Day: December 18, 2018

This iPhone XR, XS app lets you blur the background and foreground in portrait mode photos – CNET

Bokeh in the front. Bokeh in the back. …read more Source:: CNet


VW estimates 342-mile electric range from I.D. hatchback, pricing near diesels – Roadshow

The information came in the form of an almost-overlooked tweet. …read more Source:: CNet


DOD doesn’t keep track of duplicate or obsolete software

July 2018 memorandum says DOD has yet to report over 30 percent of its software inventory. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Will your Facebook profile live longer than you?

As our lives are increasingly digitised, it might be time to think about what happens to our online social, and email accounts after we die. …read more Source:: ZDNet


UK Police Are Testing Facial Recognition on Christmas Shoppers in London this Week

London’s Metropolitan Police is testing its facial recognition technology in the capital this week. From a report: It’s the seventh time the Metropolitan Police, the UK capital’s police force, has trialled facial recognition in public. The technology has previously been used at large events, including Notting Hill Carnival in 2016 and 2017, and Remembrance Day…


Mercedes-AMG GT 4-door Coupe starts at $136,500 with a V8 – Roadshow

Pricing for the I6 model isn’t out yet, because the V8 variants hit dealerships first. …read more Source:: CNet


Netflix’s canceled Marvel shows? Disney may revive them after all – CNET

In an interview, the head of Disney+ says resurrecting the likes of Daredevil, Iron Fist and Luke Cage is a possibility. …read more Source:: CNet


German cybersecurity chief: Anyone have evidence of Huawei naughtiness?

We won’t be having a word with local firms until then Germany’s top cybersecurity official has said he hasn’t seen any evidence for the espionage allegations against Huawei.… …read more Source:: Register


Land Rover teases new Defender, promises more info on Dec. 27 – Roadshow

Now that’s one heck of a holiday gift. …read more Source:: CNet


Thread Carefully: An Introduction To Concurrent Python

The ability to execute code in parallel is crucial in a wide variety of scenarios. Concurrent programming is a key asset for web servers, producer/consumer models, batch number-crunching and pretty much any time an application is bottlenecked by a resource. It’s sadly the case that writing quality concurrent code can be a real headache, but…