The Covid-19 pandemic “would look very different if scientists had been able to develop a treatment sooner,” writes Bill Gates, in a guest essay Friday in the New York Times. This ultimately would’ve reduced fatalities — “and it may have been harder for myths and misinformation to spread the way Read more…
Earlier this week the Voice of America news service shared a story that begins with exclusive photos from a nuclear lab “from which a Ukrainian official says Russian troops stole radioactive material that could be harmful if mishandled….” It is housed in a building run by a state agency managing Read more…
“A new survey claims Windows 11 adoption is so low it’s actually less popular than the 20-year-old Windows XP,” reports PC Magazine: The survey comes from an IT management provider called Lansweeper. Through its own software products, the company scanned 10 million Windows devices this month to determine which OS Read more…
After the Ukrainian army captured one of Russia’s Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles, they decided to do a teardown of it. Their findings show a remarkable amount of jerry-rigged installations using off the shelf components, including the use of a Canon DSLR camera as the main image capturing sensor. Petapixel notes Read more…
Developer burnout is helping to drive an exodus of software developer talent from organizations, as part of a larger trend known as the Great Resignation, according to a report released on April 13 by MuleSoft, which is a division of Salesforce. The MuleSoft report was based on research conducted by Read more…
92% of executives at medium to large firms think workers who turn cameras off during meetings don’t have long-term futures at the company, according to a new survey from Vyopta, a software company. The data adds grist to the worry that hybrid and remote employees have expressed about the post-pandemic Read more…
Apple’s controversial App Tracking Transparency feature available in iOS 14.5 is expected to have a significant impact on Facebook, Twitter, Snap, and YouTube in 2022. According to a report by Lotame, big tech platforms’ revenue could drop by almost $16 billion. For those who don’t remember, ATT requires that applications Read more…