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As I discovered in some recent testing, RAM capacity and speed can make a significant difference to gaming performance, especially under some specific conditions. If you're working with a GPU that has limited VRAM, for instance, pumping up your system memory (and its frequency) can unlock a lot of horsepower. Luckily, memory prices have continued to fall, and this G.Skill RAM, 32GB at Newegg for $164.99 after promo code 'EMCTYVB25', is a great opportunity to give a future-proofing boost to your machine. The package on sale is clocked at 3000MHz with 16-18-18-38 timings, falling nicely into the mid-pack of the current RAM-speed spectrum. It's also equipped with RGB light bars that will make a spectacle of your case's interior, if that's your thing (I tend to disable RGB wherever I can root it out, but I understand it's very in vogue right now, at least among PC manufacturers). Full disclosure: I paid almost as much for just 16GB of similar DDR4 just a few months ago, so this sale is filling me with some complex emotions. A similar package from G.Skill holds the second slot on our best DDR4 RAM buying guide, and the company has a reputation for making solid, reliable (if sometimes ostentatious) system memory, so you can have great, well-founded confidence in the product. This deal is only available until Thursday or until Newegg sells through their stock, so if you want it, jump on it.

I will never be able to afford the HP Omen X Emperium 65 monitor. As gorgeous as it looks on display at our New York City office, the grim reality is that HP's 65-inch 4K HDR G-Sync gaming monitor costs a whopping $4,999.99, nearly twice as much as the current top pick in our ever-changing list of the best 4K TVs for gaming. For me, five grand is almost half a year's rent. Measuring 64.5 inches diagonal, you'd be well within your rights to say the HP Omen X Emperium is more TV than monitor. While it may not fancy itself a proper TV tuner on the back, traditional cable television is losing out to on-demand, subscription-based streaming services, like Netflix and Hulu. The Emperium supports most of these out of the box. By claiming it's not a TV, HP is purposely obfuscating what qualifies as a TV, and what doesn't, confusing and perhaps alienating prospective buyers as a result. Marketing quibbles aside, because it's a "BFGD," or Big Format Gaming Display, the HP Omen X Emperium is no stranger to Nvidia. Built into the monitor is an Nvidia Shield TV. From the moment you boot it up, an extensive catalog of Google Play Store apps are available at your disposal. Accessible through the included remote, Google Assistant lets you summon those applications and command smart home devices. What's more, you can even stream select games from your PC using Nvidia Gamestream or, assuming you have access to the beta, from Nvidia's servers for free by way of GeForce Now. That integration alone is a $200 value. Chances are, the Emperium won't fit on top of your desk. Instead, its marketing materials suggest fixing the display to your wall, using a 400 x 400mm VESA mount omitted from the box. Alternatively, rather than shelling out an extra 40 bucks or so for a decent wall mount, you could set the display on your existing TV stand. However, given the considerable distance between its feet, you'd probably have to buy a tabletop base just to keep it afloat. Those costs add up, and I'd expect a monitor that costs more than many used cars to have it all. So what's the appeal of the HP Omen X Emperium 65? Well, for starters, every BFGD—including this one—packs a G-Sync module designed to eliminate screen tearing and microstuttering, absent the need for Vsync, a notorious software-based ingredient for input lag. Better yet, unlike any TV on the market, the Emperium boasts a 4K resolution and a blistering 144Hz refresh rate. It features HDR10 and exhibits a wide range of DCI-P3 colors, but sadly, it lacks Dolby Vision. It's standard white LED as well, so despite offering pristine visual fidelity, you can expect deeper blacks and a higher contrast ratio from an OLED TV at a fraction of the price. On the back of the HP Omen X Emperium 65 is a healthy dose of RGB lighting you can customize to a limited extent in the depths of the monitor's settings. In order to do so, a thumbstick, comically located on the back of the display lets you navigate menus as you would on a much smaller screen. That said, if you're so inclined, you can also just use the remote. Rudimentary as it is, it's the exact same remote you'll find bundled with the Shield TV. Buttons are limited, and the volume controls are touch-based, therefore fickle, but it'll get the job done nonetheless. Along the left side, the Emperium has an Ethernet jack, two USB 3.0 ports, DisplayPort 1.4, three HDMI ports, 3.5mm audio out, and SPDIF. On the right is a pair of USB 3.0 connections. Now I know what you're thinking: why the hell does this TV big ass monitor have a headphone jack? My phone doesn't even have one of those anymore. What kind of monster would dare plug their cheapo analog headphones into a $5,000 display? Oh, that's not for headphones. Although it does support SPDIF optical audio, in an effort to further lower production costs, the included soundbar comes with nothing more than a short 3.5mm headphone cord. You can turn on Windows Sonic for a low-rent virtualized surround sound experience. But unless you purchase and connect a toslink cable of your own, the onboard audio is middling. Having tested it myself playing Borderlands 2 in an isolated conference room, gunshots sound as flat as its Jesper Kyd's subtle yet atmospheric soundtrack.

