Gauging the future of open source, GitHub this week said it expects the number of software developers using its platform, currently 56 million, to grow to 100 million developers within five years.In GitHub’s 2020 State of the Octoverse report,...
Salesforce has re-architected its underlying infrastructure to make all of its CRM solutions run in the public cloud as part of a program it calls Hyperforce.Hyperforce may not have been Salesforce’s headline announcement during this year’s Dreamforce—the CRM giant’s...
Specs: Intel Core i7, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, 4K ScreenThis deal is for the previous XPS 13 (8/10, WIRED Recommends) so it lacks the edge-to-edge 16:10 display of the 2020 model, but it's still a very capable...
Federal agencies routinely buy cellphone location data from private companies. | Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Private companies collect location data on millions of Americans and provide it to the DHS, IRS, FBI, and DEA —...
Oracle is combining OLTP (online transaction processing) and OLAP (online analytical processing) services in its open source MySQL database in the Oracle Cloud, via Oracle MySQL Database Service with the MySQL Analytics Engine.With this Oracle Cloud service being introduced...
As businesses of all sizes welcome a fearful and anxious workforce back to the office, they are simultaneously challenged with ensuring a safe work environment. The stark reality facing business owners still navigating the covid-19 pandemic is the diligence...
According to the organisers, 100,000 people have bought tickets to the online-only Web Summit, compared with the 70,000 who attended in person in 2019, even though they are still charging between €219 (£193) and €999, about a quarter of...
Most cultured meat is made in a similar way. Cells are taken from an animal, often via a biopsy or from an established animal cell line. These cells are then fed a nutrient broth and placed in a bioreactor,...
In factory farms, pigs are sometimes locked in crates the width and length of their bodies, so they can’t even turn around. | Getty Images These are the most effective charities for reducing animal suffering....
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory researchers join international task force to evaluate wearable and emerging technology. Wearable devices are viable options...


















