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2018 Geneva Auto Show Preview: Everybody Takes Aim at Tesla
Geneva show features plenty of EVs, led by the Tesla-fighter i-Pace. The competition woke up once the Model S outside every premium full-size European luxury/sport sedan, both in Europe and the US.

Microsoft’s Windows Defender ATP Catches Law Enforcement Spyware
Microsoft has developed its threat detection model enough to catch professional malware. There's an impressive difference between the level of expertise in these high-end samples versus conventional malware products.

Dell’s Latest AMD Inspiron Laptops Are Crippled Compared With Intel Versions
Dell has added the Ryzen Mobility to its new Inspiron product family — in configurations that seem custom-fit to make them look bad in comparison to Intel products.

EUV Integration at 5nm Still Risky, With Major Problems to Solve
TSMC, GlobalFoundries, Samsung, and Intel are all integrating EUV at future process nodes, even though major research firms are warning about high defect densities and other problems. Why the rush?

Self-Driving Cars Could Use Lasers to See Around Corners
A team at Stanford University has developed a system that could one day allow your self-driving car to see around corners so it can make earlier, smarter decisions.

SpaceX Is About to Conduct its 50th Falcon 9 Launch
SpaceX has yet another Falcon 9 launch scheduled for tomorrow, and there's something special about this one, but it's not the payload. When this rocket lifts off, it'll be the 50th launch of a Falcon 9 since SpaceX first sent the vehicle up in 2010.

Google Could Launch Android P Preview This Month
We won't have all the details when the dev preview rolls out, but it will definitely answer some questions.

Charter Appeals Court Loss Over False Performance Claims
Charter has appealed a court decision ruling that it could face lawsuits over its deceptive marketing and fraudulent business practices.

Leaked Ryzen 7 2700X Data Suggests Significant Clock Boost for New AMD CPUs
Rumors of a Ryzen 7 2700X have surfaced, and the clock speed gains are impressive for a single-year follow-up.

First Intel Hades Canyon, Radeon-GH Benchmarks Leak
Early data from Intel's Core i7-8809G suggest this integrated CPU + GPU packs performance much more like a midrange discrete card.

Mobile Photography Workflow: Pushing the Envelope With Lightroom and Pixel
It's been easy to dismiss smartphone photography as being only for casual shooters. But that's changing quickly. We take a look at what you can accomplish with a Pixel 2, Pixelbook, and Lightroom.

Diesel Ban in Stuttgart: Beginning of the End?
High German court says Stuttgart, home to Mercedes and Porsche, can (not must) restrict diesel-engine vehicles. Market penetration by diesels might fall by half, to 25 percent.