What social network? Messaging, live video to star at Facebook’s F8
By Robert Hof
Facebook may still be a social network, but its not-too-distant future belongs squarely in two other forms of online interaction: messaging and live video.
By Robert Hof
Arrayent connects developers to IoT ecosystems with the EcoAdaptor for Nest
By Kyt Dotson
Arrayent, Inc., developer of the Arrayent Connect platform for Internet of Things (IoT) networks, recently announced Its first commercially available rapid deployment service for IoT ecosystems called an EcoAdaptor: the EcoAdaptor for Nest. EcoAdaptors…
John Carmack: Today’s opportunities for game devs more exciting “than anything that’s come before”
By Eric David
This week, legendary game maker John Carmack accepted a fellowship from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) for his pioneering work in game development since the early 1990s. Through his work on Wolfenstein…
Rust now arbitrarily picks your character’s gender, just like real life but with more murder
By Eric David
Indie developer Facepunch Studios Ltd had already angered some players in its survival game Rust when it decided to randomly assign race for every character, and now those same developers have made another controversial decision by…
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The start of a new era? Google natively integrates its public cloud with OpenStack
Linking on- and off-premise infrastructure will become much easier for OpenStack adopters once they upgrade to the new version of the platform that launched last week, at least if they plan on using Google’s…
New wireless earbuds in time for iPhone 7
Rumors have been circulating since early this year that Apple is ditching the 3.5mm headphone jack in its next flagship iPhone. Some reports suggest that the Cupertino giant will utilize the lightning port for power…
What you missed in the Smart World: Revolv goes the way of the dinosaurs
Last week brought out the grim underbelly of corporate acquisitions, when Alphabet, Inc. shut down support for Revolv’s smart home hub, an early Internet of Things (IoT) buy. What ultimately happens to Revolv will set a…
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What you missed in Big Data: The rise of deep learning
The artificial intelligence craze continues to spread in the enterprise market. Last week saw Nvidia Inc. add its name to the long list of vendors trying to monetize the trend by introducing a new…
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What you missed in Cloud: The operating systems of the future
Since the initial launch of OpenStack in 2010, the cloud ecosystem has taken a small break from its usual hustle and bustle every six months to welcome the platform’s newest bi-annual release. Last week…
Researchers find a way to easily retrieve data stored in DNA
DNA as a possible method of data storage just moved a step closer towards viability, after researchers found a way to make such data searchable and directly accessible. The University of Washington researchers encoded…