashed pricing on its older Threadripper CPUs, turning the 1920X into an absolutely killer deal.
Is Hyper-Threading a Fundamental Security Risk?
Has Intel's Hyper-Threading support become a fundamental security problem? Theo de Raadt, founder of OpenBSD, argues that it has.
Microsoft’s Disappointing Surface Go Reportedly Used x86 at Intel’s Insistence
Intel may have used an x86 CPU in Surface Go under pressure from Intel. Is that believable? Based on past events, absolutely yes.