Author: Zach_Wilson

How much longer will we trust Google’s search results?

Happy Friday to you! I have been reflecting a bit on the controversy du jour: Google’s redesigned search results. Google is trying to foreground sourcing and URLs, but in the process it made its results look more like ads, or vice versa. Bottom line: Google’s ads just look like search…

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Intel’s latest earnings beat expectations, but threats of chip shortages and AMD still loom

Intel has just revealed its better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings, with revenue of $20.21 billion, a decent leap over the $19.23 billion expected by analysts. This impressive performance has lead to Intel shares jumping by up to 7% – meaning Intel’s stock is the highest it’s been in 20 years. According…

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Why the internet thinks the PS5 could be revealed at this venue

The PS5 reveal event is drawing ever closer – the console has been officially named by Sony for some months now, the competition has been unveiled in the form of Microsoft’s Xbox Series X, and developers are promising the PlayStation 5 will move out of the shadows in just a…

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AMD reckons it can win the high-end GPU battle – and dethrone Nvidia just like it did with Intel

AMD is aiming to disrupt 4K gaming, and build a Radeon GPU line-up to take on Nvidia in a similar way to how the firm has ramped up Ryzen processors to beat out Intel (at least in desktop CPUs). That’s the scoop according to AMD’s Mithun Chandrasekhar, who is head…

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What is AWS X-Ray?

The way we define an “application” has changed dramatically over the last decade. With the advent of cloud computing, Big Data research projects, drug discovery, transactional systems that use Bitcoin and other alternative currencies, and a vast array of services impossible to count, there’s become a great need to track…

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Big tech CEOs are learning the art of the filibuster

You maniacs sold out our second-ever Interface live event, with Uncanny Valley author Anna Wiener, in record time. Thanks to everyone who bought a ticket, and we’ll look into finding a bigger venue for the next one. In the meantime, I’m looking forward to seeing a good number of you…

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