Day: August 8, 2020

6 steps for preparing a reluctant business to digitally transform itself

Analysis of US Census data finds most businesses don’t have anything resembling sufficiently advanced technologies. Digital advocates have their work cut out for them. …read more Source:: ZDNet


A Shell? A Programming Language? Relax! It’s Both!

Every time we publish a Linux hack that uses a shell script, someone will chime in about how awful it is to program shell scripts. While we like the ubiquity and efficiency, we can’t disagree that the shell is a bit of a hack itself. [Axel Lijencrantz] wants to change your shell to be a…


Bill Gates: Coronavirus pandemic will end ‘for the rich world’ by late 2021 – CNET

The Microsoft co-founder estimates the disease will affect the developing world even longer. …read more Source:: CNet


Researchers Build a Low-Power Radar on a CMOS ChIp

The international R&D hub Imec has made a millimetre-wave motion detection radar integrated in a standard 28nm CMOS chip, reports Electronics Weekly, adding that it consumes just 62 mW,”making the sensor integrable into small, battery-powered devices…” The radar operates in the frequency band around 60 GHz, a license-free ISM band that can be used for…


Get this HD portable monitor with two USB-C ports for $150 – CNET

Regularly $200, this display can add more screen estate to your home office. …read more Source:: CNet


Bentley’s new Bentayga Speed hides in plain sight – Roadshow

The hotter Bentayga will debut later this month. …read more Source:: CNet


How an Automated Mistake by Apple Killed All of a Mac Developer’s Apps

Long-time Slashdot reader philml writes: Popular Mac developer Charlie Monroe woke up to find that none of his users could run his software. Instead, Mac OS was giving a message saying that it “will damage your computer”. Monroe described the ensuing hassle in a blog post titled “A day without business.” In a later update…


Study: Saving Pandas Led To the Downfall of Other Animals

UPI reports: Efforts to save the giant panda from extinction have come at the expense of other large mammals, a new study released Monday by the science journal Nature Ecology and Evolution said… Since the giant panda reserves were set up in China during the 1960s, leopards have disappeared from 81% of reserves, snow leopards…


Best Buy just slashed this 75-inch LG 4K HDR TV to $800 – CNET

That’s the lowest price ever, and it comes with a $75 e-gift card. …read more Source:: CNet


3 deals for Saturday: $10 handheld fan, $10 Watchmen season 1 and a cheap power bank – CNET

Get an exclusive deal on Aukey’s clever new power bank while you cool off with a $10 portable fan. …read more Source:: CNet