The Koleos joins a crowded family car segment but has much to offer in terms of practicality and features. It has taken Renault almost 3 years to get this new Koleos to South Africa and, with the Nissan Qashqai-derived Kadjar no longer available in the local market, the newcomer steps up as Renault’s flagship family car offering. The Koleos shares its underpinnings with the X-Trail (which, we think, is a good thing) and even makes use of the same naturally-aspirated 2.5-litre petrol engine. It faces off with a throng of talented rivals such as the new Toyota RAV4, Volkswagen Tiguan, Mazda CX-5, Ford Kuga, Subaru Forester and of course, the Nissan X-Trail, to name a few... However, the Koleos brings its own French flair to the road with a flashy chrome grille, distinctive LED headlights with C-shaped LED daytime running lights, wide horizontal LED tail lights and edgy 18-inch alloy wheels. Not only is the Koleos attractively styled – it also has a more rugged appearance by virtue of its (noteworthy) 220 mm of ground clearance and purposeful side mouldings, which allude to its ambitions to venture off the tar. We spent some time with the top-spec Koleos 2.5 Dynamique derivative to find out if it should feature on your family car shopping list... How does it fare in terms of… Performance? The Koleos AWD offers average performance but it is capable of doing some mild offroading. The Koleos employs a naturally-aspirated 2.5-litre petrol engine mated with a continuously variable (automatic) transmission. Buyers are offered no alternatives in terms of engine/transmission combinations, but at least they can choose between front- and all-wheel-drive configurations. With outputs of 126 kW and 233 Nm at its disposal, the Koleos delivers average performance, especially compared with turbocharged rivals that offer their peak torque at lower revs. Whereas the 2.5 Dynamique AWD will have little trouble with the daily commute and picking up/dropping off the kids at school, its acceleration can feel sluggish at times as there is no real urgency in the manner in which it gains momentum (for overtaking). The engine and transmission are relatively refined under normal driving conditions, but the powertrain becomes audibly strained (noisier) under full acceleration. It does, however, get up to highway speeds fairly quickly and, with forethought, overtaking manoeuvres can be executed in a relatively fuss-free manner. However, we expect the Renault's performance may drop off with a full complement of passengers (and their luggage) on board, especially at altitude. Except for under heavy acceleration, we found the CVT surprisingly well-behaved and generally smooth in its operation. While the Koleos will most likely spend most of its time on tar, it’s nice to know that it can tackle easy/moderate off-road tracks (should you ever encounter them). Equipped with an all-wheel-drive system and the same 4x4-i transmission seen in the smaller Duster SUV, the driver can switch between 3 modes including 2WD (normal driving conditions), 4WD Automatic (rain/ slippery conditions) and 4WD Lock (manages torque split at speeds up to 40 kph) and, depending on the conditions, a 50:50 torque split can be achieved to negotiate trickier terrain. We traversed gravel roads in the Koleos and it hardly broke a sweat so it should be able to get you and the kids to your favourite weekend getaway without much hassle. Our biggest concern regarding the Koleos’ performance pertains to fuel economy and while Renault claims a figure of 8.3 L/100 km, the Koleos returned no better than 10L/100km during our test, which is on the high side, especially if you factor in the rising cost of fuel in South Africa. Ride and handling? The smooth and comfortable ride quality of the Koleos is one of the highlights of the package... A major highlight of the Koleos is indeed its forgiving ride quality, which will undoubtedly please family car buyers. We found it to be pliant on both tar and gravel with a smooth demeanour befitting of a vehicle of its ilk, not least one shod with sizeable (18-inch) wheels. More so, with its wide stance, the Koleos has a planted feel in corners and while the steering could offer more feedback, it’s light and easy to wield with a positive feel. Interior execution and features? A neatly-styled cabin with a large, modern-looking infotainment system gives the Koleos an edge over some of its competitors. The interior of the Koleos has an upmarket look and feel that can be attributed to the presence of a colourful and shapely instrument cluster and an 8.7-inch R-Link2 touchscreen infotainment screen equipped with navigation, Bluetooth, voice recognition and Android Auto