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Google’s Spectre Fix Increases Chrome RAM Usage by 10 Percent
Google’s Spectre Fix Increases Chrome RAM Usage by 10 Percent

A new round of Spectre flaws have appeared, but Google is in the process of adding functionality to desktop Chrome that will block remote execution of Spectre. The downside, however, is Chrome will use even more RAM than it already does.

Tesla Hits 200,000 Sales: Countdown Starts for Lower Tax Credits, Then None
Tesla Hits 200,000 Sales: Countdown Starts for Lower Tax Credits, Then None

Tesla held sales under 200,000 until early this quarter, allowing thousands of additional buyers to get a $7,500 credit. It won't drop until January 2019.

Exoplanet Just 11 Light Years Away Could Support Life
Exoplanet Just 11 Light Years Away Could Support Life

Through analysis of the host star, researchers say the exoplanet is small, rocky, and could potentially support life.

Magic Leap’s First Demo Is Anything but Impressive
Magic Leap’s First Demo Is Anything but Impressive

The Magic Leap is officially coming, but if this demo is any indication you might want to save your money.

NASA May Have Accidentally Destroyed Evidence of Organics on Mars 40 Years Ago
NASA May Have Accidentally Destroyed Evidence of Organics on Mars 40 Years Ago

It turns out that NASA might have discovered and accidentally destroyed organic molecules on Mars back in the 1970s.

ARM Kills Its RISC-V FUD Website After Staff Revolt
ARM Kills Its RISC-V FUD Website After Staff Revolt

ARM has retreated from its unprovoked attacks on RISC-V after the company's own employees threw a fit about it.

Scientists May Have Solved One of Earth’s Greatest Climate Mysteries
Scientists May Have Solved One of Earth’s Greatest Climate Mysteries

Thanks to some ancient shells, we may finally know what caused a chilly period called the Younger Dryas.

Intel Announces New Entry-Level Xeon E-2100 Family
Intel Announces New Entry-Level Xeon E-2100 Family

Intel's new Xeon E-2100 platform is the company's replacement for the old Xeon E3 series — and it brings Coffee Lake goodness to the series as a whole.

New Spectre Attack Surfaces as Intel Rolls Out New Patch Schedule
New Spectre Attack Surfaces as Intel Rolls Out New Patch Schedule

New variants of Meltdown and Spectre are still surfacing as Intel plans to move to an extended release cycle for patches.

Apple Restructures AI, Siri, Machine Learning Divisions
Apple Restructures AI, Siri, Machine Learning Divisions

Apple has hired John Giannandrea, former head of search and AI at Google, to oversee a new, consolidated AI/ML division of its own.

NASA Releases Eerie Audio From Saturn’s Plasma Waves
NASA Releases Eerie Audio From Saturn’s Plasma Waves

Of course, there's no sound in space, but this eerie audio comes from the waves of plasma that flow between the moon Enceladus and Saturn.

US Government Concedes That 3D Printed Guns Are Legal
US Government Concedes That 3D Printed Guns Are Legal

After threatening the prosecute Wilson, the Justice Department under Trump has acquiesced to Wilson's demands and will rewrite federal law to make 3D printed guns legal.