big
Microsoft has a big year of hardware for 2020
Microsoft’s surprise unveiling of its next Xbox Series X console last week underscores the company’s big hardware ambitions for 2020 and beyond. The Xbox Series X will debut during holiday 2020 alongside Microsoft’s already-announced Surface Duo and Surface Neo dual-screen devices and potentially even more holiday hardware. Bizarrely, we’re heading into the new year already …
My One Big Fat Digital Technology Prediction For 2020
The road ahead Photo: Joe McKendrick Yes, it’s that time of year, when we are bombarded with top-10 lists with all manner of technology predictions. Here, I will only bombard you with one single significant development for the year to come. For the year ahead, 2020, after many years of rising expectations, we see technology …
Saturn Cloud Inc. Launches Breakthrough Parallel Computing Technology to Accelerate Big Data Analytics
Dask offers data scientists advanced parallelism for analytics. Using existing Python APIs and data structures, Dask makes it easy to switch between Numpy, Pandas, and Scikit-learn to their Dask-powered equivalents. This makes Dask a natural choice for data scientists looking to scale analytics as it does not require knowledge of Java or Scala. “We are …
How close is the Bills kick return unit to breaking a big one?
First-year special teams coordinator Heath Farwell has a checklist for his units every week. Along with common goals like 100 percent effort, 100 percent ball security, 100 percent protection and no penalties, Farwell also wants Buffalo’s kickoff starting point to be better than their opponent and he wants one game-breaking play or more. Though the …
Apple’s first big TV Plus movie may be in jeopardy as company cancels premiere
Apple has abruptly cancelled the premiere of The Banker, its first major movie for Apple TV Plus, after charges have emerged concerning a member of the family the film is based on, Deadline is reporting. The film was originally due to have its premiere on Thursday, on the closing night of AFI Fest in Hollywood, …
Trojans break down big win over Cal – Orange County Register
Here are some highlights from USC’s post-game press conferences following its 41-17 win over Cal: Head coach Clay Helton Opening statement: “Good win for our football team. Another good road, Pac-12 win. And I’m really proud of the kids. I thought they had a tremendous week of preparation. I thought they brought the right energy …
‘We’re at breaking point’: will UK scientists’ big ideas survive Brexit? | Education
Professor Jurriaan Ton, a Dutch expert in plant science at Sheffield University, feels British. His son was born here, his family love Yorkshire, and after more than a decade of producing highly cited research in the UK he has invested “massively” in the resources needed to make his blue skies research a success. But if …
A big technology shift >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News
The America’s Cup defender Emirates Team New Zealand is now trialing a new 5G service to make the most of their time in developing boat speed for the next America’s Cup. The transition to new fifth-generation networks, known as 5G, is the latest step for wireless systems that deliver data. The 5G service covers parts …