lisa nichols

Passionate about the power of words and their ability to inform, inspire, and ignite change, lisa Nichols is an accomplished article writer with a flair for crafting engaging and informative content. With a deep curiosity for various subjects and a dedication to thorough research, lisa Nichols brings a unique blend of creativity and accuracy to every piece

AMD has plans to support a little known chip for at least another 16 years — and no, it is neither a Ryzen, nor a Threadripper or an Epyc CPU

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AMD has plans to support a little known chip for at least another 16 years — and no, it is neither a Ryzen, nor a Threadripper or an Epyc CPU

Spartan UltraScale+ is the latest addition to AMD‘s extensive portfolio of cost-optimized Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) and adaptive SoCs. It has been introduced to replace the Xilinx Spartan 6 and Spartan 7 lines. The new Spartan UltraScale+ devices are designed for a wide range of I/O-intensive applications at the edge. AMD says its latest … Read more

I was sick of forgetting files, but this app lets me access my devices from anywhere in the world

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I was sick of forgetting files, but this app lets me access my devices from anywhere in the world

What do you do when you forget to load a file onto your laptop and it’s now languishing at the other end of your house on a different device? In my case, I usually end up pausing whatever I’m doing, getting up and marching over to the file location, uploading it to a cloud server, … Read more

How five crucial elections in 2024 could shape climate action for decades

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How five crucial elections in 2024 could shape climate action for decades

This year, voters in five of the world’s biggest carbon-emitting territories go to the polls. These regions — the United States, India, Indonesia, Russia and the European Union — represent one-third of the world’s population and about the same proportion of human-made carbon emissions. How the political wind blows from these elections will be crucial … Read more

Megafires are here to stay — and blaming only climate change won’t help

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Megafires are here to stay — and blaming only climate change won’t help

In February, megafires ripped through the Chilean central coastal hills, killing at least 132 people, injuring hundreds and destroying 7,000 homes. At the time of writing, more than 300 people remain missing. These wildfires are not a one-off calamity. You only need watch the news to know that wildfires are becoming more frequent and more … Read more

Want to cut your screen time? Try these new Fallout, Disney, and Star Wars trading card games

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Want to cut your screen time? Try these new Fallout, Disney, and Star Wars trading card games

While I know first-hand how awesome the digital world of technology is – if I didn’t love it then I’d be in the wrong profession – I’m also the first to admit it can all get a little overwhelming. Between new LG OLED TVs announcements, almost daily blockbuster show and film launches, and the phone … Read more

Meningitis could be behind ‘mystery illness’ reports in Nigeria

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Meningitis could be behind ‘mystery illness’ reports in Nigeria

The Nigerian health ministry has been told to investigate reports of deaths in the northeastern state of Gombe (pictured).Credit: Tolu Owoeye/Shutterstock The World Health Organization has confirmed that reports of an ‘unknown’ disease allegedly responsible for 30 deaths in Gombe State, Nigeria, in mid-February can be linked to 3 cases of meningitis that are part … Read more

Google may have accidentally revealed the Pixel 8a is coming soon

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Google may have accidentally revealed the Pixel 8a is coming soon

The next phone we’re expecting from Google is the Google Pixel 8a, and while there’s been no official word in regards to the upcoming mid-ranger, we may have the next best thing, from the Android bug tracker that’s publicly available online. On a thread referring to battery stats (via 9to5Google), a Google software engineer says … Read more