Google continues to adjust its data collection and processing policies to comply with the Digital Markets Act, which comes into force in the European Union on March 6. This week, the search giant announced that users living in the region will be able to decide for themselves which company services will have access to their data. You can completely refuse data transfer, choose [...]
Previously, there were rumors that the exclusive agreement between Microsoft and Qualcomm to supply processors for Arm computers with Windows would expire in 2024. Now this information has been confirmed by Rene Haas, CEO of Arm. The end of the exclusivity agreement means that in the coming years, manufacturers of Arm computers with Windows will be able to start using […]
The first US lunar lander in five decades was launched into space on January 8th. Soon after the launch, the device encountered a problem with fuel leakage, which is why the fulfillment of the tasks assigned to it was in great doubt. Despite this, it continues to function and was even able to reach the Moon, which is no small achievement given the current circumstances. However, about [...]
Games in the SteamWorld series do not want to be similar to each other: either a tactical shooter will be released, or a card role-playing game. So the authors of SteamWorld Build are working in the genre of a city-planning simulator, which is unusual for the franchise. Why is the new product unique and is it good? We’ll tell you in the review. Source: 3dnews.ru
Despite changing standards, computer assembly has not undergone significant changes over the past 30 years, but Corsair decided to make one of the stages easier by offering self-tapping screws that are screwed into the plastic fan frame with just one turn of a screwdriver. Image source: tomshardware.comSource: 3dnews.ru
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed the reason why the Starship spacecraft exploded during its second test flight and was unable to enter orbit. The point, it turns out, is that it took off without a payload. Image source: spacex.comSource: 3dnews.ru
A wood-burning charging station for electric vehicles and power tools only at first glance seems somewhat absurd. But imagine yourself in the middle of the taiga with dead batteries. There is plenty of firewood, but there is nowhere to get electricity. For such situations, a charging station for wood and wood waste will be a real salvation. Moreover, wood is usually simply burned over an open fire. Source […]
The release of the PulseAudio 17.0 sound server is presented, which acts as an intermediary between applications and various low-level sound subsystems, abstracting work with the hardware. PulseAudio allows you to control the volume and mixing of audio at the level of individual applications, organize the input, mixing and output of audio in the presence of several input and output channels or sound cards, allows you to change […]
Users began to notice that a warning about violation of OpenAI policy appeared in the names of numerous products on various Internet sites. “Sorry, but I cannot fulfill the request because it is against the OpenAI policy,” reads the message, which can be found in the descriptions of various products on Amazon and some other online marketplaces. What exactly is this connected with at the moment [...]
In 2024, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will gain new powers and become responsible for antitrust decisions regarding large technology companies in the UK jurisdiction. The agency has made it clear that, having received new powers, it will initiate a series of investigations into large technology companies from the United States. Image source: Clker-Free-Vector-Images / pixabay.comSource: 3dnews.ru
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that in the coming months the company will release a portable version of the Starlink Mini Dish satellite dish. The antenna will be small enough to fit in a backpack, he said. Musk also talked about the upcoming Starlink cellular service, which will offer 7 Mbps throughput per service cell. Image source: Mariia Shalabaieva/PixabaySource: 3dnews.ru
After two and a half years of development, the release of the relational DBMS Firebird 5.0 was presented. Firebird continues the development of the InterBase 6.0 DBMS code, opened in 2000 by Borland. Firebird is licensed under the free MPL and supports ANSI SQL standards, including features such as triggers, stored procedures, and replication. Binary assemblies are prepared for Linux, Windows, macOS and […]
