The Verge

AUGUST 15, 2020

Image by Epic Games. Apple’s cloud ban and Fortnite feud have made it gaming’s latest villain Apple has always had a complicated relationship with the game industry, but this month that relationship slid into a bitter and very public legal and regulatory war that could shape the future of iPhone apps. The first escalation occurred when Apple laid out in clear terms why it has no plans to ever approve cloud gaming services from its tech rivals Google and Microsoft.

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Gizmodo

AUGUST 15, 2020

Apparently running out of cataclysmic events to throw at us this year, Mother Nature decided to reach deep into her bag of tricks and pull out a Biblical classic: swirling hellfire. Read more.

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The Verge

AUGUST 15, 2020

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Mozilla and Google have extended their arrangement to keep Google the default search engine within the Firefox browser until at least 2023, ZDNet reported. The companies have not formally announced the deal, which ZDNet estimates is worth between $400 and $450 million per year, but are expected to announce it later this fall.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 15, 2020

Selene is a rather unique supercomputer. It uses Nvidia’s commercially-available GPU-accelerated DGX SuperPOD architecture, instead of the custom CPU-heavy designs that dominate most of the Top500 list. It ranks second on the Green500 most power-efficient supercomputer list.

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The Verge

AUGUST 15, 2020

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted Friday that two-factor authentication for its app is “embarrassingly late” but apparently is now on the way. Musk didn’t provide a timeline, but said on Twitter that two-factor authentication — which adds an additional step to verify a user’s identity at sign-in— is in “final validation.”.

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Venture Beast

AUGUST 15, 2020

Niccolo de Masi wants to take another private company public in short order using a special acquisitions process. His target is a gaming firm. Read More.

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Venture Beast

AUGUST 15, 2020

Victor Kislyi has built Wargaming into 5,000 employees and multiple games thanks to the endurance of the World of Tanks online game. Read More.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 15, 2020

Jeff Hussey, CEO and co-founder of Tempered Networks, and his wife on a trip to Austria. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Hussey). Jeff Hussey , co-founder and CEO of Seattle’s Tempered Networks, is not a believer in long-term work-from-home practices. “We have all the technology to do it, but I don’t think human nature is wired for it,” Hussey said. “I don’t think we have the programming to collaborate and develop new ideas that are creative when we are not together.”.

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Gizmodo

AUGUST 15, 2020

Look, it’s been a rough year for all of us. In times like these, we need heroes. Heroes like Darkwing Duck. Read more.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 15, 2020

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. We finally got the price and date for Surface Duo, Microsoft’s new dual-screen Android device (don’t call it a phone!). It launches on Sept. 10 and at a price — $1,399 — that may put it out of the reach of many. Todd has ordered one but … who else will be buying? And what is Microsoft up to with this device?

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Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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Gizmodo

AUGUST 15, 2020

Hundreds of thousands of Californians were left in the dark Friday evening after triple-digit temperatures drove up power demands, leading grid operators to declare a statewide Stage 3 emergency for the first time in nearly two decades. Read more.

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The Verge

AUGUST 15, 2020

Photo by Cameron Faulkner / The Verge. Genki is offering a 15 percent discount to readers of The Verge who buy two or more products from its site. Two easy picks are its new Covert Dock for the Nintendo Switch along with the Portable Stand or Genki Audio Bluetooth adapter for the Switch to go with it. Whatever you end up buying, just add them to your cart and then paste in the offer code ONTHEVERGE at checkout to save.

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Gizmodo

AUGUST 15, 2020

As the sun descends behind sand dunes and wind-carved escarpments, central Qatar’s Al Rayyan region gets a reprieve from the intense heat of day. In the calm of twilight, a once-foreign sound emerges: the rasping croaking of toads drifts in over miles of parched rock and sand. Qatar’s harsh landscape is home to a… Read more.

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The Verge

AUGUST 15, 2020

Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. President Donald Trump has joined Triller, a rival to the video sharing app TikTok that he wants ban in the US. First noted by New York Times reporter Taylor Lorenz , Trump’s Triller account (@donaldjtrump) has about 3,500 followers, and his introductory video has more than 590,000 views. The intro video features clips of the president and audio clips of him saying “I’m a professional at technology,” and “nobody can do it like me.

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The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Gizmodo

AUGUST 15, 2020

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made it no secret that he wants all of the company’s apps to be one big happy family. However, that’s easier said than done, especially considering that many people who use Instagram, Facebook’s crown jewel, don’t want to go anywhere near the big blue app. It may be a little bit harder… Read more.

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Gizmodo

AUGUST 15, 2020

Even though the fifth season of Lucifer is about to release its first half, it’s not. quite. done. Read more.

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Gizmodo

AUGUST 15, 2020

After massive layoffs that wracked DC Comics , it was, honestly, somewhat of an open question. Read more.

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Gizmodo

AUGUST 15, 2020

After the comedian was accused of sexual misconduct, he’s getting recast. Read more.

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AUGUST 15, 2020

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AUGUST 15, 2020

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