Day: September 9, 2020

Northrop Grumman wins $13.3bn contract with US Air Force to kick off Minuteman III ICBM replacement

Last one standing after Boeing’s 2019 bail Northrop Grumman has won an eye-watering $13.3bn deal to update the US’s intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Online holiday tech shopping expected to boom this year, analyst says – CNET

As fear of coronavirus spread keeps many people out of stores this holiday season, sales of tech products are expected to see historic growth. …read more Source:: CNet


Lucid Air reveal: See the Tesla rival debut here – Roadshow

At last, Lucid will show us what it’s worked on for years now. …read more Source:: CNet


Epic Games Accounts Won’t Be Able To Use Apple’s Sign-in System as Soon as September 11th

Apple’s “Sign In with Apple” login system will no longer work with Epic Games accounts as soon as September 11th, Epic said today. The new restriction is another casualty of Apple and Epic’s ongoing spat. From a report: If you currently use “Sign In with Apple” for your Epic account, Epic says you’ll need to…


AI in the Enterprise: How can we make analytics and stats sound less scary? Let’s call it AI!

New names for old recipes Register Debate Welcome back to the inaugural Register Debate in which we pitch our writers against each other on contentious topics in IT and enterprise tech, and you – the reader – decide the winning side. The format is simple: a motion was proposed, for and against arguments were published…


Learn to make data-driven business decisions with this 10-course certification bundle for $40

Get nearly 50 hours of training with Java, SAS, SQL, and much more. …read more Source:: ZDNet


The Walking Dead ending after season 11, but Daryl and Carol will live on – CNET

Get ready for a spinoff featuring Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride. …read more Source:: CNet


Dozens of Scientific Journals Have Vanished From the Internet, and No One Preserved Them

Eighty-four online-only, open-access (OA) journals in the sciences, and nearly 100 more in the social sciences and humanities, have disappeared from the internet over the past 2 decades as publishers stopped maintaining them, potentially depriving scholars of useful research findings, a study has found. From a report: An additional 900 journals published only online also…


Land-walking fish might be more common than we suspected, scientists say – CNET

Talk about a fish-out-of-water story. …read more Source:: CNet


Why the global cannabis industry needs blockchain for more effective quality control

Integrated into one of the most complex industries, blockchain technology can help legislation catch up with the exciting developments in cannabis medicine. At the same time, implementing blockchain in pharmacies can help provide patients with a wider variety of treatment options. In a fast-paced industry, where innovation drives growth, blockchain is the next step in…