Someone stole a piece of China’s new solar panel-paved road less than a week after it opened | Kernel panic! What are Meltdown and Spectre, the bugs affecting nearly every computer and device? | GoPro cuts 200-300 jobs, largely impacting its drone division | Apple says Meltdown and Spectre flaws affect ‘all Mac systems and iOS devices,’ but not for long | Nintendo Switch is the fastest-selling video game console ever in the U.S. | Responding to ‘incorrect’ reports, Intel says major flaw affects ‘many different vendors’ |
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TOP HEADLINE | Devin Coldewey

Someone stole a piece of China’s new solar panel-paved road less than a week after it opened

Putting solar panels into our roads isn't the craziest idea, but we may as well admit that it poses some unique challenges. For instance, people may want to... Read More…
Devin Coldewey

Kernel panic! What are Meltdown and Spectre, the bugs affecting nearly every computer and device?

If you're confused by the avalanche of early reports, denials, and conflicting statements about the massive security issues announced today, don't worry —... Read More…
Matt Burns, Brian Heater

GoPro cuts 200-300 jobs, largely impacting its drone division

GoPro is in the process of laying off around 200-300 employees this week, TechCrunch has learned from sources close to the company. The hits to the company were... Read More…
Devin Coldewey

Apple says Meltdown and Spectre flaws affect ‘all Mac systems and iOS devices,’ but not for long

Apple isn't immune to Meltdown and Spectre, the major bugs in basic computing architecture that were announced yesterday to widespread amazement and horror. In... Read More…
Darrell Etherington

Nintendo Switch is the fastest-selling video game console ever in the U.S.

Nintendo has managed to sell so many of its Nintendo Switch console that it’s become not only its own fastest-selling console, but also the fastest... Read More…
Devin Coldewey

Responding to ‘incorrect’ reports, Intel says major flaw affects ‘many different vendors’

Reports this morning that Intel processors are affected by a serious flaw that may reduce performance significantly hit the company's credibility and stock... Read More…
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