Out of all the announcements Facebook made at its F8 2019 developers conference, one of the most important was the redesign of its core smartphone app. The new application, which has been updated with what Facebook is calling the “FB5” version, is no…
Source: Engadget – A closer look at the redesigned Facebook app
Monthly Archives: April 2019
DAV1D 0.3 AV1 Decoder Released With Many Performance Improvements
Version 0.3 of the “dav1d” AV1 video decoder was released on Tuesday and it delivers faster performance…
Source: Phoronix – DAV1D 0.3 AV1 Decoder Released With Many Performance Improvements
8 ways your company can support and sustain open source
The success of open source continues to grow; surveys show that the majority of companies use some form of open source, 99% of enterprises see open source as important, and almost half of developers are contributing back.read more
Source: LXer – 8 ways your company can support and sustain open source
Watch Facebook's F8 2019 keynote in 13 minutes
Facebook’s F8 developer conferences tend to be chock-full of news, and that’s truer than ever for 2019. The company’s opening keynote brought major changes to just about every corner of Facebook’s universe, including a site redesign, a super-li…
Source: Engadget – Watch Facebook’s F8 2019 keynote in 13 minutes
Two HIV Cases Linked to Spa That Gave Trendy 'Vampire Facials'
The so-called vampire facials that have been touted by celebrities for ostensible rejuvenation benefits have been linked to two cases of HIV in New Mexico, according to health officials.
Source: Gizmodo – Two HIV Cases Linked to Spa That Gave Trendy ‘Vampire Facials’
Lord Of The Rings: Journeys In Middle Earth: The Kotaku Review
I’ve been playing a few board games that use an app lately, but Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth is the first one I’ve played that’s been designed from the ground-up with a digital companion in mind.
Source: Kotaku – Lord Of The Rings: Journeys In Middle Earth: The Kotaku Review
Former Google chief Eric Schmidt steps down from Alphabet's board
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is not seeking reelection to the board of directors of Alphabet, Google’s parent company. Schmidt will step down from the board after his current term expires on June 19th, 2019, Alphabet announced on Tuesday. Schmidt w…
Source: Engadget – Former Google chief Eric Schmidt steps down from Alphabet’s board
Docker Enterprise 3.0 Advances Container Development and Deployment
At DockerCon 19, Docker Inc announces the latest release of its flagship commercial platform in a bid to help make container development, deployment and management easier for enterprises.
Source: LXer – Docker Enterprise 3.0 Advances Container Development and Deployment
Avengers: Endgame Could Hold Surprising Clues About Black Panther 2
At some point in the future, Marvel’s Black Panther sequel will hit theaters and continue the story of the African nation that played a key role in saving the universe from Thanos in Avengers: Endgame. Interestingly, Endgame might feature a few a hints about what’s in store for Wakanda.
Source: io9 – Avengers: Endgame Could Hold Surprising Clues About Black Panther 2
Mark Shuttleworth Sees Increased Demand For Enterprise Ubuntu Linux Desktop
Canonical’s real money comes from the cloud and Internet of Things, but AI and machine learning developers are demanding — and getting — Ubuntu Linux desktop with enterprise support. From a report: In a wide-ranging conversation at Open Infrastructure Summit, Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu Linux and its corporate parent Canonical, said: “We have seen companies signing up for Linux desktop support, because they want to have fleets of Ubuntu desktop for their artificial intelligence engineers.” This development caught Shuttleworth by surprise. “We’re starting actually now to commercially support the desktop in a way that we’ve never been asked to before,” he said. Of course, Ubuntu has long been used by developers, but Shuttleworth explained, “Previously, those were kind of off the books, under the table. You know, ‘Don’t ask don’t tell deployments.’ “But now suddenly, it’s the AI team and they’ve got to be supported.”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – Mark Shuttleworth Sees Increased Demand For Enterprise Ubuntu Linux Desktop
Indie Classic World Of Goo Gets Its First PC Update In 10 Years
World of Goo, a very good game about building silly bridges, hasn’t had an update for its original PC version “since 2008 or 2009". Then, out of nowhere, today it gets not only an update, but a cheeky remaster as well.