and Apple CarPlay functionality. The system is easy to use with a user-friendly menu layout, but the screen and surrounding piano black finishes do, however, attract dust and fingerprints which will require regular wiping-down with a soft, non-abrasive cloth. Perceived interior build quality is average to good. This top-spec Koleos Dynamique derivative is well-equipped with standard features, which includes a quartet of USB ports (2 front/2 rear), front and rear park distance control with a reverse-view camera, cruise control, automatic air-conditioning, front and rear electric windows, automatic folding mirrors, 6-way electrically adjustable leather seats, rain-sensing wipers, a rake- and reach-adjustable steering column and multifunction 'wheel. In terms of safety, the Koleos carries a 5-star Euro NCAP safety rating and comes equipped with 6 airbags, ABS with EBD, brake assist, electronic stability control with traction control and blind spot warning. ISOfix child-seat mounts are also fitted. Practicality? This is where, in our opinion, the Koleos truly shines. If its space you are after, then the Koleos delivers! In terms of rear legroom, headroom and shoulder room, the Renault is capacious – even taller passengers should have little to complain about when seated on the rear bench. The 2 rear USB ports and central armrest with 2 cup holders will also keep the kids happy (and their electronic gizmos charged up) on those longer journeys. With the rear seats in position, the load bay is large at 464 litres, which expands to a useful 1 795 litres with the 60:40 split seats folded flat. There’s also ample storage space found in the doors and front passengers are treated to heating/cooling cup holders for added convenience. Price and warranty This top-spec Koleos is priced at R479 900 and is sold with a 5-year/150 000 km warranty and a 5-year/90 000 km service plan.

US President Donald Trump has said he will withdraw his country from the international Arms Trade Treaty. The agreement, signed by Barack Obama in 2013, aims to regulate the sale of weapons between countries. The US National Rifle Association says the treaty amounts to international gun control, and is a threat to America's second amendment right to bear arms. Speaking at the lobbying group's annual meeting, Mr Trump said he would ask the US Senate not to ratify the pact. The US is the world's top arms exporter. Its weapons sales are 58% higher than those of Russia, the world's second largest exporter. "We're taking our signature back," the president said at the meeting in Indianapolis, adding that the UN would soon receive formal notice of the US's withdrawal from the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). "Under my administration, we will never surrender American sovereignty to anyone," he said. "We will never allow foreign bureaucrats to trample on your second amendment freedoms." In a statement released after Mr Trump's speech, the White House said the treaty "fails to truly address the problem of irresponsible arms transfers" because other top arms exporters - including Russia and China - have not signed up to it. UN officials told Reuters news agency that the organisation was previously unaware that Mr Trump was planning to take the US out of the pact. What has the reaction been? Mr Trump's move prompted condemnation from human rights groups. "The United States will now lock arms with Iran, North Korea and Syria as non-signatories to this historic treaty whose sole purpose is to protect innocent people from deadly weapons," said Oxfam America President Abby Maxman. The UK's shadow foreign secretary, Emily Thornberry, posted a tweet calling Mr Trump "a disgrace to his office". Ms Thornberry added: "Donald Trump's statement on the Arms Trade Treaty is the final confirmation that he is not the Leader of the Free World, he never has been, and he does not deserve the honour of a State Visit to Britain." However, Ted Bromund of the conservative US think tank The Heritage Foundation, criticised the treaty, saying it could "only have the perverse effects of driving potential importers to buy from China or Russia" and other nations that are not party to the agreement. What is the Arms Trade Treaty? The ATT was signed by 130 nations in 2013, and officially came into law the following year. It requires states to monitor their arms exports, and to ensure their weapons sales do not break existing arms embargoes. Nations also need to ensure the weapons they export do not end up being used for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes or terrorist acts. If they do find out the arms will be used for any of these, they need to stop the transfer.

