Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger announced that 7nm is progressing well and that the company will announce news on Monday, July 26th. The announcement comes alongside Intel's Q2 earnings, where the company beat expectations and brought in $18.2 billion in revenue, up 2 percent year-over-year.
Companies are buying carbon offsets like never before, facing unprecedented scrutiny over whether helping to fund green projects elsewhere really makes up for their heat-trapping emissions. The most common offsets are based on avoiding the release of additional carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, for example by preventing deforestation or supporting renewable energy projects.
The severe flooding in central China cut power at Apple Inc.’s biggest iPhone manufacturing site as water seeped into some areas and the site”s operator gave many workers time off, but the damage to the manufacturing hub in Zhengzhou city, Henan province, appeared limited.
Salvadorans are protesting the country's adoption of Bitcoin as its national currency despite a three-month ban on protests to prevent the spread of COVID. The group, organized by the Block of Resistance and Popular Rebellion, used banners and slogans to demand that the Bitcoin Law be revoked.
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has begun its hunt for evidence of ancient microbial life, testing detectors and capturing its first science readings. The rover will use X-rays and ultraviolet light to examine rocks in addition to zooming for “closeups” of surfaces.
Instagram is adding a new option to automatically translate text in story posts. The feature will be available globally, and currently supports over 90 languages. This means there's now parity between Instagram stories and traditional posts, but Instagram says audio translation isn't available "at this time"
Verizon is expanding the availability of its Fios app to Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV devices. The app will be available on both the 4K and HD models, but you'll still need a Fios TV One somewhere in your home before you can access the app on those devices.
Salesforce closed on its $27.7 billion record acquisition of Slack Technologies on Wednesday, as the company bets big on a digital work-from-anywhere future. The deal is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rethink and reshape how and where we work, according to Slack's CEO Stewart Butterfield.
Clubhouse announced on Wednesday that it would end its waitlist and invite system, opening up to everybody. Now, anybody can follow Clubhouse links, hop into a creator’s community or join any public event, introducing a real logo that will look familiar, basically a slightly altered version of the waving emoji the company already used.