Microsoft has chosen “graphing mode” as the first feature to be added to the Windows 10 Calculator app after open-sourcing the project on GitHub. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Microsoft’s programming language TypeScript has become one of the most popular languages among developers, at least according to a report published by the analyst firm RedMonk this week. Wired: TypeScript jumped from number 16 to number 12, just behind Apple’s programming language Swift in RedMonk’s semiannual rankings, which were last published in August. Microsoft unveiled…

The group wants to learn more about every aspect of batteries, from raw materials to recycling. …read more Source:: CNet

Digital secretary responds to Commons Science and Technology Committee, sort of Considering the state of political discourse in Britain, it comes as little surprise that the government has no idea whether it should follow allies and start banning certain foreign firms – most notably Huawei – from national telecommunications infrastructure projects.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

When did computers arrive in schools? That should be an easy question to answer, probably in the years around 1980. Maybe your school had the Commodore Pet, the Apple II, or if you are British, the Acorn BBC Micro in that period, all 8-bit microcomputers running a BASIC interpreter. That’s certainly the case for the…

An anonymous reader shares a report: Tez. Trendalyzer. Panoramio. Timeful. Bump! SlickLogin. BufferBox. The names sound like a mix of mid-2000s blogs and startups you’d see onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt!. In fact, they are just some of the many, many products that Google has acquired or created — then killed. While Google is notorious for…

Using private info for funding decisions branded ‘toxic’ “Rich” and “granular” patient data from hospital and GP records could be shared with policymakers and researchers under new plans from NHS Digital.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

New York Times CEO Mark Thompson tells Reuters that relying on platforms like Apple’s can be troublesome. …read more Source:: CNet

Commentary: I came for Ricky Gervais. I stayed for the moving and relatable moments of human connection. …read more Source:: CNet

An anonymous reader writes: Deciding which streaming outlet you want to subscribe to can be just as hard as finding a show itself. With options from big players like Netflix, HBO Now, Hulu, Showtime, Amazon and YouTube Premium — and looming new platforms from the likes of Disney, Apple, AT&T and NBCUniversal — consumers are…