Product Reviews
- Dec- 2020 -2 December
Why multicloud is bad strategy, but open source can help
Commentary: Multicloud tends to get touted as a panacea, but it causes much more harm than good. There is a…
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Linux: The 7 best distributions for new users
Jack Wallen lists out his top choices for best Linux distributions for new users. Did yours make the list? Image:…
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The Journey of Electronic Bottles and the Ocean Plastic Crisis
Duncan and Davies actually cobbled together two generations of electronic bottles. Their first generation of devices, the ones that sailed…
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A Broken Piece of Internet Backbone Might Finally Get Fixed
This spring, services from heavy hitters like Google and Facebook seemed glitchy or inaccessible for people worldwide for more than…
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New AI-Based Navigation Helps Loon’s Balloons Hover in Place
Candido and his team have been working on this problem for several years, since the company was first launched as…
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What is Microsoft doing with Linux? Everything you need to know about its plans for open source
Microsoft is following the customers and the ecosystem, but pragmatic investment in Linux doesn’t diminish the company’s commitment to Windows.…
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Two Global Efforts Try to Trace the Origin of the Covid Virus
With cases soaring in the United States and elsewhere, the Covid-19 pandemic is nowhere near its end—but with three vaccines…
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The Pandemic Gives Us a Chance to Change How We Get Around
Micromobility technology, by contrast, is evolving as fast as fruit flies. As Anthony Townsend notes in The Ghost Road, the…
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Double Your Laptop’s Screen Size With a Portable Monitor
Research has long shown that using multiple computer monitors can considerably improve your productivity, but the world’s inexorable shift toward…
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This Company Uses AI to Outwit Malicious AI
In September 2019, the National Institute of Standards and Technology issued its first-ever warning for an attack on a commercial…
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