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How salaries and popularity of programming languages ​​have changed over the past 2 years

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In our recent report on salaries in IT for the 2nd half of 2019, many interesting details were left behind the scenes. Therefore, we decided to highlight the most important of them in separate publications. Today we will try to answer the question of how the salaries of developers of different programming languages ​​changed. We take all the data from the My Circle salary calculator, in which users indicate […]

Optical telegraph, microwave network and Tesla tower: unusual communication towers

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We are all accustomed to the fact that communication towers and masts look boring or unsightly. Fortunately, in history there were - and are - interesting, unusual examples of these, in general, utilitarian structures. We've put together a small selection of communication towers that we found particularly noteworthy. Stockholm Tower Let's start with the “trump card” - the most unusual and oldest structure in […]

AI-powered auto-correct is coming to Gmail

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After writing emails, users usually have to proofread the text to find typos and grammatical errors. To simplify the process of interacting with the Gmail email service, Google developers have integrated a spelling and grammatical correction function that works automatically. The new Gmail feature works similar to the spelling and grammar checker that was introduced to Google Docs in […]

Planet Zoo beta testing will begin a month and a half before its release

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Those awaiting the release of the zoo simulator Planet Zoo can mark two dates on the calendar at once. The first is November 5th, when the game will be released on Steam. The second is September 24, on this day beta testing of the project starts. Anyone who pre-orders the Deluxe Edition will be able to access it. Until October 8, you will be able to try out the first scenario of the Career campaign […]

Photo of the day: a ghostly bifurcation of a dying star

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The Hubble orbital telescope (NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope) transmitted to Earth another mesmerizing image of the vastness of the Universe. The image shows a structure in the constellation Gemini, the nature of which initially puzzled astronomers. The formation consists of two rounded lobes, which were taken to be separate objects. Scientists assigned them the designations NGC 2371 and NGC 2372. However, further observations showed that the unusual structure […]

Cerebras is an AI processor of incredible size and power

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The announcement of the Cerebras processor - Cerebras Wafer Scale Engine (WSE) or Cerebras wafer-scale engine - took place as part of the annual Hot Chips 31 conference. Looking at this silicon monster, what is surprising is not even the fact that it was able to be released in the flesh. The courage of the design and the work of the developers who risked developing a crystal with an area of ​​46 square millimeters with sides […]

Sonos' unannounced battery-powered Bluetooth speaker spotted online

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At the end of August, Sonos plans to hold an event dedicated to the presentation of the new device. While the company is keeping the event program secret for now, rumors claim that the event's focus will be on a new Bluetooth-enabled speaker equipped with a built-in battery for portability. Earlier this month, The Verge confirmed that one of two devices registered by Sonos with the Federal […]

15 vulnerabilities found in USB drivers from the Linux kernel

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Andrey Konovalov from Google discovered 15 vulnerabilities in USB drivers offered in the Linux kernel. This is the second batch of problems found during fuzzing testing - in 2017, this researcher found 14 more vulnerabilities in the USB stack. Problems can potentially be exploited when specially prepared USB devices are connected to the computer. An attack is possible if there is physical access to the equipment and [...]

Richard Stallman will perform at the Moscow Polytechnic on August 27

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The time and place of Richard Stallman's performance in Moscow have been determined. On August 27 from 18-00 to 20-00, everyone will be able to attend Stallman’s performance absolutely free of charge, which will take place at st. Bolshaya Semenovskaya, 38. Auditorium A202 (Faculty of Information Technologies of Moscow Polytechnic University). The visit is free, but pre-registration is recommended (registration is required to obtain a pass to the building, those who […]

Waymo shared data collected by autopilot with researchers

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Companies developing autopilot algorithms for cars are usually forced to independently collect data to train the system. To do this, it is desirable to have a fairly large fleet of vehicles operating in heterogeneous conditions. As a result, development teams that want to put their efforts in this direction are often unable to do so. But recently, many companies developing autonomous driving systems have begun to publish […]

Russian schools want to introduce electives on World of Tanks, Minecraft and Dota 2

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The Internet Development Institute (IDI) has selected games that are proposed to be included in the school curriculum for children. These include Dota 2, Hearthstone, Dota Underlords, FIFA 19, World of Tanks, Minecraft and CodinGame, and classes are planned to be held as electives. It is assumed that this innovation will develop creativity and abstract thinking, the ability to think strategically, etc. […]

Race MudRunner 2 has changed its name and will be released next year

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Players enjoyed conquering the extreme Siberian off-road terrain in MudRunner, released a couple of years ago, and last summer Saber Interactive announced a full-fledged sequel to this project. Then it was called MudRunner 2, and now, since there will be a lot of snow and ice under the wheels instead of dirt, they decided to rename it SnowRunner. According to the authors, the new part will be much more ambitious, large-scale and [...]

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