Chia cryptocurrency: Eco-friendly Bitcoin rival flops on launch

The currency is also designed to address one of the main criticisms of Bitcoin, which has to do with the environmental toll of mining. Bitcoin, for example, uses a proof-of-work consensus mechanism, which pits miners against one another and is extremely energy-intensive. The architects of the Chia network opted for a different system entirely, called […]

AMD could continue to eat Intel’s market share – and that’s good news for consumers

This is all well and good, but what does it actually mean? As we’ve often remarked in the past, AMD’s momentum against Intel could be great news for consumers. AMD has traditionally had the price/performance advantage over Intel, so it makes sense that Intel could be looking at changing that and win back customers. With […]