Automakers See Big Potential in Raising the Octane of Regular Unleaded Fuel

– From the February 2018 issue – In the unrelenting pursuit of a more efficient internal-combustion engine, automakers are hoping that their dealer will help wean them off the very drug they’re hooked on. If the oil industry raised the octane rating of regular gasoline, engineers could increase compression ratios, improving fuel efficiency and cutting […]

Google deprecates Octane JavaScript benchmark, because everyone is basically cheating

Enlarge (credit: Natalie Maynor) Google has announced that its widely used Octane JavaScript benchmark is being retired, with Google saying that it’s no longer a useful way for browser developers to determine how best to optimize their JavaScript engines. Octane was developed for and by the developers of V8, the JavaScript engine used in Chrome. […]