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Enlarge / A second-generation Epyc server chip from AMD, one that may have been running 2002-era Linux code slowing it down. (credit: Getty Images) AMD has come a long way since 2002, but the Linux kernel still treats modern Threadrippers like Athlon-era systems—at least in one potentially lag-inducing respect. AMD engineer Prateek Nayak recently submitted […]
A snapped tree fell on Alex Higden’s flatbed truck during the severe storm in B.C. on Dec. 20. It broke part of his back, but Higden’s father said he’s already set his sights on going home.
Enlarge / Scroby Sands offshore wind farm, Caister, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. (credit: Photo by: Geography Photos/UIG via Getty Images) In November, a Danish asset management group called Momentum Gruppen recommissioned five turbines at a 20-year-old offshore wind farm located 4km (2.5 mi) off the coast of Sweden. Momentum purchased the wind farm and upgraded the […]
Reuters Tenshin Nasukawa may well be the most interesting 20-year-old in combat sports. Last week, Nasukawa was a relatively obscure fighter, globally-speaking. Though he is a rising star in Japanese mixed martial arts, he competes in the Rizin Fighting Federation, a promotion that is only three years old and receives little press in the US […]
Associated Press/Julio Cortez Naomi Osaka won the US Open to become the first Grand Slam champion from Japan, beating Serena Williams 6-2, 6-4 after the American sparred with the umpire over violations. Williams was given three code violations, the first for coaching, which Williams vehemently denied, arguing, “I don’t cheat to win. I’d rather lose.” She […]
Samuel Goldwyn Films Actress-turned-director Quinn Shephard was 20 when she made her debut feature film “Blame” in 2015. The movie went on to win the best actress prize at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival and later found theatrical distribution. Shephard had to cash in her college fund to self-finance the movie after her sole investor […]
20-Year-Old Florida Man Reportedly Behind Massive Uber Hack Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not include […]
More details are coming to light about Uber’s huge data breach. Reuters is reporting that a 20-year-old Florida man was behind the 2016 extortion-oriented cyberattack and was paid through the firm’s bug bounty program. We know that the individual, whose identity Uber refuses to disclose, received $ 100,000 for destroying the info, which exposed the […]
GETTY The Florida-based man is being pegged as the hacker responsible for the company’s 2016 data breach The Florida-based man is being pegged as the hacker responsible for the company’s data breach last year that resulted in a compromise for 57million passengers and 600 drivers. Three sources close to the events disclosed the information with […]
Thomson Reuters NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man who appeared on authorities’ radar after stabbing the family dog had plans to construct and use a pressure cooker bomb in New York City and, if necessary, become a martyr in support of the Islamic State group, federal prosecutors said Friday. Gregory Lepsky, 20, of Point Pleasant, […]
