Is the Path to Secure Elections Paved With Open Source Code?
Increased use of open source software could fortify U.S. election system security, according to an op-ed published last week in The New York Times. Former CIA head R. James Woolsey…
How Google’s Go language could be improved
To improve development tools for Google’s open source Go language, Go might be getting its own language server, akin to Microsoft and Red Hat’s Language Server Protocol. The notion came…
IBM speeds deep learning by using multiple servers
For everyone frustrated by how long it takes to train deep learning models, IBM has some good news: It has unveiled a way to automatically split deep-learning training jobs across…
While You Wait: 4 Potentially Higher-Status Alternatives to the iPhone 8
At a rumored US$1,400 sale price the coming iPhone 8 likely will test just how much people are willing to pay for a new phone -- particularly, how much parents…
Understanding Indoor Positioning Systems
An indoor positioning system is a system that locates people and objects inside a building. As a user of the system, you can tell where you are going. As a…
JetBrains ships alternative to Microsoft’s Visual Studio
JetBrains’s Rider, a cross-platform IDE that could serve as a rival to Microsoft’s own well-established Visual Studio IDE, is now generally available. The commercially licensed Rider can be used on…
Facebook Takes Another Stab at Neutralizing Fake News
Stung by charges that it allowed fake news stories to proliferate during the 2016 election cycle, Facebook on Thursday began rolling out broadly a feature meant to regain the trust…