Apple’s Mac mini is set to celebrate its 20th birthday in January. The latest iteration, featuring the M4 processor, marks a significant milestone for the entry-level Mac. Initially launched as an affordable way to join the Mac ecosystem at $499, the Mac mini has remained the cheapest option. However, previous models have had limitations. Early … Read more
A New York man, Mark Longo, had his beloved Instagram-famous squirrel, Peanut, seized by state authorities during a raid on his home near the Pennsylvania border. The decision came after multiple anonymous complaints about Peanut, who amassed hundreds of thousands of followers on social media. Longo said the officers treated him like a drug dealer … Read more
The US government has issued a strong warning to developers to stop using memory-unsafe programming languages like C and C++. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) have emphasized the risks of these languages, citing that over half of critical open-source projects use them. According to CISA, memory-safe … Read more
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has made a groundbreaking discovery that challenges the current understanding of the universe’s age. Based on its observations, scientists now believe the universe may be approximately 26.7 billion years old, rather than the previously accepted estimate of 13.8 billion years. This new estimate was reached after analyzing data from … Read more
Linus Torvalds has implemented a small security tweak in the Linux OS’s source code to improve multithreaded performance. The tweak, x86/uaccess:Avoid barrier_nospec() in 64-bit copy_from_user(), targets Meltdown and Spectre attacks. It speeds up the OS by 2.6 percent. The tweak changes the use of barrier_nospec() API to prevent speculative execution, a modern CPU feature that … Read more
Dark clouds gave way to scattered sunshine as residents of Jackson, Miss., and surrounding municipalities headed to the polls on Tuesday morning to vote in the 2024 U.S. election. While rain later replaced the sun by early afternoon, voters continued to stream into polling locations. The atmosphere at some polling stations was relaxed, with volunteers … Read more
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) is making a strong push into the artificial intelligence (AI) chip market, threatening NVIDIA’s dominance in the sector. With its MI300X data center GPU gaining significant traction among clients like Microsoft and Meta Platforms, AMD is emerging as a formidable challenger. The company’s earnings report for Q3 2024 revealed record … Read more
Intel’s latest Core Ultra 200 series failed to impress, but AMD’s new Zen 5-based Ryzen 7 9800X3D has taken the gaming world by storm. With its impressive performance and efficiency gains, it’s hard to recommend an Intel CPU for your next build. Here are the top considerations for choosing a gaming CPU: 1. Unmatched AM5 … Read more
Microsoft has revealed a staggering 90 vulnerabilities in its products, including a critical code execution flaw in Windows. The vulnerability, CVE-2024-38063, carries a severity score of 9.8 out of 10 and could have allowed an attacker to gain full control over any internet-connected Windows system. The cause of the vulnerability is memory errors, which occur … Read more
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) reported earnings recently, which despite appearing disappointing, have a silver lining for investors. The stock has dropped 16% since its quarterly report last week, but this may be an opportunity to buy. Investors have been less enthusiastic about AMD than its rival Nvidia, with the latter’s value skyrocketing by over 170%. … Read more