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Happy 40th Anniversary to the Original 8086 and the x86 Architecture
Happy 40th birthday to one of the most important CPUs ever built — and the beginning of the PC revolution.

Apple Defends Killing OpenGL, OpenCL as Developers Threaten Revolt
Apple's plans to kill off OpenGL aren't popular with game developers and the company is attempting to further explain its position.

Curiosity Rover Discovers Ancient ‘Building Blocks for Life’ on Mars
Curiosity has detected large organic molecules inside ancient Martian rocks, as well as methane cycles currently active on the planet.

Report: Tesla Model X Accelerated Toward Barrier Before Fatal Crash
According to the NTSB, not only did the Tesla Autopilot steer into the concrete divider, it actually sped up.

Scientists Say Alpha Centauri A and B Could Be Ideal for Life
Researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder just released a new analysis that predicts nearby stars could support Earth-like worlds.

Intel’s 28-Core 5GHz Monstrosity Isn’t Exactly a Standard Consumer Part
Intel's new 28-core CPU will almost certainly be one of rarest, and most-expensive CPUs we'll ever see hit market.

VPNFilter Malware May Be Even More Dangerous Than We Thought
The only sure fix is a firmware update, and most routers don't do that automatically even if patched firmware is available.

Valve’s New Content Policy for Steam Is a Triumph of Cowardice Over Curation
Valve's complete abdication of the very concept of content curation at any meaningful level flings open the gates to fraud and abuse. But hey. It'll help the company make fewer tough decisions.

AMD Demos 7nm Vega for Machine Intelligence at Computex
AMD's new Vega 7nm machine intelligence solution is debuting ahead of schedule.

Apple’s New App Guidelines Could Allow Rejected Steam Link App
Apple rejected Valve's app with a vague complaint about business conflicts. After the backlash, Apple has clarified its position, and that might give Valve another shot.

AMD Unveils 32-Core Threadripper 2 CPU
AMD has announced a new, air-cooled Threadripper 2, with up to 32 CPU cores and 64 threads.

Google Releases Third Android P Developer Preview
After launching a second developer preview during the I/O conference in May, Google has just dropped the third preview build of Android P. You can try it right now on select devices, but don't expect substantial changes.