Day: September 20, 2020

Browser Extension uMatrix Ends Active Development

Slashdot reader Hmmmmmm quotes Ghacks: Raymond Hill, known online as gorhill, has set the status of the uMatrix GitHub repository to archived; this means that it is read-only at the time and that no updates will become available. The uMatrix extension is available for several browsers including Firefox, Google Chrome, and most Firefox and Chromium-based…


Maybe CS Class Isn’t the Best Way To Expose Most Kids To CS

Long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes: “If we want all students to learn computer science (CS for All), we have to go to where the students are,” writes University of Michigan Grand Valley State University CS Professor Mark Guzdial. “Unfortunately, that’s not computer science class. In most US states, less than 5% of high school students…


Creative Emmys 2020 winners: The Mandalorian and Watchmen score most awards – CNET

The Mandalorian and Watchmen grab the most awards, with a few nods to Dark Crystal, Rick and Morty, Stranger Things, Star Trek: Picard and Creating Cosmos. …read more Source:: CNet


Emmys 2020 predictions: Who will the winners be? – CNET

Netflix and HBO could dominate Sunday, but it could be a big year for The Mandalorian and Schitt’s Creek. …read more Source:: CNet


Boost Your Animation to 60 FPS using AI

The uses of artificial intelligence and machine learning continue to expand, with one of the more recent implementations being video processing. A new method can “fill in” frames to smooth out the appearance of the video, which [LegoEddy] was able to use this in one of his animated LEGO movies with some astonishing results. His…


America’s Air Force Secretly Designed, Built, and Flew a Brand-New Fighter Jet

“The U.S. Air Force revealed this week that it has secretly designed, built, and tested a new prototype fighter jet,” reports Popular Mechanics: According to Defense News, the Air Force developed the new fighter in about a year — a staggeringly short amount of time by modern standards. The Air Force first developed a virtual…


Are Tesla’s Data-Gathering Cars Secretly Improving Autopilot’s Algorithms?

“When the history of autonomous cars is written, the winner will be Tesla,” speculates long-time technology pundit Robert Cringely. “Heck, I think they’ve already won.” But his article includes a disclaimer that it’s “based pretty much on logic, not knowledge, which is to say I might again be too frigging stupid to read, much less…


Creative Emmys 2020 winners: The Mandalorian and Watchmen score big – CNET

The Mandalorian and Watchmen grab the most awards with a few nods to Dark Crystal, Rick and Morty, Stranger Things, Star Trek: Picard and Creating Cosmos. …read more Source:: CNet


Save $48 when you learn to code with a one-year subscription at Codecademy – CNET

Get access to the online school’s polished, interactive tutorials when you sign up for 20% off. …read more Source:: CNet


US Judge Blocks Attempt to Ban WeChat

“The popular Chinese messaging and payments app WeChat looks like it might still be available in the U.S. beyond Sunday night, after all,” reports the Street: U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler of San Francisco stopped the Trump administration from forcing Apple and Alphabet to take the Tencent Holdings’ messaging app offline for downloading by late…