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Update: After dropping as low as 11 percent down, Intel's stock bounced back slightly, closing at a loss of 9 percent, the worst single-day performance since early 2016. We've updated our headline to eliminate confusion, which previously read "Intel's stock is getting hammered as it heads toward an 11-year low." Original Story: Shares of Intel have dropped more than 10 percent in mid-afternoon trading today, a reaction to the company's first quarter earnings release and full-year revenue guidance. Normally we don't concern ourselves with the stock market, though in this case, Intel is headed toward the biggest single-day decline in more than a decade. The last time Intel's stock took a nosedive this bad was on September 29, 2008, when it ended the day 10.1 percent below where it started. It might just beat that mark today. What does that mean, and why should we care? Starting with the former question, the drop in price seems to be tied mostly to Intel's outlook. Despite posting higher than expected earnings, Intel CEO Bob Swan said the company was taking a "more cautious view of the year." "We shipped a strong mix of high-performance products and continued spending discipline while ramping 10nm and managing a challenging NAND pricing environment. Looking ahead, we're taking a more cautious view of the year, although we expect market conditions to improve in the second half," Swan said. According to Market Watch, Intel's earnings forecast is "way below Wall Street estimates." In addition, Intel's datacenter revenue dipped 6 percent to $4.9 billion last quarter, which is a steeper drop than the 2.5 percent decline analysts had anticipated. As to why we should care, Intel is the top manufacturer of computer processors and makes some of the best CPUs for gaming. It's also been trudging along at a 14nm process node for quite some time now. Intel still claims it's on track for volume 10nm shipments this holiday season, and it anticipates getting into the discrete GPU business in 2020. While we wait for all that, AMD is prepping a new round of Ryzen processors based on a 7nm manufacturing process. AMD also has 7nm Navi waiting in the wings, and of course Nvidia is pumping out GeForce cards based on its Turing architecture, with and without dedicated hardware for real-time ray tracing and deep learning super sampling (RTX). It's no secret that Moore's "Law"—the idea that microprocessor transistor counts double roughly every 24 months—isn't doing so hot these days. It was and remains a guiding target for Intel, but the rate of progress has slowed dramatically in the past decade. No more has that been more apparent than with Intel's delayed and troubled 10nm lithography, now two years overdue. Combine that with Intel's higher-than-expected revenue last year, and it's easy to see how revenue projections would go down. The stock market is a funny thing, though, and I'm no Bobby Axelrod on this stuff. But I do know hardware, and the two are related to an extent. That said, Swan noted in an earnings call with investors that Intel is "transforming from a PC-centric company to a data-centric company, and our ambitions are bigger than they've ever been." Transitions often come with bumps in the roads, this being one of them. This is also somewhat of a trial by fire for Swan, who became Intel's seventh CEO in 50 years this past January.

Don't look up, PC gamers, because the sky is falling (again). Right on cue, a new report by Jon Peddie Research (JPR) notes that the "PC market continues to decline," and though gaming has traditionally bucked this trend, the research firm forecasts that as many as 20 million PC gamers could defect to "TV gaming platforms," otherwise known as game consoles, within the next three years. Excuse me while I avoid pressing the panic button. Before I mash the escape key, though, I'd like to talk about the report. There are some interesting nuggets contained within it, such as the prediction that the bulk of those defectors will come from low-end builds—ones that cost less than a grand. Why? JPR points to improvements in TV displays and console semiconductors, and console exclusive games. This will also affect the ranks of the mid-range and high-end PC gaming po[CENSORED]tions, just to a lesser degree, according to the report. "The PC market continues to decline because the innovation that took place in the past providing speed ups and clever new things has all but stopped, plus the product introduction times are stretching out to four years. This is not a panic situation and the GPU market still generates incredible volume. However, there are forces at work that we predict will drive some of this business toward TV displays and associated gaming services," Jon Peddie said in a statement. Of course, this analysis ignores the fact that a PC can be connected to a TV. It's why Steam has a Big Picture mode, and let's not forget that Nvidia and its hardware partners are embracing—and not running from—the living room with BFGDs (big format gaming displays). Those are expensive though, which brings up another counter point. If display technology is the driving force, it seems to me that a high resolution monitor with a