HIROSHI WATANABE/GETTY IMAGES In The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith shows how the division of labor becomes a major source of increased productivity. An example is the assembly line of a pin factory: “One worker pulls the wire, another straightens it, a third cuts it, a fourth sharpens the end, a fifth grinds the other end to fit the head.” Thanks to specialization focused on specific functions, each employee becomes a highly qualified […]
The film company Paramount Pictures has published the debut trailer for the film “Sonic the Movie,” which will be shown in theaters in November of this year. Sonic the Movie is a live-action adventure comedy based on the worldwide Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. Badass bright blue hedgehog Sonic (Ben Schwartz) learns about the complexities of life on Earth with his new best friend, […]
Bethesda Softworks has announced that RAGE 2 has gone into print. On May 14, the game in versions for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 will hit store shelves around the world. “A little less than a year ago, the Canadian division of Walmart announced the release of RAGE 2... Hehe, this joke will not fizzle out soon,” the company recalled about the leak on the Walmart website, due to […]
Media Molecule has announced that it will release the first major Dreams update this month. The update will offer more learning elements, templates and resources. The level cap will increase, and Dreamiverse will gain social features such as blocking other users. In addition to this, the studio told Game Informer that it is aware of the desire of users to have different control options. Media Molecule […]
Rumors and speculation continue to appear on the Internet about what interface Apple will equip the new iPhones with. After the USB Type-C connector appeared in the new MacBook and iPad Pro, we can assume that some changes will affect the iPhone, which will be presented in the fall. According to online sources, new iPhone models will not receive a USB Type-C interface. However, the kit […]
According to Taiwan's Economic Daily News, Foxconn is currently busy developing microLED technology for future iPhone smartphones from its largest contract partner, Apple. Unlike the OLED screens used in the iPhone X and iPhone XS models, as well as the Apple Watch smartwatch, microLED technology does not require the use of organic compounds, so panels based on it […]
GitLab 11.10 with dashboard pipelines, merged results pipelines, and multi-line suggestions in merge requests. Convenient information about the health of pipelines in different projects GitLab continues to increase the transparency of the DevOps lifecycle. This release adds an overview of pipeline status to the dashboard. This is handy even if you're learning the pipeline of a single project, but it's especially useful […]
Windows Lite is without a doubt one of the most anticipated products from Microsoft. But it looks like users will have to be patient and wait some more. Work on support for Win32 applications has reportedly not progressed as much as the company expected. This will not allow Windows Lite to run classic versions of programs, which will sharply limit its scope of use. Note that one of [...]
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made an interesting statement at the F8 2019 developer conference regarding the future of the company's various messengers. He said that in the near future the corporation plans to ensure compatibility and cross-platform of its messaging services. We are talking about Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram. Zuckerberg has talked about this before, but at the time the idea was pure concept. […]
The release of the third episode of Life is Strange 2, entitled “The Wilderness,” is approaching - the premiere will take place on May 9. Following the teaser, developers from Dontnod Entertainment presented a full-fledged trailer telling what the brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz will experience on their way to Puerto Lobos. In the third episode, which takes place several months after the escape from Beaver Creek, […]
Hello again, %username%! Thanks to everyone who appreciated my opus “The Worst Poisons.” It was very interesting to read the comments, whatever they were, it was very interesting to respond. I'm glad you liked the hit parade. If I didn't like it, well, I did everything I could. It was the comments and activity that inspired me to write the second part. […]
A vulnerability (CVE-2019-11683) has been identified in the Linux kernel that allows a remote denial of service by sending specially crafted UDP packets (packet-of-death). The problem is caused by a bug in the udp_gro_receive_segment handler (net/ipv4/udp_offload.c) with the implementation of GRO (Generic Receive Offload) technology and can lead to corruption of the contents of kernel memory areas when processing UDP packets with zero padding (empty payload). The issue only affects the 5.0 kernel, so […]
