Science & Technology

The world’s biggest electric vehicle battery maker, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL), and Intel are among the major companies shutting down their factories for six days in China’s Sichuan province because of a heatwave-related power shortage in the area, according to CNN and Bloomberg. The move affects factories belonging to companies like Tesla’s battery…

AMD AMD has been making a lot of noticeable gains in the CPU market lately, and its next-gen platform is highly anticipated by enthusiasts and analysts alike. Both of them have been patiently waiting for the next generation of desktop CPUs, the Ryzen 7000 series running on the new Zen 4 architecture and AM5 platform.…

EVGA Are you in the market for a new mechanical keyboard? Well, today you’re in luck. Amazon’s selling the EVGA Z15 RGB mechanical gaming keyboard for $54.94. That’s a savings of $75.05. This keyboard comes with Kailh Speed Bronze switches, which are light and clicky and can help improve the speed of your typing. Let’s…

Microsoft has been making game controllers for more than 20 years, and it’s settled on a basic formula. Thus, the latest revision of the iconic Xbox controller isn’t so much a revolution as it is an evolution. The 2020 Xbox Wireless Controller ships with the Xbox Series S and Series X, but it works almost…

Microsoft’s Windows 11 22H2 feature update is barreling down the final stretch to being released next month or in early October, with a host of new features. My favorite (and, I expect, yours) will be a new twist on a proven feature, one that’s central to Windows 10 and Windows 11. Yes, I’m talking about…

StackCommerce Data breaches. They occur so often that we’ve become numb to them. And yet, closing your eyes won’t make those pesky hackers go away. But do you know what will? Fighting fire with fire, and fighting on the front lines as an ethical hacker allows you to give cybercriminals a taste of their medicine.  The 2022 Masters…

YouTube content can often be a heavy lift, but sometimes that lift is worth it. In this final installment of Digiday+ Research’s deep dive into how publishers are using social media platforms, we’re covering how publishers are investing time and money on YouTube — and how that’s translating to their revenues and brands. Digiday asked…

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Google Podcasts | Spotify It’s been six months since Atlanta advertising agency Fitzco officially returned to the office. The team has weathered spikes in in-office Covid cases, blurring lines between work life and home life, and technological hiccups. But ultimately, it’s been a smooth transition. In the final episode of The Return, we’ll do one more…

This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at how Netflix’s advertising plans are shaping up — or not — based on its recent conversations with ad buyers and show producers. Netflux Shortly after Netflix announced on July 13 that Microsoft would power its fledgling advertising business, top agency executives met with Netflix for high-level briefings…

The Association of National Advertisers yesterday released its first guide on programmatic media buying, a resource the organization said can save marketers billions of dollars a year. It’s the latest step in the trade association’s efforts to shed light on the more murky, and inefficient, parts of the buying and selling of media. The CMO’s…