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$1B for 20,000 Bay Area homes
As Google grows throughout the Bay Area, we’re making our biggest investment yet to help with the housing crisis.
Envoy Mobile
Today we are thrilled to announce the initial OSS preview release of Envoy Mobile, an iOS and Android client network library that brings…
Privacy-friendly alternatives to Google
Google has become synonymous with the internet, offering services from search engines to email, cloud storage, and more.
Two centuries of rapid global population growth will come to an end
Global population grew rapidly over the past century, but this period of fast growth is coming to an end.
DPAPI security flaw in Windows 10
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WireGuard for Windows Pre-Alpha Is Available
Users of kernels < 5.6 may also choose wireguard-lts or wireguard-dkms + linux-headers , depending on which kernel is used.
Why are we so pessimistic?
Using insights from three recent books, Wolfgang Fengler provides suggestions for creating more balanced and fact-based news.
We launched an app with $500k annual revenue, and then Apple copied it
Discover the story of launching an app. with $500,000 annual run rate—and then Apple killed it and launched a similar feature
Building a Web-Based Motion Graphics Editor
What would a modern motion graphics editor look like?
The Future of Docker Desktop for Windows
Docker is a platform designed to help developers build, share, and run container applications. We handle the tedious setup, so you can focus on the code.
Love It or Hate It, Java Continues to Evolve
Simon Ritter, Deputy CTO of Azul, covers evolutions in Java including, 6-month release cycle, a change to the switch expression in JDK 13 and more.
HAProxy 2.0
HAProxy Technologies is excited to announce the release of HAProxy 2.0, bringing features critical for cloud-native and containerized environments.
Pointers in Python
In this step-by-step tutorial, you'll get a clearer understanding of Python's object model and learn why pointers don't really exist in Python. You'll also cover ways to simulate pointers in Python without the memory-management nightmare.
OpenMandriva, the first Clang-built Linux distribution
OpenMandriva Lx is a unique and independent distribution and direct descendant of Mandriva Linux
Level Design and Shaping a Roguelike Experience
A complete rundown of the entire process behind designing and building a new map for the world of Cogmind, and explaining how it integrates with gameplay.
Gut microbes eat medication
The first time Vayu Maini Rekdal manipulated microbes, he made a decent sourdough bread. At the time, young Maini Rekdal, and most people who head to the kitchen to whip up a salad dressing, pop popcorn, ferment vegetables, or caramelize onions, did not consider the crucial chemical reactions behind these concoctions.
Ukrainian Billionaires Allegedly Laundered Money in the US
Ukraine’s largest bank is taking its battle with its former owners to US shores. In a civil lawsuit filed in the state court of Delaware, PrivatBank accuses Ihor Kolomoisky and Gennady Bogolyubov, the billionaires who owned the bank before it was nationalized three years ago, of large-scale money laundering in the…
Common Lisp: Numbers
A collection of examples of how to use Common Lisp
Game Builder: Create 3D games with friends, no experience required
Game Builder is an experimental game-building sandbox available now for free on Steam for PC and Mac.
Gimp 2.10.12
GIMP 2.10.12 released: free the bugs!
The New York Times course to teach its reporters data skills is now open-source
And how your reporters can learn to love spreadsheets, too
Web Request and Declarative Net Request: Explaining the impact on Extensions
The Story So Far As part of an effort to increase user security and privacy, Chrome is planning a number of changes to the extensions pla...