JNoSQL and Jakarta EE
The Enterprise Java platform has been evolving steadily since 1999 when it was first introduced as Java 2, Enterprise Edition. Today, Enterprise Java is being standardized...
Jack Dorsey and Twitter ignored opportunity to meet with civic group on Myanmar issues
Responding to criticism from his recent trip to Myanmar, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said he’s keen to learn about the country’s racial tension and human rights...
International money transfer company TransferGo scores $17.6M Series B
TransferGo, the London-based international money transfer startup, has raised just over $17.6 million in Series B funding, including an earlier tranche of funding closed in May....
Speedy Rust framework for web apps burns through the sky
Ready to code near the speed of light? Okay, maybe not that fast. We can’t break physics. But Rocket is an open source framework for Rust...
Rightsholders Say Latest Article 13 Text Won’t Close the Value Gap
This September, the European Parliament backed the controversial Article 13 proposals, something that was met with a chorus of support from the entertainment industries, the music...
Scaling the blockchain – Why side chains are the answer
For the blockchain community, the issue of scalability and congestion has been one of the most hotly-debated topics of 2018. If blockchain is to truly enter...
FBI Secretly Collected Data on Aaron Swartz Earlier Than We Thought—in a Case Involving Al Qaeda
Nearly two years before the U.S. government’s first known inquiry into the activities of Reddit co-founder and famed digital activist Aaron Swartz, the FBI swept up...
Geek Trivia: What Peculiar Objects Were Launched Into Space During the 1960s to Facilitate Military Communication?
What Peculiar Objects Were Launched Into Space During the 1960s to Facilitate Military Communication? Titanium Golf Balls Virus Samples Bats Copper Needles Think you know the...
India’s Farmers on the March
Agriculture in India relies heavily on rain and temperature in the growing season; farmers here are highly sensitive to climate. They have already felt the beginning...
Google Unveils Digital Catalog of Lost Artifacts From Brazil’s Fire-Ravaged National Museum
Following a catastrophic fire in September that destroyed millions of priceless items at the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, Google has unveiled a...