Source: Kotaku – Indie Classic World Of Goo Gets Its First PC Update In 10 Years
New York City's MTA will support Apple Pay in early summer
If you’re a New Yorker, you won’t have to wait long to use Apple Pay for mass transit. As part of a call discussing Apple’s latest earnings, Tim Cook revealed that New York City’s transit system would support Apple Pay in early summer, narrowing down…
Source: Engadget – New York City’s MTA will support Apple Pay in early summer
Apple sets sights on services as iPhone revenue continues to fall
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Today, Apple shared its fiscal second-quarter results with shareholders. After a tumultuous first quarter that saw CEO Tim Cook revise the company’s guidance weeks before the earnings report was made public, investors and analysts were looking for Apple to divulge some good news—particularly surrounding iPhone sales, its services business, and the situation in China.
Apple somewhat delivered on those fronts, but overall, its Q2 2019 earnings report is a mixed bag. The company made $58 billion in revenue this quarter, which is on the higher end of its expected revenue spectrum ($55 to $59 billion), but down 5 percent year-over-year. iPhone sales made up $31 billion of that total amount, down from $37.5 billion during the same quarter in 2018.
Apple stock jumped over 4 percent after the earnings report was released, pushing the company close to a $1 trillion valuation.
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Source: Ars Technica – Apple sets sights on services as iPhone revenue continues to fall
Clever: Wooden Chess Board Coat Racks
These are the wooden chess board coat racks (plus bonus shelf) made and sold by Esty seller CreativeHolz. The $140 – $160 chess racks are available in different woods and player positions (pictured are the ‘Caro-Kann defense’ and ‘Italian Opening’), and each individual chess piece is individually screwed into the board for max strength. Do you play chess? I do occasionally, but only if my opponent agrees to play by house rules, which are as follows: My knights wear jetpacks, and can move wherever they want. Plus drop 2 x 2 bombs from the air every other turn. “Whatever, I can still beat him.” She’s a cheater!
Keep going for a handful more shots.
Source: Geekologie – Clever: Wooden Chess Board Coat Racks
Daddy Kratos Gets a Card Game, Mensa Reveals This Year's Winners, and More Tabletop Gaming News
Welcome back to Gaming Shelf, io9’s regular column all about the latest in tabletop and board gaming news—focusing on everything that’s happening in science fiction and fantasy gaming. Right now, we’ve got a cool announcement involving an Alien roleplaying game, some more tabletop adaptations from video games, and a…
Source: io9 – Daddy Kratos Gets a Card Game, Mensa Reveals This Year’s Winners, and More Tabletop Gaming News
Netflix Responds to Data Connecting 13 Reasons Why With Rise In Teen Suicides
13 Reasons Why, a Netflix show exploring why its protagonist died by suicide, has sparked debate among the research community as to whether it contributed to an uptick in suicide rates. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings responded to this indictment after the first season, simply stating that “nobody has to watch it.” But…
Source: Gizmodo – Netflix Responds to Data Connecting 13 Reasons Why With Rise In Teen Suicides
Warrantless searches of Americans’ data spiked 28 percent in 2018
An annual transparency report published by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence shows warrantless searches of Americans’ data jumped 28 percent in 2018. According to the report, the National Security Agency (NSA) conducted 9,637 warran…
Source: Engadget – Warrantless searches of Americans’ data spiked 28 percent in 2018
Ansible Guide: The Ad-Hoc Command
The Ad-Hoc command is the one-liner ansible command that performs one task on the target host. It allows you to execute simple one-line task against one or group of hosts defined in the inventory file configuration.
Source: LXer – Ansible Guide: The Ad-Hoc Command
Zuckerberg Promises 'the Future Is Private,' but Facebook Will Still Be Facebook
To open the decade, Mark Zuckerberg defiantly announced that the age of privacy was over. Now, as we approach the decade’s end, the Facebook founder and CEO says he’s rebuilding the world’s biggest social network around privacy first.
Source: Gizmodo – Zuckerberg Promises ‘the Future Is Private,’ but Facebook Will Still Be Facebook
Expect a Major Asteroid Strike in Your Lifetime, Says NASA Head
This week, as scientists work through an exercise simulating an imminent asteroid impact with Earth, NASA’s administrator Jim Bridenstine warned the real-world threat should be taken seriously. From a report: Bridenstine acknowledged “the giggle factor,” the dismissive response the topic has been met with in the past, at the start of his keynote remarks Monday at the International Academy of Astronautics Planetary Defense Conference in College Park, Maryland. “We have to make sure that people understand that this is not about Hollywood, it’s not about movies,” he said. “This is about ultimately protecting the only planet we know, right now, to host life and that is the planet Earth.” As part of the conference activities, space agencies will also be live-tweeting a fictional exercise simulating what it might be like if such an asteroid were discovered on a collision course with our planet.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – Expect a Major Asteroid Strike in Your Lifetime, Says NASA Head