Major Rightsholders Are Not Happy With Article 13 Either
In a plenary vote in September, the European Parliament backed the controversial Article 13 proposal, which is part of EU’s copyright reform plans. The outcome was...
Meet Everest: A slick REST API testing client written in JavaFX
Today, we’re exploring an upcoming REST API testing client written in JavaFX. Meet Everest, formerly known as RESTaurant. Everest is light on resources, highly responsive and, of course, inherently cross-platform. It...
The Best Sites for Sharing Videos (Publicly or Privately)
There used to be a time when sharing a video online was a tough job. These days, the problem has morphed into having too many options....
Despite risks and side effects: “Open source will become even more important in the future”
“The most common risks for open source are security, legal & operational” If you want to be in nowadays, you count on open source software (OSS) to...
Proposed copyright rules: bad for small publishers, European consumers and online services
Copyright rules give news publishers rights over how their work is used. Europe is updating these rules for this digital age, and that’s a move Google...
“Anyone who needs a modular cryptographic library for blockchain might find Hyperledger Ursa useful”
“Modularity will be the natural evolution of DLT platforms” JAXenter: What is Hyperledger Ursa and why was it created? What is its endgame? Hart Montgomery: Hyperledger Ursa...
Asian streaming startup M17, still recovering from a failed IPO, raises another $25M
M17, the Taiwanese streaming company that controversially priced on the NYSE but didn’t list, has returned to the private markets after it raised a $25 million funding round....
Reduce your boilerplate code in Java classes with project Lombok
It is always a reason to rejoice when new Java tools come out and the one I am exploring today is particularly interesting. Lombok is a brand new...
An introduction to Blockchain
The following is an excerpt from the book, Blockchain across Oracle by Robert van Mölken and published by Packt. Blockchain across Oracle gives you the professional orientation to Blockchain that you need...
Three Sentenced For Placing Advertising on Pirate Sites
While there are several business models that are able to keep pirate sites up and running, advertising is one of the most popular. With huge amounts...
