This week InfoWorld unveiled their annual list of “the leading open source projects for software development, cloud computing, big data, and machine learning.” [E]ven as we grapple with the likes of microservice architecture, distributed data processing frameworks, deep neural networks, and “dapps,” we remain steadfast in our commitment to bring you — this year and…
Open Source BeOS Successor Haiku Releases R1/beta 1
Remember Haiku, the open source successor to the Be operating system? Long-time Slashdot reader GuerillaRadio quotes a new announcement from Haiku-os.org: It’s been just about a month less than six years since Haiku’s last release in November 2012 — too long. As a result of such a long gap between releases, there are a lot…
Walk It Off, Healing Robots
For many of us, our first robots, or technical projects, were flimsy ordeals built with cardboard, duct tape, and high hopes. Most of us grow past that scene, and we learn to work supplies which require more than a pair of kitchen scissors. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Iowa State University have made a…
Tesla’s Elon Musk settles with SEC, is out as board chair, will pay $20M – Roadshow
Musk will remain CEO, and Tesla will separately pay another $20 million. …read more Source:: CNet
Elon Musk Settles SEC Fraud Charges, Must Step Down As Tesla’s Chairman
Soon after it was reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Elon Musk for making false statements related to his abandoned efforts to take Tesla private, the SEC announced today that Elon Musk has agreed to settle the fraud charges. In a press release, the SEC says “Musk and Tesla have agreed to…
Tom Hardy on why (and how) Bane would beat Venom – CNET
Usually actors are asked who’d win in a physical fight, but what about in a meeting of the mouths? …read more Source:: CNet
Rechargeable Zinc-Air Battery Nears Commercial Release
Long-time Slashdot reader necro81 writes: Reported in the NYTimes and in Phys.org: NantEnergy, a company backed by California billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, announced Wednesday that it has developed a rechargeable zinc-air battery that can store energy at far less cost than lithium-ion. The technology avoids some of the downsides of li-ion, like flammability and the use…
Telegram fixes IP address leak in desktop client
Telegram client leaks IP addresses by default, but it also leaked IPs during a privacy-hardened mode. …read more Source:: ZDNet
Apple Went Rotten After Steve Jobs’ Death, Former Engineer Claims
An anonymous reader quotes the Bay Area Newsgroup: Apple turned against customers and its own employees after the death of co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs, a fired Apple engineer claims in a lawsuit. “No corporate responsibility exists at Apple since Mr. Jobs’ death,” Darren Eastman alleged in a lawsuit over his termination and patents related…
Tim Allen compares Toy Story 4 to Avengers: Infinity War – CNET
Thanos better not snap Woody and Buzz to infinity and beyond, is all we’re saying. …read more Source:: CNet
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