Day: December 6, 2019

Canonical makes Ubuntu for Windows SubSystem for Linux a priority

Canonical is putting more resources into the Linux desktop and that includes making Ubuntu better on the Windows desktop. …read more Source:: ZDNet


New Birds of Prey footage reveals Black Mask costume, an empowered Harley Quinn – CNET

The movie footage of Harley Quinn and the gang debuted at Brazil Comic Con. …read more Source:: CNet


Feds Crack Down on Money Mules, Warn of BEC Scams

Authorities say they have halted over 600 domestic money mules – exceeding the 400 money mules stopped last year. …read more Source:: Threatpost


David Williams Is “FPGA-Curious”

If you hadn’t noticed, we had a bit of an FPGA theme running at this year’s Superconference. Why? Because the open-source FPGA toolchain is ripening, and because many of the problems that hackers (and academics) are tackling these days have become complex enough to warrant using them. A case in point: David Williams is a…


Samsung Galaxy S11 tipped to escalate the phone cam arms race with 108MP sensor

Squaring up to the iPhone 11 Samsung is expected to next year release its newest flagship, the Galaxy S11. And, as is the case with any high-profile phone release, details are steadily leaking from the chaebol’s notoriously porous supply chain.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


NFL Turns To Amazon For Help Addressing Player Injuries

After signing a pact with the Seattle Seahawks last week, Amazon Web Service announced a much larger deal with the NFL to use its technology to address concussions and other devastating injuries. From a report: AWS will provide artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to the NFL with the hope that eventually, the league will…


From Instagram to Candy Crush: These are the most important apps of the decade – CNET

From games to social media to dating: These 25 apps had the most impact on our lives in the last 10 years. …read more Source:: CNet


Adobe buys VR creative tool Oculus Medium

Born from Facebook’s Oculus division, Medium lets users sculpt, model and paint in an immersive environment. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Cloud vendors burp after last year’s server sales feast, couldn’t possibly eat any more

Not even a wafer-thin blade? The global server market hasn’t been able to match the heady highs of 2018 so far this year and Q3 was no exception as both shipments and the value of those boxes dropped.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Interstellar comet Borisov makes its historic flyby Sunday – CNET

It’s just the second visitor to be spotted from beyond our solar system and it’ll never be closer than it is this weekend. …read more Source:: CNet