Earlier this year, we’ve already been hearing about AMD making a comeback in terms of processor sales, and a new report suggests that the chip manufacturer could soon be sitting pretty with a 30% share of the desktop CPU market. This comes from DigiTimes, a […]
Day: September 26, 2018
The Woman Bringing Civility to Open Source Projects
Coraline Ada Ehmke has been writing software professionally since 1994. For the past decade, she’s been active in the Ruby programming language community and has created numerous open source tools to help fellow Ruby programmers. But these days she’s best known for a different type […]
Daimler names new CEO to lead push into electric, autonomous vehicles
Daimler said Wednesday that Dieter Zetsche is stepping down as CEO and will be replaced by a long-serving executive who has most recently been leading the automaker’s research and development efforts, including its push into electric vehicles. The company has proposed that Zetsche, who was […]
Watch the Oculus Connect 5 keynote at 1PM ET
What’s arguably the biggest VR event of the year, Oculus Connect 5, is about to kick off — and to no one’s surprise, Oculus is encouraging you to tune in. It’s streaming the OC5 keynote, and you can watch the regular stream live below or […]
La adesca su Facebook e poi la violenta, fermato un 39enne nel Milanese
MILANO – Un uomo è stato arrestato dai carabinieri per aver segregato, picchiato e violentato una ragazza che aveva adescato su Facebook e attirato a Milano con la scusa di darle un lavoro come badante. I carabinieri di Corsico (Milano) hanno fermato l’uomo, un 39enne […]
Inside Facebook Stories’ quest for originality amidst 300M users
There’s a secret Facebook app called Blink. Built for employees only, it’s how the company tests out new video formats its hoping will become the next Boomerang or SuperZoom. They range from artsy Blur effects to a way even old Android phones can use Slo-Mo. […]
When will the smartphone die?
Let’s play a game. Do you have a portable MP3 player? Or a point-and-shoot digital camera? Okay, let’s try something harder; what about a portable CD or cassette player? A PDA? A MiniDisc player, even? The chances are, you’re more likely to have replied in […]
U.S. International Investment Position, Second Quarter 2018
U.S. International Investment Position, Second Quarter 2018 The U.S. net international investment position decreased to -$8,638.5 billion (preliminary) at the end of the second quarter of 2018 from -$7,747.3 billion (revised) at the end of the first quarter, according to statistics released by the Bureau […]
The new ‘MST3K’ arrives on Netflix November 22nd
Turkey Day has always been a special part of MST3k history, since the show first aired on Thanksgiving 1988. When the show was on Comedy Central, there would be a Turkey Day marathon every year, offering ten or so movies back-to-back. The Sci-Fi Channel did […]
Via Bonfadini, nuovo rogo dietro il campo nomadi: bruciate carcasse di auto
Nuovo incendio nella discarica a cielo aperto dietro il campo nomadi di via Bonfadini. Nella notte tra martedì e mercoledì è stato appiccato il fuoco ai cumuli di rifiuti e alle carcasse di auto ammucchiate nell’area. I vigili del fuoco, intervenuti con due autopompe, hanno […]