Tesla has resumed deliveries of its Made in China Model 3. The deliveries come after a government-mandated shutdown of production and deliveries amidst the outbreak of the coronavirus in the country. Tesla enthusiast Jay in Shanghai uploaded a video on Twitter showing several vehicle haulers with Model 3s loaded up and being secured onto a … Continue reading Tesla China resumes Model 3 deliveries after shutdown due to coronavirus outbreak

January 19, 2038 is for Linux what Y2K was for mainframe and PC computers in 2000, reports ZDNet. It's the day that the value for time "runs out of numbers" and, in the case of 32-bit Unix-based operating systems like Linux and older versions of macOS, "starts counting time with negative numbers…" "But the fixes … Continue reading Linux is Ready for the End of Time (zdnet.com)

Eyal Guthmann, a software engineer at cloud storage service Dropbox, writes: Until very recently, Dropbox had a technical strategy on mobile of sharing code between iOS and Android via C++. The idea behind this strategy was simple -- write the code once in C++ instead of twice in Java and Objective C. We adopted this … Continue reading Dropbox Engineer Explains Why the Company Stopped Sharing Code Between iOS and Android And Started Using Native Languages on Each Platform (dropbox.com)

Chris Urmson helped pioneer self-driving car technology at Google before founding Aurora (which sells self-driving car software to automakers, and this week announced a new partnership with Chrysler and a new round of investment by Hyundai). In a new interview, Urmson "says he expects that in about five to 10 years, Americans will start seeing … Continue reading How Close Are We to Self-Driving Cars, Really?’ (slate.com)

Google has warned the Trump administration it risks compromising US national security if it pushes ahead with sweeping export restrictions on Huawei as the technology group seeks to continue doing business with the blacklisted Chinese company. Financial Times: Senior executives at Google are pushing US officials to exempt it from a ban on exports to … Continue reading Google Warns of US National Security Risks From Huawei Ban

Facebook is no longer allowing pre-installation of its apps on Huawei phones, the latest blow for the Chinese tech giant as it struggles to keep its business afloat in the face of a U.S. ban on its purchase of American parts and software. From a report: Customers who already have Huawei phones will still be … Continue reading Facebook Suspends App Pre-installs on Huawei Phones

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: With in-screen fingerprint readers quickly becoming a regular feature of flagship phones, manufacturers are starting to wonder about what other things they can stick under the display. In the past day, both Oppo and Xiaomi have taken to social media to show off the latest development: … Continue reading Get Ready For Under-Display Smartphone Cameras (arstechnica.com)

A hacked message in a streamed song makes Alexa send money to a foreign entity. A self-driving car crashes after a prankster strategically places stickers on a stop sign so the car misinterprets it as a speed limit sign. Fortunately these haven't happened yet, but hacks like this, sometimes called adversarial attacks, could become commonplace … Continue reading Scientists Help Artificial Intelligence Outsmart Hackers

"Microsoft has very quietly confirmed the death of Windows 10 passwords this week," claims Forbes -- though I think they may be overstating things a bit: Microsoft's crypto, identity and authentication team group manager, Yogesh Mehta, has made an announcement that he says puts "the 800 million people who use Windows 10 one step closer … Continue reading Microsoft Moves Windows 10 Closer To A Future Without Passwords

PYTHON vs JAVASCRIPT Python is suitable for •Web development •Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) development •Artificial Intelligence •Machine learning •Data Analytics Development Javascript is suitable for •Web development •Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) development •Best option for front-end language and as a backend language. •It’s very well suited for full-stack development need of programmers. •Best option for … Continue reading PYTHON vs JAVASCRIPT (Comparison)