fast refresh rate and other bells and whistles is a more attractive proposition than a 4K television, many of which are still cruising along at 60Hz (there are exceptions, though you'll inevitably pay more for a true 120Hz TV). And for those who are willing to pay big bucks for a display, there is no shortage of high-end gaming monitors to choose from I don't want to get stuck on that point, though—there's more to digest. According to the report, Moore's Law is all but dead. "No longer can the processor builders count on shrinking transistors every 24 months and either doubling performance or reducing costs. Product cycles will stretch to four years or more. The high-margin high-end segment will feel the pain the most," JPR says. This is somewhat true, but with important caveats. For one, today's processors offer developers untapped potential in the form of additional cores and threads. AMD deserves credit for pushing 8-core/16-thread chips into the mainstream, to which Intel has responded. I'd counter that doubling the number of transistors every two years is not critical to PC gaming, or as critical as it might have been in years past. Perhaps more critically, the same issues affect console gaming as well. Today's consoles are more PC-like than ever, and that's not changing. We already know that Sony's PlayStation 5 will feature an 8-core Ryzen processor with Navi graphics. That's going to give the console a big boost in performance over the PS4 (along with other key upgrades, like SSD storage), but by the time it comes out, we could very well see 12-core and 16-core processors pushed down into the mainstream. Nevertheless, JPR is convinced that PC gamers are on the cusp of an exodus of sorts. In addition to consoles like the ones offered by Sony and Microsoft, JPR sees cloud gaming devices (eg, Google's Stadia) pulling PC gamers into the fold. "We are observing a higher percentage of low/mid-range PC products sold because of the consumer’s intent to use with games. This, unfortunately, does not generate more volume but does guide research and design as well as marketing investments for hardware providers and foreshadows the ultimate use model of the PC, a desktop ergonomic gaming/computing environment that embraces user choice and customization. Gaming services used with TV displays, whether local or cloud-based, will absorb PC defectors and likely flourish with new entrants. In the next five years, we will see potential customers with access to TV gaming swell by hundreds of millions," said Ted Pollak, senior analyst, gaming industry at JPR. Take the guidance with a grain of salt, though. From our vantage point, PC gaming is growing, not shrinking, with increased interest from the industry at large. Microsoft, now a trillion dollar company, has made gaming a point of focus in Windows 10. But it's not just Microsoft. WePC has some interesting figures on the subject, which show the value of the PC gaming market steadily increasing since 2011. And according to a January 2018 survey by the Game Developers Conference, 53 percent of the 4,500 game developers who participated said they were, at the time, making games for the PC or Mac, versus 27 percent for the PS4, 22 percent for the Xbox One, and 3 percent for the Switch (which at the time had not yet been released). I also reached to some boutique builders to see what kinds of trends they may have noticed, and if they share the same outlook as JPR. Not surprisingly, they don't. Xidax founder and chief marketing officer Zack Shutt is of the opinion that "PC boutiques are positioned perfectly to grow with the expanding streamer and content creator audience." "Just as gaming in general is expanding to a much broader demographic, the enthusiast niche is expanding as well. We’ve felt that growth at Xidax as we continue to expand and post impressive year-over-year growth numbers. It’s been fascinating to witness that growth here at Xidax as we look forward into the future of PC gaming," Shutt said. Maingear CEO Wallas Santos shared a similar sentiment. He said this kind of reaction by market analysts "always happens every time a new console gets announced." "Consoles always get a big boost on launch and historically always tend to flatten out after a while. Gaming PCs will always have the bleeding edge technology, providing a superior gaming experience. Companies like Maingear who cater to the higher-end part of the market should be OK. Companies catering to entry level gaming PC buyers away get hurt a little during a new console launch. And let’s not forget we have some heavy-weight contenders (Intel) coming into the GPU space which will help drive innovation for PC gaming," Santos said. None of this is to say there won't be considerable excitement when the PS5 and the next Xbox come out, as Santos alludes to. But just as tablets didn't kill off PCs, as some analysts anticipated, I don't think we're going to see tens of millions of PC gamers flock to consoles in the next few years. It's also important to remember that it's not necessarily one over the other—20 million PS5 sales does not equate to 20 million defections. Just as likely is that most of the initial buyers will be coming from the current generation PS4 and Xbox One.

