Monthly Archives: January 2017
Linux kernel 4.9.5 is out with updated drivers and architecture improvements
Linux kernel 4.9 series has received a new maintenance update. The new version, Linux 4.9.5, brings a total of 132 file changes, 821 deletions...
Lavabit takes a comeback to bring ‘next-gen’ email privacy
Lavabit, an open source encrypted webmail service that was supported by prolific whistleblower Edward Snowden, has been relaunched three years after its sudden shutdown...
Microsoft makes testing easy with open source Visual Studio Test
Microsoft has open sourced its Visual Studio Test aka VS Test platform. The latest open source project by the software giant was originally used...
How to build your own home automation system
According to ActuatorZone, linear actuators have become increasingly integrated into different technological innovations, including home automation. But you need to select various models of...
This GPU-powered database analytics platform can query billions of data points in milliseconds
A former researcher at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) has developed a database analytics platform called MapD. The platform uses GPUs...
Mozilla takes open source way to launch new branding
Mozilla has updated its logo for the first time since 1998. The new logo and brand identity were a seven-month process that the company...
Developers patch over 275,000 Android apps since April 2016
Google's Android is yet to be counted among the most secured platforms. But ahead of any major flaw, developers have patched over 275,000 Android...
Google acquires Twitter’s developer platform to enhance Firebase
In the midst of some resignations from the core Twitter management, Google has acquired its mobile developer platform called Fabric. The newest acquisition is...
Introduction to H2O and its relation with deep learning
H2O, produced by the start up H2O.ai (formerly Oxdata), was launched in Silicon Valley in 2011. The speed of this open source software for...
Applying machine learning to real business problems
This article is intended to help developers who are working on machine learning initiatives or are planning to set out on this path. It...
