An anonymous reader quotes TechRadar: AMD’s Ryzen 3000 series processors, spearheaded by the Ryzen 7 3700X, have led what looks like an unprecedented assault on Intel’s CPUs, at least going by the figures from one component retailer. The latest stats from German retailer Mindfactory (as highlighted on Reddit) for the month of July show that…

With all the buzz about the 2020 iPhone, what exactly are we going to see this year? …read more Source:: CNet

Step inside a pristine grove of ancient trees in California’s Sonoma County to see how the nonprofit Save the Redwoods League is using technology to preserve the giants. …read more Source:: CNet

Forbes reports: In July, members of the federal Senate Judiciary Committee chose to move forward with a bill targeting copyright abuse with a more streamlined way to collect damages, but critics say that it could still allow big online players to push smaller ones around — and even into bankruptcy. Known as the Copyright Alternative…

Up until now, running any kind of computer vision system on the Raspberry Pi has been rather underwhelming, even with the addition of products such as the Movidius Neural Compute Stick. Looking to improve on the performance situation while still enjoying the benefits of the Raspberry Pi community, [Brandon] and his team have been working…

A flaw on an Entertainment Software Association website allows contact info to leak to the public. …read more Source:: CNet

“Firewalls can be notoriously and fiendishly difficult to configure correctly, and often present a target-rich environment for successful attacks,” writes long-time Slashdot reader Lauren Weinstein. “The thing is, firewall vulnerabilities are not headline news — they’re an old story, and better solutions to providing network security already exist.” In particular, Google’s “BeyondCorp” approach is something…

Around 87% of all Google Chrome extensions have fewer than 1,000 installs. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Long-time Slashdot reader mejustme shared this report from Hackaday: If you have an opinion about C++, chances are you either love it for its extensiveness and versatility, or you hate it for its bloated complexity and would rather stick to alternative languages on both sides of the spectrum. Either way, here’s your chance to form…

Good news about 5G and bad news about the camera — the latest rumors about the 2020 iPhones paint a clearer picture of what we can expect from Apple next year. …read more Source:: CNet