More distinct LEDs and a 1-piece grille up front is the easiest way to spot the facelift. As far as facelifts go, this one is particularly mild, especially the exterior. The design team at JLR hasn’t got too much wrong over the last decade, aside from the latest Discovery, so they may have been a little circumspect when penning modifications to this facelifted Range Rover Sport. Front and rear bumpers have been given new treatment, enlarging the opening below the grille. The grille is now a single unit (where before it had 2 tiers) endowing the Sport with a more distinct and less fussy face. The LED lights are thinner but have a more pronounced design that’s easily recognisable in a rear-view mirror. The rear bumper has also undergone a redesign and features more prominent exhaust tailpipes that are integrated into the aft diffuser. The major update is installed in the cabin, where the infotainment system from the Range Rover Velar has been installed. It includes two crisp 10-inch touchscreens and some new seats that hug your torso a little tighter than the previous items. The good That opulent feel A Range Rover always feels more spacious inside. The Range Rover Sport sits below the big-daddy Range Rover in the lineup, but it doesn’t feel like it lacks for anything, at least upon the first impression. The styling remains muscular and squared off, it’s distinctive and stands apart from the curved and rounded body shapes of the vehicles it competes with. In terms of sheer kerb presence, it has real street appeal when parked in the city that not many can match. It’s not just the outside that’s appealing either, step inside and there’s an air of quality and opulence, something that Range Rover has managed to instil in the Sport while adding more gadgets, gizmos and mobile connectivity options. There is a plethora of buttons on the fascia, but it doesn’t feel cluttered or overwhelming and the huge centre console acts as a "room divider" between the driver and front passenger. It feels much bigger in here than it actually is. The armrests are also quintessential to the Range Rover cabin experience as is the buttery smooth leather that’s lavishly plastered throughout the cabin. The new seats fit more snugly and do a better job of holding you upright when cornering than their predecessors. They still give that "up high and above everything else" seating position that allows you to look down on other road users. What's more, the updated infotainment screens constitute a welcome connectivity update. The high-res screens respond quickly to touch – the top screen deals with infotainment duties, navigation, your personal settings and the Apple Carplay/Android Auto display. The bottom screen is utilised for climate control (and seat heating) settings and vehicle mode adjustment (off-road modes as well). It’s very simple, yet classy interface. Smooth operator the "Range Rover Sport as a turbodiesel" is a peculiar combination; the two don’t usually go together that well. Over the last few years, turbodiesel technology has really started to push the boundaries of performance (in spite of the VW Dieselgate scandal) and the 3.0-litre turbodiesel V6 lump beneath the Sport's bonnet thumps out 225 kW and 700 Nm of torque. Compare that to the supercharged petrol model’s output of 250 kW and 450 Nm and it seems that the diesel has more strings to its performance bow. There is a difference of some R130k between the derivatives, however. Connected to an 8-speed automatic transmission, the SDV6 is capable of leaping from 0 to 100 kph in 7.1 seconds (1 tenth faster than the petrol as well) and while that’s not quite as potent as a BMW X5 M50d or Audi Q8 50 TDI, it’s enough to feel fast when you plant the throttle from a standstill. In day to day use, the self-shifting transmission and engine work well in tandem, smoothly shifting and anticipating your next move. There’s only a hint of hesitation when you ask for more performance as the 'box shuffles for an extra gear before the 2.5-tonne British behemoth is on its way again. When less performance is required, it’s smoother/the hesitation falls away; as if the cache of torque keeps things moving effortlessly... The HSE rides on 20-inch rubber (options go up to 22-inch), but combined with standard adaptive air suspension the ride quality is superb. Small bumps or big bumps, the air suspension soaks them up and settles quickly thereafter. The weight is a little harder to hide in corners and Rangey leans when taking bends at a brisk pace. If cornering performance is what you desire from your Range Rover, the Velar a better bet.

