Transitioning to microservices has many advantages for teams building large applications, particularly those that must accelerate the pace of innovation, deployments, and time to market. Microservices also provide technology teams the opportunity to secure their applications and services better than they did with monolithic code bases. Zero-trust security provides these teams with a scalable way
Read MoreRachel Sandler / Forbes: NY Governor signs a bill to suspend the use of facial recognition and other biometric ID tech in schools until July 2022, the first such regulation in the US — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Tuesday temporarily banning the use of facial recognition in schools, making it the
Read MoreThe upcoming Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. | Photo: WinFuture An FCC listing confirms that Samsung’s S Pen stylus can be used with the company’s upcoming flagship Galaxy S21 Ultra phone. The confirmation, first discovered by Android Authority, comes in a test report for model number SMG998B. The discovery lends clarity to recent statements from Samsung
Read MoreFrom videoconferencing to fitness apps, the best tech helped us endure a hard year. But there were also low points. The Tech That Was Fixed in 2020 and the Tech That Still Needs Fixing Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreTelegram is adding a new group voice chats feature that’s similar to an always-on Discord room. Voice chats are now part of existing text chats, and operate as a persistent option to speak live with friends or family. As they’re always available, you can dip in and out of voice chats just like you would
Read MoreRachel Reichenbach / rainylune: Small business owner shares conversation with an Instagram media expert, who told her the algorithm favors Reels, consistency and using all post types — Back in November, Instagram reached out to me and asked me to schedule a call with them so a media expert from the Instagram Partnerships team …
Read MoreYoolim Lee / Bloomberg: Profile of Koh Soo Boon, Singapore’s first female VC who has focused on Silicon Valley tech investments since 1987 and is currently raising a $100M fund — – Singapore’s first female VC is raising a new $100 million fund — iGlobe focuses on cross-border investment in fintech, software Profile of Koh
Read MoreWhen we last heard from [lixielabs] he was building Nixie tube replacements out of etched acrylic and LEDs. Well he’s moved forward a few decades to bring us the Pixie, a chainable, addressable backpack for tiny LED matrix displays. Each Pixie module is designed to host two gorgeous little Lite-On LTP-305G/HR 5×7 LED dot matrix
Read MoreThis iconic picture shows Earth peeking out from beyond the lunar surface as the first crewed spacecraft circumnavigated the Moon. Apollo 8: Earthrise Source: NASA
Read MoreAdjustable, coated or a set: Find out which kettlebell is right for you. The best kettlebells for 2021: JaxJox, Apex and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: Honeywell says it is buying Sparta Systems, which makes regulatory and quality management software for the life sciences industry, for $1.3B — Software industrial giant Honeywell Inc. said today it’s buying life sciences software company Sparta Systems Inc. for $1.3 billion in order to expand … Honeywell says it is buying
Read MoreGet a great workout at home with these rowing machines for every budget and space. Find the best rowing machine for 2021 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe discussion about technology’s influence over our lives have gone on for years and I doubt it’ll ever stop. Yes, even when we’re eating everything through tubes and being used as batteries the conversation will continue. There are endless examples of technology shaping our daily lives, a never-ending stream of stories like Google Maps impacting real world
Read MoreRon Amadeo / Ars Technica: Certificate authority Let’s Encrypt says it has found a workaround that will extend older Android phones’ compatibility with its certificates by three years — When you haven’t been updated since 2016, expiring certificates are a problem. — Things were touch-and-go for a while … Certificate authority Let's Encrypt says it
Read MoreSimon Sharwood / The Register: After 11 years, Australia declares its national broadband network is “built and fully operational” with 11.86M premises wired, leaving 35K not yet connected — Those 35,000 connections that aren’t built? Celebrate the 11.86 million that were, says Minister After 11 years, Australia declares its national broadband network is "built and
Read MoreFinancial Times: Formula One’s outgoing CEO says the company is in active talks with Amazon over streaming deals to screen its Grand Prix races — Internet giants part of motorsport’s digital future, says outgoing F1 chief Chase Carey — Formula One is in “active” talks with US internet giant Amazon … Formula One's outgoing CEO
Read MoreStep up your cycling game without leaving the house. Best indoor bike trainers for 2021: Tacx, Wahoo, Saris and more compared – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis year has been the year of home video conferencing. If you are really on the ball, you’ve managed to put some kind of green screen up so you can hide your mess and look as though you are in your posh upper east side office space. However, most of the consumer video conferencing now
Read MoreAfter months of testing, here are my picks for the best ellipticals for home use. The best ellipticals for 2021: NordicTrack, ProForm, Teeter and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRichard Waters / Financial Times: Google CEO Sundar Pichai says GDPR shows that “regulation can get it wrong” and “we are still a small part of the overall information ecosystem” — For Google, the Techlash arrived with a vengeance last week. After years of mounting angst about the power of Big Tech … Google CEO
Read MoreTim Glaze / HousingWire: Qualia, which offers a digital closings service for real estate and mortgage companies, has raised $65M Series D led by Tiger Global at an over $1B valuation — Digital closings software firm raises $65M in Series D, propelling it to unicorn status — Digital closings firm Qualia announced Monday … Qualia,
Read MoreRita Liao / TechCrunch: Chinese autonomous driving startup WeRide raises $200M from Chinese bus manufacturer Yutong; WeRide says the raise is first tranche of its Series B — WeRide, one of China’s most-funded startups developing autonomous driving capabilities, said on Wednesday that it has raised … Chinese autonomous driving startup WeRide raises 0M from Chinese
Read MoreThese convenient meal kit services deliver weekly menus and preportioned ingredients to enthusiastic but time-poor home cooks. During the pandemic, they’re more useful than ever. Best meal kit delivery service for 2021 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePaul Berger / Wall Street Journal: Superpedestrian, maker of e-scooters which has been awarded rental service contracts in 12 US cities, raises $60M from Citigroup, OurCrowd, and others — Electric-scooter firm eyes dozens of new markets as Citigroup, others invest — An electric scooter company vying for a place … Superpedestrian, maker of e-scooters which
Read MoreAstronomy fans were recently treated to the Great Conjunction, where Jupiter and Saturn appear close together from the perspective of our planet Earth. Astronomy has given us this and many other magnificent sights, but we can get other senses involved. Science News tells of explorations into adapting our sense of hearing into tools of astronomical
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