We all love to talk about tech and the cloud as if they’ve these things dramatically changed the way we live our lives and work. And don’t get me wrong – they could. They should. But too many of our businesses still operate like it’s 1997 when it comes to asset management. Sure, you may
Read MoreAnna Hensel / VentureBeat: Facebook schedules F8 2019 for April 30-May 1 in San Jose — Developers, mark your calendars: Facebook announced today that its annual F8 conference will be held on April 30 – May 1, 2019 at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, CA. — Though Facebook hasn’t released the official schedule
Read MoreMark Gurman / Bloomberg: Apple discounts iPhone XR by up to $300 for trading in older iPhones, a rare step for new models; source: some marketing staff were reassigned to boost sales — – ‘Fire drill,’ trade-in deals come after signs of waning demand — Analysts look again for what’s next beyond the iPhone Apple
Read MoreFor most of human history, musical instruments were strictly mechanical devices. The musician either plucked something, blew into or across something, or banged on something to produce the sounds the occasion called for. All musical instruments, the human voice included, worked by vibrating air more or less directly as a result of these mechanical manipulations.
Read MoreResearchers tout smaller electronics that consume lower power in a Nature paper. As chip speeds fizzle, Intel and Berkeley offer spintronics fix – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMary Jo Foley / ZDNet: Microsoft open sources the Open Neural Network Exchange runtime, a key part of Windows ML platform, and makes Azure Machine Learning service generally available — Following its alliance with Facebook around the Open Neural Network Exchange (ONNX), Microsoft is open-sourcing the ONNX runtime engine for machine learning. Microsoft open sources
Read MoreEpic Games, the company behind the wildly successful Fortnite, today revealed it’s opening its own digital game storefront. The new store will offer developers an 88 percent share of revenue, in contrast to Valve’s industry-standard 70 percent. Calling it a “Steam rival” would be more than just a trite comparison, as Epic’s own announcement features a chart
Read MorePlus, a look at Ring’s Neighbors app. Want a 5G-powered iPhone? Get ready to wait (The 3:59, Ep. 498) – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePolitico: Sources: officials at NRCC, the House GOP’s campaign arm, had several months’ worth of emails stolen in 2018 by what some think was a nation-state hacker — Republican leaders were not informed until POLITICO contacted committee officials about the incident. Sources: officials at NRCC, the House GOP's campaign arm, had several months' worth of
Read MoreFortnite’s success led to the announcement, with more details to come at The Game Awards. Fortnite dev Epic Games is launching a Steam rival, teases bigger reveal – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreResearchers have discovered over 415,000 routers across the globe have been infected with malware designed to steal their computing power and secretly mine cryptocurrency. The attack, which is still ongoing, affects MikroTik routers in particular. For the record, the string of crypto-jacking attacks on the brand first began in August, when security experts discovered over
Read MoreYou can make short-lived contributions no matter where you are. Facebook spreads group stories globally – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLarson is active on Twitter, except when paparazzi are on set. When Captain Marvel green suit leaked, Brie Larson ignored social media – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe bear market – which many optimistically hoped would only span a few months – has swallowed the entire year, and with it, a string of cryptocurrency projects The latest casualty is ETCDEV, the development team for much of the software adopted by notable alt-coin Ethereum Classic. According to a recent post, the group simply does not
Read MoreEmil Protalinski / VentureBeat: Google launches Flutter 1.0, its Android and iOS mobile app SDK, as Square announces two new Flutter SDKs for easy payments — At Flutter Live in London today, Google launched version 1.0 of Flutter, the company’s open source mobile UI framework that helps developers build native interfaces for Android and iOS.
Read MoreToday, at the Flutter Live event in London, Google announced the first stable release of Flutter, its cross-platform UI toolkit. Flutter is intended to help developers build attractive, native app experiences from a single codebase. While cross-platform UI toolkits are nothing new, Flutter is unique in how it emphasizes speed and developer control above all else.
Read MoreMany artists are inseparably associated with their medium: Vincent Van Gogh had oil paint, Auguste Rodin had bronze, and Banksy has the spraycan and stencil. You have ICs, passives, wire, and solder. So often electronics are hidden away, but not today! We want to see you build electronic circuits that are beautiful in and of
Read MoreThis image of the horizon is as it was seen from the cockpit of NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s F/A-18 research aircraft. Researching Supersonic Flight Source: NASA
Read MoreIn a new ad, Redmond is scathing about Apple’s latest tablet. Microsoft pours mockery on the iPad, says it's a kid's toy Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreA couple of months ago, I reviewed Dyson’s Pure Cool fan and air purifier combination, which I quite liked and seemed to help manage my dog’s allegies. Now that winter has a come, Dyson is updating its family with something more fit to the season: The company is today introducing the Pure Hot+Cool, a follow
Read MoreMicrosoft is open sourcing WPF, Windows Forms and Win UI via GitHub and making available the first public preview of Visual Studio 2019. Microsoft open sources key Windows UX Frameworks, launches first Visual Studio 2019 preview Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreKayaks are a some of the most versatile watercraft around. You can fish from them, go on backpacking trips, or just cruise around your local lake for a few hours. They’re inexpensive, lightweight, don’t require fuel, and typically don’t require a license or insurance to operate. They also make a great platform for a solar-powered boat
Read MoreGoogle chief executive Sundar Pichai is now slated to testify to Congress on Tuesday, December 11, after lawmakers rescheduled their original hearing in light of former President George H.W. Bush’s death. Google CEO Sundar Pichai will testify to Congress on Dec. 11 Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreGo ahead and make your fire jokes — this is a great deal on a self-balancing scooter. Plus: free cookies and a super-cheap OBD2 car scanner! This hoverboard is only . Here's why you should buy it – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMuch to the chagrin of local historians, the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania is today best known as the setting for the American version of The Office. But while the exploits of Dunder Mifflin’s best and brightest might make for a good Netflix binge, there’s a lot more to the historic city than the fictional paper company.
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