Several years ago, I already conducted a review of communication means for a summer resident or someone living in his own home, where broadband Internet access is not available or costs so much money that it is easier to move to the city. Since then, quite a few terabytes have been transferred and I became interested in what is currently on the market for good network access via LTE […]
It seems that the situation at Epic Games is not the most rosy: employees are under pressure and are being forced to work overtime. And all because Fortnite became popular too quickly. As Polygon reports, twelve Epic Games employees (which includes both current and former employees) reported that they "regularly worked more than 70 hours a week," with some talking about 100-hour […]
Microsoft has announced that the upcoming Windows 10 May 2019 Update contains issues that may prevent it from installing on some devices. According to available information, computers running Windows 10 1803 or 1809 with an external USB drive or SD card will receive an error message when attempting to upgrade to 1903. The reason is reportedly due to incorrect operation […]
After a series of rumors and leaks, Intel has finally officially introduced a new, ninth generation of high-performance mobile processors, called Coffee Lake-H Refresh. The new family is notable for the fact that it features the world's first eight-core mobile x86-compatible processor, and even with a frequency of up to 5,0 GHz. In total, the new family includes six processors - two Core […]
Continuing the theme of machine learning competitions on Habré, we would like to introduce readers to two more platforms. They are certainly not as huge as kaggle, but they definitely deserve attention. Personally, I don’t like kaggle too much for several reasons: firstly, competitions there often last for several months, and you have to spend a lot of effort to actively participate; secondly, public kernels (public […]
The release of the Electron 5.0.0 platform has been prepared, which provides a self-sufficient framework for developing multi-platform user applications, using Chromium, V8 and Node.js components as a basis. The significant change in version number is due to an update to the Chromium 73 codebase, the Node.js 12 platform and the V8 7.3 JavaScript engine. The previously expected end of support for 32-bit Linux systems has been postponed and the release of 5.0 in […]
Targem Games and Gaijin Entertainment have released a major update to the post-apocalyptic online action game Crossout. With update 0.10.50, users received a new map and a large story-based PvE campaign. Players can now fight on the desert map Sandy Bay, as well as learn more about the game world in the story campaign “Contagion”. “At the center of the new PvP map “Sandy Bay” is a container ship split in two and completely rusted, […]
An 18-year-old from New York has filed a $1 billion lawsuit against Apple over a wrongful arrest that he says occurred because of Apple's facial recognition system. On November 29, NYPD officers arrested Ousmane Bah after he was wrongly linked to a series of thefts at Apple Stores in Boston, New Jersey, Delaware and Manhattan. Apparently the real culprit […]
Tesla is betting big on the adoption of self-driving systems, promising that it will have models without a steering wheel in its portfolio within two years. In a new video, the company demonstrated the Tesla Model 3's autonomous driving capabilities using the latest software and a new Full Self-Driving (FSD) computer. The driver in the cabin only indicates the point [...]
Engineer - translated from Latin - inspired. An engineer can do anything. (c) R. Diesel. Epigraphs. Or a story about why a database administrator needs to remember his programming past. Preface All names have been changed. Matches are random. The material is solely the personal opinion of the author. Disclaimer of warranties: in the planned series of articles there will not be a detailed and accurate description of the tables used and […]
Network sources report that the Chinese company OPPO will soon announce a mid-level smartphone under the designation A9. Renders indicate that the new product is equipped with a display with a drop-shaped cutout for the front camera. At the back you can see a dual main camera: it is claimed that it will include a 48-megapixel sensor. According to preliminary information, the smartphone will go on sale in […]
Motorola is preparing the next device in the Z family - Moto Z4. The solution will be the successor to the Moto Z3 based on Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 and has already come to the attention of journalists more than once. A recent Indian publication points out the key specifications and features of the Moto Z4, citing information from an internal Motorola marketing document. The leak says that the Motorola Moto Z4 will be […]
