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Recently, Google released Chrome 74, one of the most controversial updates for the world's most popular web browser. This is particularly true for Windows 10. As known, this version introduced a dark mode that changes in accordance with the OS theme. This means you won't be able to set a dark theme for the OS and a light theme for the browser at the same time […]
About a year and a half ago, I started participating in hackathons. During this time, I have taken part in more than 20 events of various scales and themes in Moscow, Helsinki, Berlin, Munich, Amsterdam, Zurich, and Paris. In all these events, I focused on data analysis in one form or another. I enjoy visiting new cities for myself […]
In the previous part of this trilogy, I discussed several reasons to participate in hackathons. The motivation to learn a lot of new things and win valuable prizes attracts many, but often due to the mistakes of the organizers or sponsoring companies, the event ends unsuccessfully and participants leave dissatisfied. To minimize such unpleasant cases, I have written this post. The second part of the trilogy is dedicated to the mistakes of the organizers. This post is organized as follows […]
Artificial intelligence consistently outplays grandmasters in chess, bests champions in Go, shows prowess in poker tournaments, and easily defeats esports players in strategic games. However, AI still struggles to win in real combat situations, yet this is an aspiration, as stated by the U.S. Department of Defense's DARPA. Operating at high speeds under significant loads […]
The project srsLTE 19.03 has been released, developing an open stack for deploying LTE/4G cellular network components without specialized equipment, using only universal programmable transceivers, with the signal shape and modulation defined programmatically (SDR, Software Defined Radio). The project's code is provided under the AGPLv3 license. SrsLTE includes an implementation of LTE UE (User Equipment, client components for connecting subscribers to the LTE network), basic […]
**The release of the open billing system ABillS 0.81 is now available, with components provided under the GPLv2 license. New features: Internet+ Module Multiservice information is now also displayed in the personal account of the subscriber Configurable log retention period without rotation for the IPN service Visual monitoring of homes now shows guest sessions MAC address auto-formatting Uniqueness of s-vlan and c-vlan Rate binding to location In arpping […]
Microsoft is actively preparing the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser for release. Canary builds are updated daily and receive numerous improvements. In one of the latest updates, Canary 76.0.155.0, the long-awaited "reading mode" has finally appeared. Previously, this mode could be activated forcibly in Microsoft Edge builds on the Canary and Dev channels using the corresponding flags. […]
Thanks to the recent update of the GeForce 10 and 16 series graphics card drivers, they can now perform ray tracing in games that support DXR. Based on our tests, on GeForce GTX 1660 and GTX 1660 Ti (as well as any other NVIDIA models except GeForce RTX and older accelerators on Pascal chips), this feature primarily works in demonstration mode, […]
Another I/O is in the books! We worked in sandboxes, watched stunning product demonstrations, and listened to music created by artificial intelligence. Just for you, we have compiled a list of 100 announcements we made at I/O: Tech New phone! Our smartphones – Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL will be available later this week, featuring all the main perks from […]
The meeting held a few days ago between Intel's management and investors was notable not only for announcing a restructuring strategy but also for unveiling plans to implement 10 nm and 7 nm technologies. At the same time, some key speakers made very interesting and even ambiguous statements on related topics. Among the standout speakers was […]
It was only a matter of time before someone had sex in a car controlled by autopilot. Last week, Taylor Jackson, an adult film actress from Los Angeles, and her boyfriend may have been the first to embody this idea. They uploaded their video to Pornhub, where anyone could see how the couple performed various sexual acts in a moving […]
Recently, the specifications of AMD Ryzen 3000 series Matisse 7 nm processors have been actively discussed, which will soon offer Zen 2 architecture. Existing engineering samples, according to unofficial sources, are said to provide up to 16 cores and frequencies exceeding 4.0 GHz, with mention of a twelve-core processor with a higher frequency limit. When the Matisse processor sample was first demonstrated by Lisa Su […]