MIT Grieves Shooting Death of Renowned Director of Plasma Science Center An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) community is grieving after the "shocking" shooting death of the director of its plasma science and fusion center, according to officials. Nuno FG Loureiro, 47, had been shot multiple times at his home in the affluent Boston suburb of Brookline on Monday night when police said they received a call to investigate. Emergency responders brought Loureiro to a hospital, and the award-winning scient… What developers call themselves I got an email from a friend this week in response to my column about coding domains that no developer understands . He wrote: Bro, if you don’t understand Kubernetes, it just means your claim to have evolved from coder to developer is sketchy at best. He’s known me a long time, and I’m guessing he was referring back to a long-lost review I wrote about a terrific book called Coder to Developer by… The Best Plant and Gardening Gifts From LetPot (2025) The brand best known for its Aerogarden dupes actually has a wide range of indoor garden supplies. These are the products I've tested and would buy myself. Instacart’s AI-driven pricing tool attracted attention — now the FTC has questions In an economy where everyone's feeling squeezed, AI-driven price testing of kitchen essentials was bound to attract attention. Can AI ever be funny? Some comedians embrace AI tools but they're still running the show Comedians like Jon Lajoie and King Willonius are embracing artificial intelligence tools to help them create humor The state of open-source networking: The foundations and technologies driving today’s networks Two decades ago, Linux emerged as a mainstream operating system and was perhaps the most well-known open source technology. What has emerged around Linux as part of the broader networking ecosystem are a series of open source technologies and projects that have become foundation to modern connectivity. Open source networking has gone mainstream: In fact, 92% of organizations now view it as critic… Hollywood stars launch Creators Coalition on AI A group of 18 people who work in the entertainment industry, including actors Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Natasha Lyonne, launched a coalition that aims to advocate for the rights of creators amid AI's boom. China's EUV prototype forces a rethink of the AI chip order China has quietly crossed a psychological and potentially strategic threshold in the global semiconductor race. In a tightly controlled laboratory in Shenzhen, Chinese scientists have built a working prototype of an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machine, the most complex and geopolitically sensitive tool in modern chipmaking, according to . Repent ye inefficient – the ‘Palantir-ization’ of IT services is upon us Palantir's former IT boss just took over as CEO of Thrive-backed AI MSP platform Former Palantir CIO Jim Siders has departed the company to join Shield Technology Partners as CEO, in a bid he says is meant to bring AI to bear in the sprawling managed services landscape.… LG and Dolby partner to release the first FlexConnect soundbar Dolby Atmos FlexConnect technology debuted this year with the TCL Z100 speakers, and now we're getting our first FlexConnect soundbar thanks to LG. The new H7 soundbar - which runs on the same Alpha 11 Gen 3 chip as LG's OLEDs and new Micro RGB LED - is a part of the LG Sound Suite, […] |
'Apple Tax is Dead in the USA' The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has almost entirely upheld a scathing April ruling that found Apple in willful violation of a 2021 injunction meant to open up iOS App Store payments in its long-running legal battle against Epic Games. A three-judge panel affirmed that Apple's 27% fee for developers using outside payment options had a "prohibitive effect" and that the company's design restrictions on external payment links were overly broad. The appeals court also agreed that Apple acted in "… Apple Fitness+ expands to 28 new markets Apple today announced Apple Fitness+, the award-winning fitness and wellness service, is expanding to 28 new markets. The Oscars will dump ABC for … YouTube? The biggest night in Hollywood will soon be streamed right next to Mr. Beast. You heard right: the Oscars, the Academy Awards, the annual ceremony, the red carpet, the most glamourous faces in Hollywood gathering to give themselves golden statuettes, is going to YouTube—starting in 2029. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences delivered the bombshell news on Wednesday, and the Academy’s d… Suspicious Of Your Spotify Wrapped? You Should Be Your Spotify Wrapped is here, and it's showing you all the top hits from the past year -- or is it? We've collected some data and we're not so sure. From Nvidia to OpenAI, Silicon Valley woos Westminster as ex-politicians take tech firm roles Commons committee monitoring revolving door that gave jobs to George Osborne, Nick Clegg and Tony Blair When the billionaire chief executive of AI chipmaker Nvidia threw a party in central London for Donald Trump’s state visit in September, the power imbalance between Silicon Valley and British politicians was vividly exposed. Jensen Huang hastened to the stage after meetings at Chequers and rall… The fake refund scam: Why scammers love holiday shoppers Holiday shopping scams surge as fake refund emails target distracted consumers during Black Friday and holiday seasons, costing Americans billions annually. Florida Crystals CIO on building on a history of tech transformation Reaping the rewards of digital transformation can be sweet, but getting there is hard work. Kevin Grayling offers a look inside the sugar producer’s journey. Smashing Animations Part 7: Recreating Toon Text With CSS And SVG In this article, pioneering author and web designer [Andy Clarke](https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk) shows his techniques for creating [Toon Text titles](https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/toon-text/index.html) using modern CSS and SVG. F.C.C. Chair Says Agency ‘Isn’t Independent’ The comment from Brendan Carr, a Republican, raised concerns from lawmakers about how President Trump might use the agency. |
Píše se o |