Massive Leak Reveals Monster 18-core Intel Core i9-7980XE Processor: Should AMD Be Worried?
Who wants an 18-core, 36-thread desktop processor? Well, this could be on the cards in the near future as the latest rumor points at Intel not stopping at just a measly 12-cores with its imminent launch of its X299 platform and Skylake-X processors. Instead, there could be 14-core, 16-core and even 18-core processors that sit […]
These Biometric Earbuds Help Hack-proof Your Accounts
Security experts recommend enabling two-factor authentication to make your accounts as hack-proof as possible. Sometimes that means receiving one-time verification codes via a text message. Other times it might mean swiping your finger across a sensor. NEC Image: NEc NEC thinks verifying your identity is something that can be done without any extra effort on […]
You’re About To See What 1.4-Billion-Pixels Looks Like
High resolution bathymetric map of the Gulf of Mexico The Gulf of Mexico has had an incredible history, leaving scientists to puzzle over a landscape peppered with channels, canyons, domes, pockmarks, faults, and mini-basins. Now, with the recent release of a giga-pixel (1.4 billion pixel) bathymetric map of the Gulf of Mexico seafloor scientists are able to […]
World’s Most Painful Short Just Gets Worse for Evergrande Bears
Evergrande’s stock price has more than tripled this year Almost all shares available for lending ‘spoken for’: Markit Xia Haijun, president and chief executive officer of China Evergrande Group. Photographer: Anthony Kwan/Bloomberg China Evergrande Group’s astonishing share rally has resulted in the world’s most painful short trade this year. To add insult to injury, bearish […]
Thailand to Take on Singapore With $5.7 Billion Airport Overhaul
Junta wants to create second Asian aircraft maintenance hub Thailand investment board says FDI recovering from 2014 fall Thailand is seeking to take on Singapore’s dominance in aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul with a $5.7 billion upgrade of a Vietnam War-era airport. Lockheed Martin Corp.’s Sikorsky Aircraft is the latest company to study a possible […]
Reliance Communications Battered Again as Debt Troubles Mount
Fitch Ratings, Lucror flag potential liquidity crunch Size of company debt has become unmanageable: K M Visaria Brutal competition and 457 billion rupees ($7 billion) of borrowings have finally caught up with billionaire Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communications Ltd. The Indian wireless operator rattled investors with its first full-year net loss amid signs it’s struggling to […]