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Alphabet, the parent company of internet giant Google, has published its financial results for the first quarter of 2019. According to the report documentation, its revenue for the specified period amounted to $36.3 billion, an increase of 17% compared to last year's first quarter. However, the revenue growth rate has noticeably slowed down, as the increase in 2018 compared to 2017 was […]
The abundance of materials on static analysis that have recently come to my attention inspired me to write this article. Firstly, there's the PVS-studio blog, which actively promotes itself on Habr through reviews of errors found by its tool in open-source projects. Recently, PVS-studio implemented support for Java, and of course, the developers of IntelliJ IDEA, whose built-in analyzer is currently, perhaps, […]
IntelliJ IDEA currently features the most advanced static Java code analyzer, far surpassing such "veterans" as Checkstyle and Spotbugs. Its numerous "inspections" examine code from various angles, from coding style to specific bugs. However, since the analysis results are displayed only in the developer's local IDE interface, they provide little benefit to the development process. […]
A group of scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology continues to work successfully in a very interesting field. Nine years ago, MIT staff published a report in the journal Nature Communications, detailing the development of an intriguing technology for straightening polyethylene molecules. In its normal state, polyethylene, like other polymers, resembles a mash of numerous clumps of stuck-together spaghetti. This makes the polymer excellent […]
Last week, Nintendo released a new firmware update for its portable console, the Switch. However, for some reason, the new version 8.0.0 description does not mention the new "Boost Mode," which significantly speeds up the console's processor, resulting in faster game load times. As is known, the Nintendo Switch is based on the NVIDIA Tegra X1 system-on-chip, which includes […]
In this article, we will provide a detailed overview of the capabilities of 3CX v16. The new version of the phone system offers various improvements in customer service and enhances employee productivity. At the same time, it significantly simplifies the work of the system engineer servicing the system. In v16, we expanded the capabilities for unified collaboration. Now the system allows communication not only among employees but also with your clients and […]
Cisco Systems announced on Monday the launch of hardware supporting the next-generation Wi-Fi standards. Specifically, the company unveiled new access points and switches for enterprises with Wi-Fi 6 support, a new standard that is expected to be deployed by 2022. Phones, laptops, and other devices that support Wi-Fi 6 will be able to connect to the access points […]
On April 30, 2019, right on schedule, the new release Fedora 30 was launched. Key new features of GNOME 3.32 include: Updated theme, including application icons, controls, and a new color palette. Removal of the "applications menu" with functionality being transferred to the application window. Increased speed of interface animations. The reintroduction of the ability to place icons on the desktop, using a third-party extension […]
Until May 3, Mozilla is conducting a survey aimed at improving the understanding of the needs of the communities and projects with which Mozilla collaborates or supports. The survey will seek to clarify the areas of interest and the specifics of the current activities of project participants (contributors), as well as establish a feedback channel. The results of the survey will help shape the future strategy for enhancing collaborative development processes at Mozilla and […]
Tele2 has become the first Russian mobile operator to implement eSIM technology on its network: the system has been launched for pilot commercial operation and is available to regular subscribers. The eSIM technology, or embedded SIM, involves a special identification chip in the device that allows connection to the mobile operator without the need for a physical SIM card. It is reported that Tele2 is implementing eSIM in two […]
According to network sources, Allwinner will soon announce at least four processors for mobile devices — primarily for tablets. In particular, chips Allwinner A50, Allwinner A100, Allwinner A200, and Allwinner A300/A301 are in preparation for announcement. Currently, detailed information is only available about the first of the mentioned products. The Allwinner A50 processor will feature four computing cores […]
tl;dr: Machine learning seeks patterns in data. However, artificial intelligence can be 'biased' — that is, it may find incorrect patterns. For example, a skin cancer detection system might pay special attention to images taken in a doctor's office. Machine learning doesn't understand: its algorithms only identify patterns in numbers, and if the data is not representative, that will be […]