Day: September 22, 2020

Microsoft Is Bringing Edge To Linux

Krystalo writes: Edge is finally coming to Linux. At Ignite 2020 today, Microsoft announced that Edge for Linux will be available in the Dev preview channel starting in October. Linux users will be able to download the preview from the Microsoft Edge Insider website or from their native Linux package manager. Microsoft will start with…


US tops 200,000 deaths from COVID-19 – CNET

Global deaths are almost at 1 million. …read more Source:: CNet


Facebook pulls down fake accounts tied to China that posted about US politics – CNET

The accounts posted content both in support of and against US presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump, who’s running for reelection. …read more Source:: CNet


The 10 best car insurance companies in the US for 2020 – Roadshow

Auto insurance is essential for safe, legal driving. …read more Source:: CNet


Microsoft Gets Exclusive License For OpenAI’s GPT-3 Language Model

Microsoft today announced that it will exclusively license GPT-3, one of the most powerful language understanding models in the world, from AI startup OpenAI. From a report:> In a blog post, Microsoft EVP Kevin Scott said that the new deal will allow Microsoft to leverage OpenAI’s technical innovations to develop and deliver AI solutions for…


Google Chrome Bugs Open Browsers to Attack

Google’s new release of Chrome 85.0.4183.121 for Windows, Mac, and Linux fixes 10 security flaws. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Microsoft will release a web browser for Linux next month. Repeat, Microsoft will release a browser for Linux – and it uses Google’s technology

This means Linus Torvalds has definitely won, doesn’t it? Ignite Microsoft will release its Edge browser for Linux next month, initially through the browser’s Dev preview channel.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Linkage Inferring Software Handwaves Away the Hard Stuff

Jokes aside, manually designing linkages that move along specific paths is no easy task. Whether we’re doodling paper sketches or constraining lines in a CAD program, we still need to do the work of actually “imagining” the linkage design. If only there were some sort of tool that would do all that hard imagining work…


Soundpeats says its $37 true wireless earbuds are better than Samsung Galaxy Buds. Are they? – CNET

The company was so confident, it sent me both products to compare — and offered Cheapskate readers a $13 discount. Here’s what happened. …read more Source:: CNet


IBM’s Dinesh Nirmal: ‘Every company is trying to automate their enterprise’

ZDNet caught up with Dinesh Nirmal, general manager of IBM Cloud Integration, to talk hybrid cloud how enterprises are automating and leveraging AI. …read more Source:: ZDNet