Data is everywhere, data is decision making power The emergence of data is changing the way organizations do business. From our mobile devices to our machinery, everyday activities and interactions create trillions of data points generated by inanimate objects. Unfortunately, data is often stored across disparate systems depriving organizations of access to valuable information and…
Month: August 2021
GR Yaris road trip: 1,000-mile adventure across the UK
Rallying remains one of the toughest tests in motorsport, which is why Toyota takes such pride in the World Rally Championship success it has enjoyed over the decades. Along the way it has won all over the world, not least with two consecutive WRC titles in recent years and wins this year for Sébastien Ogier,…
White House defends letting billions in military equipment fall into Taliban hands
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that it was not the Biden administration's intention to arm the Taliban with billions of dollars in military equipment originally given to the Afghan government but claimed that the United States is taking steps to “reduce the amount of equipment” in the Taliban's possession before completing the…
Man confronts NBC News’ Shaquille Brewster on live TV during Ida coverage
“Like the consummate professional, he did not let someone intimidate him from doing his job,” MSNBC President Rashida Jones said. Read full article
The first man to accuse R. Kelly of sexual abuse testifies that the singer asked him what he was ‘willing to do for music’
The man said R. Kelly insisted on being called “daddy” during sexual encounters and later referred to the man as a “little brother.” Read full article
Windows 11 available on October 5
Today, we are thrilled to announce Windows 11 will start to become available on October 5, 2021. On this day, the free upgrade to Windows 11 will begin rolling out to eligible Windows 10 PCs and PCs that come pre-loaded with Windows 11 will start to become available for purchase. A new Windows experience, Windows…
South African scientists identify new COVID variant with ‘increased transmissibility’
A new, potentially more contagious variant of COVID-19 has been found in South Africa, and elsewhere, according to new research. The C.1.2. variant was discovered by scientists from South African groups the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform, known as Krisp and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases. It was first flagged in May and…
WebView2 Windows App SDK, WinUI2, Runtime, and CDP Helper Updates
We’ve been thrilled by the positive feedback, questions, and level of engagement from the developer community since the initial release of WebView2. Since then, we have released 7 updated SDKs with new features and bug fixes driven by your feedback. You can catch up on what’s new in our talk from Microsoft Ignite: Today, we’re…
How retailers can stand out this holiday season
3. Connect with shoppers in the physical worldShoppers don’t just turn to Google for things they want to buy on the web; they also use Google to find what they need nearby. For example, searches for “open now near me” have grown globally by more than 200% year over year.4 In the U.S., searches for…
I wrote about why I got a COVID vaccination. Then I was fired from my job.
Today, there are perverse incentives against unity among Christians, to fail to give the benefit of the doubt, to rush to judgment. Read full article