With performance optimizations seemingly having lost their relevance in an era of ever-increasing hardware performance, there are still many good reasons to spend some time optimizing code. In a recent preprint article by [Paul Bilokon] and [Burak Gunduz] of the Imperial College London the focus is specifically on low-latency patterns that are relevant for applications
Read MoreImages of UTM SE from its App Store listing. | Screenshots: UTM SE Apple has approved UTM SE, an app for emulating a computer to run classic software and games, weeks after the company rejected it and barred it from being notarized for third-party app stores in the European Union. The app is now available
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge Conspiracy theories about the shooting at a Trump rally began surfacing on X shortly after the news broke this afternoon, with the platform promoting topics including “#falseflag” and “staged” to users. X owner Elon Musk has staunchly advocated for “free speech” on social media platforms — which can include misinformation like the
Read MoreHere on Earth, being able to 3D print replacement parts is handy, but rarely necessary. If you’ve got a broken o-ring, printing one out is just saving you a trip to the hardware store. But on the Moon, Mars, or in deep space, that broken component could be the difference between life and death. In
Read More“Signal is finally tightening its desktop client’s security,” reports BleepingComputer — by changing the way it stores plain text encryption keys for the SQLite database where users’ messages are stored: When BleepingComputer contacted Signal about the flaw in 2018, we never received a response. Instead, a Signal Support Manager responded to a user’s concerns in
Read More“Signal is finally tightening its desktop client’s security,” reports BleepingComputer — by changing the way it stores plain text encryption keys for the SQLite database where users’ messages are stored: When BleepingComputer contacted Signal about the flaw in 2018, we never received a response. Instead, a Signal Support Manager responded to a user’s concerns in
Read Moreclovis (Slashdot reader #4,684) writes: Joe Engle received his astronaut wings in a ceremony on July 15, 1965, for his flight in the hypersonic aircraft, reaching an altitude of 50 miles above the Earth. At 32, he was the youngest man to become an astronaut. Later, he entered the Apollo program and eventually commanded the
Read MoreApple has an absolutely dominant position in mobile gaming because of the ubiquity of the iPhone but a minuscule desktop market share. Apple has big plans for 2024, and we got a look at some of what’s coming. New games coming in 2024 on Mac and other Apple platforms (Photo by Stephen Silver) Over the
Read MoreThe Delta emulator app that allows players to use their own ROM files for various retro gaming systems on an iPhone is now also available for the iPad. Delta now runs on iPhone and iPad The emulator app from developer Riley Testut allows users to play Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advanced, NES, SuperNES, Nintendo
Read MoreMuckRock is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) non-profit collaborative news site to “request, analyze and share government documents,” according to its web site. And long-time Slashdot reader schwit1 shared their report about a lecture by Admiral Grace Hopper: In a vault at the National Security Agency lies a historical treasure: two AMPEX 1-inch open reel tapes containing
Read MoreThe Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 is now official, bringing a new cover screen aspect ratio, a more durable design, and several key upgrades under the hood. Samsung’s latest foldable is a solid step forward for the brand, addressing some of its biggest durability and aesthetic issues. However, it’s not the only foldable phone coming
Read MoreApple has an absolutely dominant position in mobile gaming because of the ubiquity of the iPhone but a minuscule desktop market share. Apple has big plans for 2024, and we got a look at some of what’s coming. New games coming in 2024 on Mac and other Apple platforms (Photo by Stephen Silver) Over the
Read MoreA YouTuber who lost his Apple Watch while swimming and diving in the summer of 2022 has had it returned to him, thanks to the Find My feature. Apple Watches can survive immersion in even salt water, up to certain depths. Jared Brick of Brick House Media made a video in which he shared both
Read MoreThe Kobo Elipsa 2E lets you actually take notes directly on pages, which is one of the reasons I recommend it over the Kindle Scribe. | Image: Kobo We’re already seeing great deals land on Amazon devices like the Kindle Scribe ahead of Prime Day next week, which makes sense as it’s an Amazon event.
Read MorePlus: The Ford Capri returns as an EV, Samsung workers are on indefinite labor strike, and the market for anti-obesity drugs is messier than ever.
Read MoreSamsung finally held its second Unpacked event of the year yesterday, peeling the curtain back on a variety of products. Between new foldable phones, new earbuds, and new smartwatches, there was no shortage of gadgets on offer. We don’t blame you if you think some of these products look very similar to rival gadgets or
Read MoreImage: The Verge Valve is a famously secretive company with an enormous influence on the gaming industry, particularly because it runs the massive PC gaming storefront Steam. But despite that influence, Valve isn’t a large organization on par with EA or Riot Games’ thousands of employees: according to leaked data we’ve seen, as of 2021,
Read MoreExperimenting in the world of particle physics probably brings to mind large, expensive pieces of equipment like particle accelerators, or at least exotic elements or isotopes that most of us can’t easily find. But plenty of common objects emit various particles, and it turns out that detecting these particles does not require government backing or
Read MoreWith Samsung’s big summer launch already in the rear-view mirror, Android fans who thrive on novelty are turning their attention to what’s next — and in just one short month, that’s set to be Google’s Pixel 9. As we get ready for the Pixel 9 launch, we’ve been thinking a bit about what changes promise
Read MorePlus: The Heritage Foundation gets hacked over Project 2025, a car dealership software provider seems to have paid $25 million to a ransomware gang, and authorities disrupt a Russian bot farm.
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from DefenseScoop: A group of NATO countries are set to begin implementing a new project aimed at improving the alliance’s ability to quickly share intelligence gathered by space-based assets operated by both member nations and the commercial sector. Seventeen NATO members signed a memorandum of understanding for the Alliance
Read MoreIf you were expecting a post about ancient kings and queens, you are probably at the wrong website. [Burn Heart] has a fascination with ancient measuring devices and set out to recreate period-correct rules, although using decidedly modern techniques. The first example is a French rule for measuring the “pied du Roi” or king’s foot.
Read MoreResearchers from Cornell University have developed a novel urine collection and filtration system for spacesuits, designed to improve hygiene and comfort for astronauts during long spacewalks. This new system, inspired by the ‘stillsuits’ from the Dune franchise, recycles urine into potable water using a vacuum-based external catheter and a forward-reverse osmosis unit. It’s expected to
Read MoreThe printing press was first invented in 1440 AD by Johannes Gutenberg. It’s not so relevant to our day to day lives today, but it’s a technology that forever changed the path of human history. Now you can whip one up yourself using this teeny design from the [3DPrintingEnthusiast]! Don’t expect to be making broadsheets
Read MoreThe printing press was first invented in 1440 AD by Johannes Gutenberg. It’s not so relevant to our day to day lives today, but it’s a technology that forever changed the path of human history. Now you can whip one up yourself using this teeny design from the [3DPrintingEnthusiast]! Don’t expect to be making broadsheets
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