Day: April 6, 2021

Scientists discover burnt-out comet covered in talcum powder – CNET

This is one comet that won’t be getting any rashes. …read more Source:: CNet


Mercedes Split Turbo Was a Game Changer In Formula 1

In 2014, Formula 1 switched away from V8 engines, electing instead to mandate all teams race with turbocharged V6 engines of 1.6 litres displacement, fitted with advanced energy recovery systems. The aim was to return Formula 1 to having some vague notion of relevance to modern road car technologies, with a strong focus on efficiency….


Ryuk’s Rampage Has Lessons for the Enterprise

The Ryuk ransomware epidemic is no accident. The cybercriminals responsible for its spread have systematically exploited weaknesses in enterprise defenses that must be addressed. …read more Source:: DarkReading


The JavaScript ecosystem is ‘hopelessly fragmented’… so here is another runtime: Deno is now a company

Would-be Node.js successor gets $5m cash injection Deno, the JavaScript runtime from the creator of Node.js, is now a company with nearly $5m to fund development – though its developers say it will remain “permissively free.”… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Bring A Hack Is Back this Thursday!

As the pandemic edges further into its second year, the tedium of life under lockdown is taking its toll. We may be fighting the spread of infection by staying home and having our meetings over video conferencing software, but it’s hellishly boring! What we wouldn’t do for our hackerspaces to be open, and for the…


YouTube shares how many times rule-breaking videos get viewed — sort of – CNET

For every 10,000 video views on YouTube, about 16 to 18 of them are of videos that violate its policies. But it’s still tricky to gauge how much viewing that really is. …read more Source:: CNet


Electric Chevy Silverado coming with 400-plus miles of range – Roadshow

GM’s Factory Zero will not only build the GMC Hummer EV pickup and SUV, but also a new zero-emissions Silverado. …read more Source:: CNet


They said it’d never happen, but here we are in the year of our Lord 2021 and Microsoft has its own OpenJDK flavour

Timing is everything It may be chilly in the UK this week, but that is nothing compared to the state of Hell as Microsoft continued its support of OpenJDK.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Google gives Pixel 5 and Pixel 4A camera and graphics boosts in new update – CNET

A nice April update. …read more Source:: CNet


Best Apple Watch deals: Save $79 on a Product Red Series 6 – CNET

Apple’s flagship wearable is on sale on Amazon. …read more Source:: CNet