Cyprus has been left stunned after a man confessed to killing seven women and girls, all of foreign descent, in what is thought to be the island's first serial killing. The authorities are facing accusations of not fully investigating when the women were first reported missing. So far, the bodies of three Filipino women have been found and two lakes are being combed for further victims. The suspect, a 35-year-old Greek-Cypriot army officer, is in custody. Crime rates are low in Cyprus and violence against women on this scale has not been seen outside of wartime. It has a po[CENSORED]tion of about 890,000. The Mediterranean island is split between a northern part run by a Turkish Cypriot government and the internationally recognised government in the south run by Greek Cypriots. The search is focused southwest of the capital of Nicosia. Cyprus country profile In a statement, President Nicos Anastasiades said he was "shocked by the revelation of so many shameful murders against innocent foreign women and young children". News website Kathimerini Cyprus issued a letter of apology to the victims' families and said it was a "crime against the country, carried out by an assassin" but "perpetrated by a state and society constantly developing xenophobic tendencies and racist behaviours". How did it all unfold? Earlier this month, the bodies of two women, Marry Rose Tiburcio, 38, and Arian Palanas Lozano, 28, both from the Philippines, were discovered. They had been reported missing last year. After tracking Ms Tiburcio's online messages, an army officer was arrested on suspicion of murder. He at first denied killing a third Filipino woman, Maricar Valtez Arquiola, 31, who has been missing since late 2017, but then changed his testimony and confessed to the murder of seven women and girls over the past three years. Following the arrest, the suspected murderer showed investigators to a well at an army firing range where the unidentified body of a woman of Nepalese or Indian descent was discovered. Authorities are now scouring two lakes in the south for the bodies of a Romanian mother and her young daughter. A search is also underway for Ms Tiburcio' six-year-old daughter, who the suspect has also confessed to killing. What do protesters say? The authorities have been accused of not taking the cases seriously due to the women being of foreign descent. The main opposition party, AKEL, called on the police chief and justice minister to resign. "Unprecedented indifference was shown simply because these people were not of Cypriot origin but came from foreign countries," said AKEL leader Andros Kyprianou. Doros Polycarpou, the director of Kisa, a migrant and refugee support group, told Reuters that Cyprus operated a "two-tier system" in which "some non-Cypriots did not enjoy the same rights as locals". "We had repeatedly said that migrants and refugees to our country are particularly vulnerable," she said. Cypriot police have said they will investigate the handling of the case.

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For the first time, Microsoft's market cap topped $1 trillion today, having crested the lofty valuation after posting its third quarter financial results. How did it happen? Gaming played a part, but was not the primary driver. In fact, gaming performance was actually a bit disappointing for Microsoft, despite seeing a 5 percent year-over-year jump in related revenue, which was largely driven by Xbox software sales and services. Overall, the $2.36 billion it pulled in from its efforts in gaming was "lower than expected." Nevertheless, Microsoft still sees a "massive opportunity in gaming," where it noted "record user engagement" even though that didn't translate into quite the kind of revenue it was anticipating. That's largely attributable to its Xbox console. It was also partially offset by Microsoft's PC revenue, which jumped 8 percent to $10.7 billion last quarter and was "better than expected." "In Windows, the overall PC market was stronger than we anticipated driven by improved chip supply that met both unfulfilled Q2 commercial and premium consumer demand as well as better than expected Q3 commercial demand," Microsoft's chief financial officer Amy Hood said. Percentage wise, Microsoft saw the biggest gains in its cloud revenue. Cloud revenue rose 41 percent year-over-year. Microsoft is just the third US company to top $1 trillion, following Amazon and Apple. To put that figure into perspective, here's an NYT older article from when Apple reached the milestone, with some interesting visuals. As of this moment, Microsoft is worth more than Exxon Mobil, Visa, Advanced Auto Parts, Stanley Black and Decker, and Dollar Tree combined. $1 trillion is also higher than the GPD of Turkey, and twice that of Belgium. It's a lot of money, in other words. Can Microsoft sustain that kind of valuation? That depends on a variety of factors. Microsoft warns that "intense competition" in every market could lead to lower revenue. However, it was a strong year for Microsoft. Windows 10 also continues to gain ground—deployments "remained healthy," with Windows 10 now on 800 million devices.

In an odd play, Nvidia has omitted Turing's NVENC from their shiny new budget 16-series offering, the GTX 1650, which is otherwise built around Turing microarchitecture. Each of Nvidia's graphics card architectures, going all the way back to Kepler, has included a new encoder block. So to see the older Volta NVENC instead of the new Turing NVENC in the 1650 comes as a bit of surprise, particularly when you consider that both of the other cards in the 16-series (the 1660 and 1660 Ti) include the newer version. NVENC is a portmanteau for Nvidia encoder, the company's proprietary solution for offloading encoding tasks to free up processing power for other tasks. The gap in encoding workload performance between the Volta and Turing solutions is somewhere around 15 percent—not a massive gulf, but definitely a consideration for streamers or content producers waffling between the 1650 and one of its big brothers in the Turing-architecture-minus-RT-and-Tensor-Cores family.

