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Microsoft Announces a Linux Operating System for the First Time Ever
Microsoft made its first ever Linux announcement at the recent RSA security conference as part of a new initiative aimed at securing IoT devices.

Google Open Heritage Lets You Explore Endangered Historic Sites in VR
Google wants to take you on a tour of some of the world's most important historical sites, and you don't even have to stand up.

Intel, Microsoft Plan to Offload Antivirus Scanning to the GPU
Intel has a new idea for improving system performance during anti-virus scans — offload the entire workload to the GPU.

Russia’s Attempts to Block Messaging App Telegram Are Creating a Huge Mess
Russia is attempting to enforce the ban in any possible way, but it's just causing a mess for internet users in general, not just those on Telegram.

New Graphene Discovery Could Finally Punch the Gas Pedal, Drive Faster CPUs
A new discovery removes substantial roadblocks around graphene adoption and could spur the long-term use of the material in modern semiconductor manufacturing.

Tesla Model 3 Production Halts Again
The current wait list to get a base Model 3 is between 12 and 18 months. It might be getting a little longer, too. Tesla has started a temporary Model 3 production shutdown that will last four or five days.

Amazon’s Sumerian Project Takes a Huge Bet on AR, VR
Amazon has built a new development platform it hopes can revolutionize both AR and VR in businesses and homes across the US. Dubbed Sumerian, its a component of Amazon Web Services and designed to run on hardware from every vendor, from desktops to smartphones.

Google Builds Augmented Reality Microscope to Detect Cancer
The goal is not to replace the pathologist — you probably don't want to trust your entire cancer screening to a machine just yet.

God of War Might Be the Best-Looking PS4 Game to Date
This new heartfelt interpretation of God of War on the PS4 stands alongside Uncharted 4 and Horizon as the most visually impressive games on both the vanilla model and the PS4 Pro.

Apple’s New eGPU Support: Promising, With Major Caveats
Apple's macOS 10.13.4 eGPU promises dramatic gaming performance improvements — but there's also a pretty hefty list of caveats attached.

Intel Docs Reference an 8-Core Coffee Lake CPU
Intel may be working on Coffee Lake CPUs, which would presumably hit the market later this year.

Razer Phone Gets Android 8.1 Update, Goes on Sale at Best Buy
Like Essential, Razer has skipped the Android 8.0 release entirely, going straight to Android 8.1.