Articles for category: Software (Tech & Development)

March 15, 2025

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Samsung soundbar owners report major problems after latest firmware update

Samsung’s flagship soundbar, the HW-Q990D, is being rendered useless for some owners after a faulty firmware update that the company rolled out this week. The sheer number of reports on Samsung’s community forums, Reddit, and AVSForum confirm that something has gone very wrong with the premium Dolby Atmos system in recent days. The issue isn’t limited to any specific region, with customers in the United States, Austria, the Philippines, Malaysia, and other countries all sharing in the frustration. Customers say the soundbar has gone unresponsive and that none of the usual factory reset methods are working; affected units are also

March 15, 2025

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OpenAI and Google ask for a government exemption to train their AI models on copyrighted material

OpenAI is calling on the Trump administration to give AI companies an exemption to train their models on copyrighted material. In a blog post spotted by The Verge, the company this week published its response to President Trump's AI Action Plan. Announced at the end of February, the initiative saw the White House seek input from private industry, with the goal of eventually enacting policy that will work to "enhance America's position as an AI powerhouse" and enable innovation in the sector.  "America's robust, balanced intellectual property system has long been key to our global leadership on innovation. We propose

March 15, 2025

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Crew-10 launches, finally clearing the way for Butch and Suni to fly home

A Falcon 9 rocket launched four astronauts safely into orbit on Friday evening, marking the official beginning of the Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station. Although any crew launch into orbit is notable, this mission comes with an added bit of importance as its success clears the way for two NASA astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, to finally return home from space after a saga spanning nine months. Friday’s launch came two days after an initial attempt was scrubbed on Wednesday evening. This was due to a hydraulic issue with the ground systems that handle the Falcon 9

March 15, 2025

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End of Windows 10 Leaves PC Charities With Tough Choice

With Microsoft ending free security updates for Windows 10 in October, millions of PCs that don’t meet Windows 11’s hardware requirements face an uncertain fate… Charities that refurbish and distribute computers to low-income individuals must choose between providing soon-to-be-insecure Windows 10 machines, transitioning to Linux — despite usability challenges for non-tech-savvy users — or recycling the hardware, contributing to ewaste. Tom’s Hardware reports: So how bad will it really be to run an end-of-lifed Windows 10? Should people worry? [Chester Wisniewski, who serves as Director and Global Field CISO for Sophos, a major security services company] and other experts I

March 15, 2025

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Microsoft Ports TypeScript to Go for 10x Native Performance Gains — Visual Studio Magazine

News Microsoft Ports TypeScript to Go for 10x Native Performance Gains Microsoft is revamping its TypeScript programming language with a native compiler and toolset. This effort seeks to address performance challenges, especially in large codebases, by porting the existing TypeScript compiler from TypeScript/JavaScript to the native language, Go. “The native implementation will drastically improve editor startup, reduce most build times by 10x, and substantially reduce memory usage,” announced Anders Hejlsberg, lead architect of TypeScript and Technical Fellow at Microsoft, in a March 11 post. “By porting the current codebase, we expect to be able to preview a native implementation of

March 15, 2025

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encrypted messaging between Android and iOS devices coming, says GSMA – Computerworld

The result is that if you want to send a secure RCS message between Android devices, you need to use Google’s own Messages app at both ends; it implements E2EE using the well-worn Signal protocol. Similarly, Apple adopted RCS in iMessage last year, but with a proprietary implementation of E2EE. In short, it’s a confusing jumble. This is one reason why alternatives such as WhatsApp and Signal, both of which also use the Signal protocol, have become so popular; you get E2EE out of the box without compatibility worries, and they allow groups of up to 1,024 members. Having a

March 15, 2025

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JDK 25: The new features in Java 25

Java Development Kit (JDK) 25, a planned long-term support release of standard Java due in September, now has two features officially proposed for it. The first is a preview of an API for stable values, a feature that promises to speed up the startup of Java applications. The second is the removal of the previously deprecated 32-bit x86 port. JDK 25 comes on the heels of JDK 24, a six-month-support release due to arrive March 18. As a long-term support release, JDK 25 is set to get at least five years of premier-level support from Oracle. Stable values are objects

March 15, 2025

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How to Connect, Read, and Process Sensor Data on Microcontrollers – A Beginner’s Guide

In today’s world, computers are ubiquitous and generally serve two primary purposes. The first is general-purpose computing, where they handle a wide range of tasks, including running diverse applications and programs. Examples include laptops, desktops, servers, and supercomputers. The second is embedded systems, which are specialized computers designed for specific functions. Commonly found in devices such as thermostats, refrigerators, cars, and other smart appliances, they rely on sensors to collect environmental data and execute their tasks efficiently. The Role of Sensors Sensors play a critical role in both types of computing. In embedded systems, sensors gather environmental data to help

March 15, 2025

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Accelerating Deep Learning on AWS EC2

One common approach to significantly speed up training times and efficiently scale model inference workloads is to deploy GPU-accelerated deep learning microservices to the cloud, enabling flexible, on-demand compute for training and inference tasks.  This article provides a comprehensive guide covering the setup and optimization of such a microservice architecture. We’ll explore installing CUDA, choosing the right Amazon EC2 instances, and architecting a scalable, GPU-enabled deep learning platform on AWS. Understanding CUDA and Its Role in Deep Learning CUDA (Compute Unified Device Architecture) is a parallel computing platform and API from NVIDIA that allows developers to harness the power of