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Sri Lanka has revised down the death toll from Sunday's blasts by more than 100, to "about 253", the health ministry says. It has blamed a calculation error. Suicide bombers struck hotels and churches in the Colombo area and the eastern city of Batticaloa. Hundreds were injured, officials said. Most of those killed were Sri Lankans, but dozens of foreigners were also casualties. Nine people are suspected of carrying out the attacks. Police have continued carrying out raids and have issued photographs of seven people wanted in connection with the attacks. The authorities blamed a local Islamist extremist group, National Thowheed Jamath (NTJ), soon after the blasts but say the bombers must have had outside help. The Islamic State group said it was behind the attacks and published a video showing eight men but provided no evidence of direct involvement. In other developments: Hundreds of Muslims, fearing revenge attacks, have been fleeing the city of Negombo, site of one of the attacks Sri Lanka's defence secretary, Hemasiri Fernando, the top non-elected official at the department, announced his resignation on Thursday in response to intelligence failures The country's Catholic Church has announced the suspension of all church services Police say more than 70 people have now been arrested The UK Foreign Office is now warning against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka Why was the wrong toll given? Sri Lankan Deputy Defence Minister Ruwan Wijewardene said morgues had provided inaccurate figures. Another official, the head of health services, told Reuters news agency there had been so many body parts it was "difficult to give a precise figure". According to the health ministry, all autopsies had been completed late on Thursday and it transpired that some victims had been counted more than once. BBC World Service South Asia editor Jill McGivering says the revised figure comes as the government is struggling to restore its credibility - amid criticism of its apparent failure to respond to intelligence warnings before the attacks. It's also battling to counter fake news and false rumours about the crisis, she says. This sudden dramatic revision is unlikely to help. What is the situation with the Muslim minority? Muslims in Sri Lanka are reporting feeling fearful and say they are facing persecution. Many of those in Negombo belong to a minority sect, the Ahmadi. Some have been sheltering in a mosque under police protection. Ahmadi Muslims identify as Muslim and follow the Koran, but are viewed by many orthodox Muslims as heretical. Many of those living in Sri Lanka have fled from persecution elsewhere, including Pakistan. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has admitted that some Ahmadis have been subject to attacks. Of Sri Lanka's 21-million po[CENSORED]tion, just under 10% are Muslims.

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Have you heard? Intel is getting into discrete graphics, and has assembled some industry bigwigs to help with that endeavor. That's not really a genuine question, because of course you've heard—Intel's hired a bunch of marketing vets and even plucked some individuals from the enthusiast community (most recently Kyle Bennett from HardOCP) to make sure its message is heard. But it also wants to hear from you, and so it's holding another Ask You Anything session on Reddit. "We are flipping the concept of an Ask Me Anything (AMA) on its head, again. We will be asking YOU the questions. Our engineers enjoyed hearing the insights from our first AYA, so we are back to listen some more. It’s not just about helping Intel. Your direct input helps us build out the future of visual computing experiences for you and your friends," Intel explains There are two ways to view this. One is by rolling your eyes so far back into your head that you can see behind you (or the back of your skull), because are Intel's engineers really spending their time scribbling down notes from the community and then building GPUs around those ideas? Probably not. I hope not, anyway, because if 2020 is still the goal, Intel should already be well into development. That's an overly cynical way of looking at this, though. The second way to look at this is, as I've pointed out before—Intel's outreach to the community is a good thing, and indicates that it wants to get this right. I'm not so naive to take all this at face value—this whole Odyssey thing is, in large part, a marketing effort—but in taking this approach, Intel is knowingly setting expectations high. Beyond the obvious hype, we've seen some progress already, at least on the integrated side of the equation. Intel's retooled Command Center is a step in the right direction. So is its 'Gameplay' portal where users can look up recommended settings for specific games, based on their CPU with integrated graphics. Driver updates are coming at a steady clip nowadays too. That said, I don't expect Intel to offer up very many specifics during its AYA session. Intel has been rather cagey with most of the details surrounding its discrete GPU development. This is more of a glorified survey anyway. Last time around, Intel asked questions like what content creators find is the biggest challenge in editing and managing personal photos and videos, and feedback on branding and model naming/numbering. Still, it will be interesting to see what topics Intel brings up, as it will give us a glimpse of where it's mind is at. You can participate by following this link tomorrow—it starts on April 25 at 9 am PT and ends at 10 am PT.