AMD reported its fourth quarter earnings after the bell on Tuesday, beating expectations on both revenue and profits. The chipmaker’s stock fell almost 9% before the market opened on Wednesday, despite stronger guidance. The company’s data center business generated $3.9 billion in revenue for the quarter, slightly below analysts’ estimates of $4.09 billion. However, AMD’s … Read more
Zyxel has confirmed that it will not be issuing patches for its EOL routers due to an ongoing command injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-40891) affecting its CPE Series devices. Meanwhile, Netgear has released fixes for critical vulnerabilities in its wireless access points and Nighthawk WiFi Pro Gaming router models. The affected Zyxel models, including VMG1312-B10A, VMG3312-B10A, and … Read more
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 staged a strong recovery on Wednesday, while the Nasdaq managed a slight gain. The yield fell to a new low, and gold prices hit a new high due to signs of investors seeking safe-haven assets. In contrast, Alphabet (GOOGL) tumbled in after a large spending plan was … Read more
Nissan Motor President Makoto Uchida has notified Honda Motor President Toshihiro Mibe that the two companies are suspending their merger discussions. The decision follows a meeting between the two executives in Tokyo on Thursday morning, where Uchida informed Mibe of the halt to talks. This move marks a significant development in the complex automotive industry … Read more
A series of powerful earthquakes has rattled the Greek island of Santorini, prompting thousands of tourists to flee. Since last week, around 7,000 visitors have left the island, with many departing by ferry and others taking flights out. The quakes, which have reached magnitudes up to 5.2 on the Richter scale, have been centered about … Read more
Google has discovered a way to craft its own microcode that is accepted by AMD processors, effectively bypassing security features like secure encrypted virtualization and root-of-trust security. Microcode is a special block of programs loaded into a processor during startup that defines the chip’s behavior. AMD uses microcode updates to add features, fix issues, and … Read more
Netflix’s new drama series “Apple Cider Vinegar” tells the true story of Belle Gibson, an Australian influencer who faked her own brain cancer diagnosis to gain fame and fortune. The show follows Belle (Kaitlyn Dever) as she navigates her scandalous rise to fame and her subsequent downfall. The series jumps back and forth in time, … Read more
Climate scientists are left puzzled after last month’s record-breaking warm January, which broke the previous year’s record by nearly 0.1C. Despite expecting slightly cooler temperatures due to a shift away from El Niño, the opposite occurred, with January 2025 ending up 1.75C warmer than average temperatures in the late 19th Century. The world’s warming trend … Read more
AMD is set to launch its highly-anticipated Ryzen 9 CPUs with 3D V-Cache technology at the end of March, alongside its new RDNA 4 graphics cards. The Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D are expected to make a strong appearance alongside the RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT GPUs. The new CPUs boast impressive specs, with … Read more
The European Commission has launched a crackdown on Chinese online marketplaces Temu and fast-fashion retailer Shein over the sale of unsafe and dangerous products on their platforms. The move aims to curb cheap, low-value imports that pose unfair competition to EU sellers and harm the environment. Last year, 4.6 billion low-value items worth less than … Read more