TechSpot
MARCH 26, 2022
Lucas Brooks discovered the Easter egg inside of a bitmap of a smiley face while exploring the depths of Microsoft's first graphical OS. It's the only form of credits in Windows 1.0 and maybe the only acknowledgment of some of the developers that heralded the now-dominant consumer OS.
Gizmodo
MARCH 26, 2022
The 2022 Oscars are this weekend, and it’s shaping up to be one of the messiest versions of the annual film awards show for a variety of reasons. Before its controversial category omissions and foolish decision to bring back the “most popular film” category (but this time stupidly dictated by Twitter ), one of the most… Read more.
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TechSpot
MARCH 26, 2022
Several leakers with good track records have recently said that they expect the RTX 4080 or 4090 to have a 600W TBP (total board power). A higher-end model, either the RTX 4090 Ti or some special edition card, could consume over 800W. But they've also attached several disclaimers to those.
The Verge
MARCH 26, 2022
Collecting satellite data for research is a group effort thanks to this app developed for Android users. Camaliot is a campaign funded by the European Space Agency, and its first project focuses on making smartphone owners around the world part of a project that can help improve weather forecasts by using your phone’s GPS receiver. The Camaliot app works on devices running Android version 7.0 or later that support satellite navigation.
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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.
TechSpot
MARCH 26, 2022
With PS Remote Play, you can use your PlayStation console remotely wherever you have a high-speed Internet connection. It's free and compatible with Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS.
Venture Beast
MARCH 26, 2022
We don’t have the superpower of universal understanding in real life. But what if it’s indeed possible to achieve it in the metaverse? Read More.
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The Verge
MARCH 26, 2022
Photo Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge. Converting a laptop into a ‘slabtop’ is surprisingly freeing People had a lot of questions when I pulled out my M1 MacBook Air at a party over the weekend: “What is that?” “What happened to your laptop?” “Is that the new Mac?” This was to be expected, as there certainly was something different about mine.
TechSpot
MARCH 26, 2022
Last week's Gran Turismo 7 patch and outage left players with a very bad taste in their mouths. So bad, in fact, that players review-bombed the game on Metacritic, earning it the lowest Metacritic user score for any Sony game ever. Game director Kazunori Yamauchi recently acknowledged the incident, issuing.
Venture Beast
MARCH 26, 2022
If your marketing team is looking to buy an off-the-shelf AI-powered marketing product, ask the vendor these 5 questions first. Read More.
The Verge
MARCH 26, 2022
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Apple Pay will no longer support Russian card payment system Mir, closing a loophole that let Russians continue to use the service amid economic sanctions put on the country, according to a report from Reuters. “Apple has informed NSPK [Russia’s National Payment Card System] that it is suspending support of ‘Mir’ cards in the payment service Apple Pay,” a translated announcement on Mir’s site reads.
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Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.
Venture Beast
MARCH 26, 2022
In order to stay afloat, orgs need to prioritize data management to ensure data responsiveness is 24/7 and without hiccups. Read More.
The Verge
MARCH 26, 2022
Tesla has been sued by civil rights watchdogs for racial segregation at its Fremont, California factory. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. The Los Angeles Times has a great piece that interviews three former Tesla employees about their experiences with racism, discrimination, and retaliation at the company, which is well worth a read. The story acts as a way to contextualize a lawsuit that the automaker is currently facing , where the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing
Venture Beast
MARCH 26, 2022
The metaverse ultimately depends on tools that can be manipulated and exploited: What should CISOs do to address these security challenges? Read More.
Gizmodo
MARCH 26, 2022
Like Iron Fist and Shang-Chi before him, the comic book character of Moon Knight is built around several orientalist tropes that have not aged well in the slightest since these characters were first created in 70s. In the same way that Marvel’s been recently trying to untangle those tropes from Shang and Iron Fist in… Read more.
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You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.
