In 2001 the Manifesto for Agile Software Development was born, and it took the software engineering world by storm. Linux, Windows, Facebook, AAA games, and just about everything else, adheres to this manifesto in some form or another. It is a paradigm that allows teams to work collaboratively on projects Read more…
Tim Cook just sent out an email delaying Apple’s return to work to a date ‘yet to be determined. He also said the company is giving every corporate employee $1,000 to spend on home office equipment. MacRumors adds: There is no word on when employees will be expected to go Read more…
According to job listings on LinkedIn, Google appears to be working on an augmented reality device and operating system to pair with it. Ars Technica reports: On LinkedIn, operating system engineering director Mark Lucovsky announced that he has joined Google. He previously headed up mixed reality operating system work for Read more…
India has approved a $10 billion incentive plan to attract semiconductor fabricators and display manufacturers, its technology minister said on Wednesday, as part of efforts to establish itself as a global electronics production hub. From a report: Israel’s Tower Semiconductor, Apple’s contract manufacturer Foxconn and a Singapore-based consortium have all Read more…
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNN: Apple is on the verge of yet another major milestone. The iPhone maker is close to topping a market value of more than $3 trillion — the first publicly traded company ever to be worth that much. Shares of Apple were up Read more…
“A study in 2019 found that the spatial memory used for navigating through the world tends to be worse for people who’ve made extensive use of map apps and GPS devices…” reports NBC News. But that’s just the beginning, according to Adrian Ward, who studies psychology at the University of Read more…
GO Transit website taken offline due to worldwide cyber threat The first GO Transit MP40 locomotive arrives at the platform in Toronto on Jan. 15, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld Published Saturday, December 11, 2021 7:41AM EST GO Transit’s website has been taken offline “out of an abundance of caution” Read more…