Venture Beast
MARCH 26, 2022
There are several key reasons why businesses have been reluctant to delete data. However, the value of data value can quickly turn negative. Read More.
The Verge
MARCH 26, 2022
When not in use, Samsung’s Frame TV can be used to display more than 1,400 works of art. | Image: Samsung. Now that Samsung’s new Frame TVs are available for preorder , the 2021 model is selling at a new all-time low in multiple configurations until April 5th (or while supplies last). Typically $1,499.99, Woot is selling the HDR-compatible, 55-inch QLED TV for $899.99 , which is $100 cheaper than the previous low we saw during Black Friday and in the run-up to the Super Bowl.
Gizmodo
MARCH 26, 2022
Universal’s Dark Universe died before it could even get off the ground, one of multiple attempts at building a cinematic universe after Marvel’s made it look so cool in the present day. But audiences very much said “yeah, no” to its debut film, the Tom Cruise-led The Mummy , back in 2017. Among the various plans there… Read more.
The Verge
MARCH 26, 2022
Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images. Amazon Games studio head Mike Frazzini is stepping down from his role to focus on family, according to a report from Bloomberg. Frazzini has helped lead Amazon’s game division since 2009 and played a role in building the company’s game studio. “Mike was there at the beginning of Amazon Games, and his leadership and perseverance helped build the games business from the ground up,” Amazon spokesperson Ryan Jones said in a statement to Bloomberg.
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If you’re considering migrating from DataStax Enterprise (DSE) to open source Apache Cassandra®, our comprehensive guide is tailored for architects, engineers, and IT directors. Whether you’re motivated by cost savings, avoiding vendor lock-in, or embracing the vibrant open-source community, Apache Cassandra offers robust value. Transition seamlessly to Instaclustr Managed Cassandra with our expert insights, ensuring zero downtime during migration.
Venture Beast
MARCH 26, 2022
Many companies today are managing petabytes of data without any methodology for considering dataset health. Read More.
The Verge
MARCH 26, 2022
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Uber has secured a 30-month — or two-and-a-half-year — license to keep its ridesharing services up and running in London, according to a report from the BBC. This marks the close of a lengthy battle with the city’s transportation agency, Transport for London (TfL), over Uber’s safety protocols. We’re delighted to announce @TfL has granted Uber a new 30 month licence in London.
Gizmodo
MARCH 26, 2022
For the past three months, a mysterious hacker gang has been giving Silicon Valley a migraine of epic proportions. LAPSUS$, a band of cybercriminals with unorthodox techniques and a flare for the dramatic, has been on a white hot streak—lining tech companies up and knocking em’ down like bowling pins. Read more.
The Verge
MARCH 26, 2022
Olivia | Photo by Helen Havlak / The Verge. If you’ve got a pet, it’s likely you have something cool that you use to either feed the pet, amuse the pet, watch the pet, track the pet, or travel with the pet. Well, the folks here at The Verge are no different: many have animal companions whom they feed, pamper, worry about — even obsess about — and totally enjoy.
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“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.
Gizmodo
MARCH 26, 2022
It’s been a long, delay-heavy road for Morbius , which releases next week. Sony’s been trying their best to build Jared Leto’s tragic-ish vampire as another big part of their Spider-Man adjacent cinematic universe that so far has only led to Venom and whatever the heck that Kraven the Hunter movie is going to be. But… Read more.
The Verge
MARCH 26, 2022
US government agencies are already barred from using Kaspersky products. | Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images. The US Federal Communications Commission has added Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab to its list of entities that pose an “unacceptable risk to US national security,” according to a report from Bloomberg. This is the first time a Russian company has been added to the list, which is otherwise made up of Chinese companies, like Huawei and ZTE.
Gizmodo
MARCH 26, 2022
Three days after Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, 19-year-old Harvard University student Avi Schiffmann published a tweet in the middle of the night: “a cool idea would be to set up a website to match Ukrainian refugees to hosts in neighboring countries. Read more.
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